{"id":85,"date":"2017-01-17T11:50:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T11:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp1.themexlab.com\/newwp\/industrypress\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2022-05-11T18:00:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T18:00:36","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-187610 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-443018 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><!--Start welcome Industry area--> \r\n<section class=\"welcome-industry-area\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"video-gallery-bg\">\r\n                    <div class=\"video-gallery\">    \r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/aboutus-i.jpg\" alt=\"Awesome Video Gallery\">    \r\n                        <div class=\"overlay-gallery\">\r\n                            <div class=\"box\">\r\n                                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                                    <a class=\"video-popup\" href=\"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/index.php\/solutions\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/wp-content\/themes\/industrypress\/img\/resources\/play-btn.png\" alt=\"Awesome Image\"><\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <div class=\"sec-title\">\r\n                        <p>Welcome To MFCL<\/p>\r\n                        <h1>ABOUT US<\/h1>    \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <h3><\/p>\n<p>A top regional dealer in purchasing, processing and selling of processed cereal products<\/p>\n<p><\/h3>\r\n                    <p>Musoma Foods Company Limited (MFCL) deals with purchasing, processing and selling cereal processed products from maize, rice, sorghum, and barley in the Eastern African region. The company also engages smallholder farmers through contract farming on production of cereals which the company eventually purchases for further processing and packaging. <\/p>\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-box\">\r\n                        <p>We have a special focus on increasing crop productivity, contract farming produce aggregation and trading, management capacity building and agribusiness technological innovations. \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n                        <h4>- Said Makilagi, Managing Director<\/h4>\r\n                    <\/div>    \r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>     \r\n<\/section>\r\n<!--End welcome Industry area-->\r\n   <div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-188911 kc_accordion_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-484874 kc_accordion_section group \"><h3 class=\"kc_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\"><span class=\"ui-accordion-header-icon ui-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"#our-history\" data-prevent=\"scroll\"><i class=\"fa-star\"><\/i> Our History<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"kc_accordion_content ui-accordion-content kc_clearfix\"><div class=\"kc-panel-body\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-100319 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">MFCL was legally\u00a0registered as a Limited Liability Company under companies\u2019 ordinance (Cap.212)\u00a0in Tanzania on 15th September 2008 and issued an incorporation certificate\u00a0number 67334. MFC has recorded a remarkable growth over the past years in its cereals business and managed to serve corporate contract customers from World\u00a0Food Programme (WFP), Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) &amp; Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL).<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The company\u00a0currently owns 3 retail outlets in Shinyanga, Musoma and Mwanza. Including 121\u00a0professional staff and 12 distribution trucks which are being used to supply\u00a0products all over the country and nearby countries.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-328824 kc_accordion_section group \"><h3 class=\"kc_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\"><span class=\"ui-accordion-header-icon ui-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"#mission-vision\" data-prevent=\"scroll\"><i class=\"fa-star\"><\/i> Mission &amp; Vision<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"kc_accordion_content ui-accordion-content kc_clearfix\"><div class=\"kc-panel-body\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-494419 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Our mission statement is to provide the best products to our esteemed customers. This shall be achieved by doing the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><!--&#091;endif&#093;-->1. Consistently increase in production capacity.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><!-- &#091;if !supportLists&#093;-->2. Provide the permanent market platform to our suppliers\/farmers of both levels.<\/li>\n<li><!-- &#091;if !supportLists&#093;-->3. Provide our staff with capacity building schemes to sharpen their skills.<\/li>\n<li><!-- &#091;if !supportLists&#093;-->4. Improve staffs\u2019 financial benefits v. Improve our machinery capacities with new technologies requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-363461 kc_accordion_section group \"><h3 class=\"kc_accordion_header ui-accordion-header\"><span class=\"ui-accordion-header-icon ui-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"#goals-objectives\" data-prevent=\"scroll\"><i class=\"fa-star\"><\/i> Goals &amp; Objectives<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"kc_accordion_content ui-accordion-content kc_clearfix\"><div class=\"kc-panel-body\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-291600 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In our five years\u2019 (2020-2024) business plan, among other things, MFCL plans to achieve the following key objectives:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\">1. To secure an overdraft facility with a maximum of TZS 10,000,000,000 for working capital to be used for crop purchase for scaling up of processing capacity and sales volume from the current 115,718 MT in 2019 to 182,853 MT by 2024.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\">2. To continue maintaining and fulfilling orders of the existing contractual markets from customers with long relationships. These are SBL, WFP, TBL and other customers in open markets. Musoma Foods Company Limited (MFCL) 5 Years Business Plan, 2020 to 2024<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\">3. To acquire a term loan amounting 100 million from a financial institution for the procurement of pallets for accommodating the increased produce to be procured.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\">4. To meet the market demand of the products through expansion in processing facilities, enhanced working environment, increasing distribution facilities and introducing retail outlets.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\">5. To be able to penetrate the Eastern and Central Africa markets by supplying demanded quality products.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\">6. To meet international quality standards for all products of the company by increasing food hygiene and safety.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-63770 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-240665 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-918937 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-883545 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><!--Start choosing area-->\r\n<section class=\"choosing-area\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <div class=\"sec-title\">\r\n                        <p>12 Years Of Experience<\/p>\r\n                        <h1>WHY CHOOSING US<\/h1>    \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <ul>\r\n                                                <li>\r\n                            <div class=\"icon-holder\">\r\n                                <span class=\"sl-people\"><\/span>    \r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"text-holder\">\r\n                                <h3>WE ARE PROFESSIONAL<\/h3>\r\n                                <span>Management &amp; Staff<\/span>\r\n                                <p>Acquired a number of appreciation awards in the agribusiness sector in the Lake Zone region.<\/p>    \r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/li>\r\n                                                <li>\r\n                            <div class=\"icon-holder\">\r\n                                <span class=\"fa-tasks\"><\/span>    \r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"text-holder\">\r\n                                <h3>WE ARE TRUSTED<\/h3>\r\n                                <span>Clients &amp; Partnerships<\/span>\r\n                                <p>We partner with local agents to deliver world class products and services to Corporates, NGOs and Governments.<\/p>    \r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/li>\r\n                                                <li>\r\n                            <div class=\"icon-holder\">\r\n                                <span class=\"fa-list-ul\"><\/span>    \r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"text-holder\">\r\n                                <h3>SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT<\/h3>\r\n                                <span>Technology &amp; Innovation<\/span>\r\n                                <p>Production lines are equipped with modernized, automated and high-speed machineries handling large volume of daily productions.<\/p>    \r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/li>\r\n                          \r\n                    <\/ul>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"img-box\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/about-us-i.jpg\" alt=\"Awesome Image\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-4\">\r\n            \t<div role=\"form\" class=\"wpcf7\" id=\"wpcf7-f9-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85#wpcf7-f9-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"9\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"5.6.3\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f9-o1\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><label> Your name<br \/>\n    <span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" value=\"\" size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" \/><\/span> <\/label><\/p>\n<p><label> Your email<br \/>\n    <span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" value=\"\" size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" \/><\/span> <\/label><\/p>\n<p><label> Subject<br \/>\n    <span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-subject\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"your-subject\" value=\"\" size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" \/><\/span> <\/label><\/p>\n<p><label> Your message (optional)<br \/>\n    <span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-message\"><textarea name=\"your-message\" cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\"><\/textarea><\/span> <\/label><\/p>\n<p><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control has-spinner wpcf7-submit\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><\/form><\/div>            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>                                                           \r\n<!--End choosing area-->\r\n   <div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-310291 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>MFCL<\/strong> has registered and obtained all necessary <strong>National<\/strong> and <strong>Local permits<\/strong>,<strong> License<\/strong>, <strong>Insurance<\/strong> and other requirements to operate its facilities. <strong>MFCL<\/strong> is subject to the following regulators of the United Republic of Tanzania;\u00a0Tanzania Foods and Drugs Authority <strong>(TFDA)<\/strong>,\u00a0Tanzania Bureau of Standards <strong>(TBS)<\/strong>,\u00a0Occupation, Safety and Health Authority <strong>(OSHA)<\/strong>,\u00a0Tanzania Fire and Rescue Force \u2013 Fire Safety Certification &amp; National Environment Council of Tanzania <strong>(NEMC)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-804283\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-836086 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-457334 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><!--Start caption area-->                                                                              \r\n<section class=\"caption-area text-center\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cover-aboutus.jpg');\">  \r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n                <h1>We are the world class food processing industry<br> producing the highest quality products.<\/h1>\r\n                <a class=\"thm-btn yellow-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/index.php\/solutions\/\">OUR PRODUCTS<\/a>    \r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>                                        \r\n<!--End caption area--> \r\n   <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-142457 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-646375 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-658565 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-406088 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-842249 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"tpl-king_composer.php","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-85","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":56,"href":"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":865,"href":"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions\/865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musomafoods.co.tz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}