ROSKA

Business Location: Urban
Province Gauteng
Branch: Seda Johannesburg Branch
Business Start Date:
Busniess Type: Company

Business Dynamics and Challenges

Business Activities: The business is based in Ormonde and has a catalogue of 17 flavours, a range of ice cream cakes, mini-Belgian Bars, as well as a reduced sugar and vegan range.
Challenges/Needs: • Business experienced rapid growth and desperately needed to purchase a bigger cold room to store the inventory in high volumes for re-sellers. • Limited cashflow to realise it’s vision of exporting to other countries. • No ISO certification.

Intervention Insights and Results

Intervention Details: • SEDFA business advisor conducted an assessment and established a need to assist with developing a funding proposal and facilitated a funding application for the business.
• The business was also assisted with ISO 22 000 certification facilitated by SEDFA Quality and standards division.
Outcome Details: • Roska Group (Pty) Ltd was successfully approved for ISO 22 000 from SABS facilitated by SEDFA quality and standards division.
• As a result, new markets and opportunities to supply more retails chain stores opened.
• The funding application was successfully approved, Roska Group was Awarded R 148 925 funding to build a bigger cold room to store it’s inventory.
• As the business experience growth, new jobs were created. Staff complement increased from 8 to 12 employees.
• The business advisor successfully facilitated a fully funded internation trade show in Dubai. As a result the business secured a new deal to supply Dubai with products.

Client Feedback

Client Comments: • SEDFA Support contributed to the exponential growth in our business
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