MAINNOS TRADING PROJECT CC
| Business Location: | Township |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Branch: | Seda Tshwane Branch |
| Business Start Date: | 2024-05-20 |
| Busniess Type: | cc |
Business Dynamics and Challenges
Business Activities:
Mainnos Trading and Projects’s mission is to supply fresh quality and healthy pre-packaged cut vegetables on time, in the right quantities to their clients at affordable prices in the West of Pretoria. Mainno's Trading Project distinguishes itself as a premium supplier of fresh cut pre-packaged vegetables and health-oriented products. Their unique selling preposition lies in the packaging that preserves the freshness of the vegetables for longer. They have introduced new markets by buying variety of fruits and vegetables based on customer’s requests.
Challenges/Needs:
Identified challenges of the business:
• Lack of access to funding for better technology and expansion of scope.
• Lack of operational processes
• Poor brand positioning and identity.
• Limited formal market linkages.
• Poor marketing activities
Intervention Insights and Results
Intervention Details:
Achievements in 2025: Two new clients were acquired, their scope of offering has been extended to fast food, a new delivery vehicle was bought from the proceeds, and the infrastructure was renovated to accommodate the second production line.
Interventions: Mainnos Trading and Projects was previously assisted with a mentorship and coaching project, which assisted the client with multiple aspects of the business. The client was additionally supported with a fully sponsored pop-up market at Small City Hub. A financial clean up project was initiated for preparation of financial statements, with the aim of submitting SARS tax returns and registration of value added tax as their turnover is more that R 1 000 000.00. The business has improved its scope of offerings by introducing fast food wing to the business which ensures optimum utilization of perishable stock before it goes off.
Interventions: Mainnos Trading and Projects was previously assisted with a mentorship and coaching project, which assisted the client with multiple aspects of the business. The client was additionally supported with a fully sponsored pop-up market at Small City Hub. A financial clean up project was initiated for preparation of financial statements, with the aim of submitting SARS tax returns and registration of value added tax as their turnover is more that R 1 000 000.00. The business has improved its scope of offerings by introducing fast food wing to the business which ensures optimum utilization of perishable stock before it goes off.
Outcome Details:
• How has Sedfa’s Intervention assisted the client:
Turnover stayed the same : R 3 559 553.00
Net profit stayed the same : R 22 137.00
15 jobs were sustained
2 new jobs were created
Turnover stayed the same : R 3 559 553.00
Net profit stayed the same : R 22 137.00
15 jobs were sustained
2 new jobs were created
Client Feedback
Client Comments:
Thank you SEDFA
