Nelly
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Smokies and Sausages rank highly among some of the most loved foods in Kenya, largely due to their sumptuous nature and availability.
The man credited as having introduced the beloved delicacies to Kenyans is none other than the Farmers Choice CEO James Taylor.
The man credited as having introduced the beloved delicacies to Kenyans is none other than the Farmers Choice CEO James Taylor.
In a recent interview, he recalled his journey from Lenana School to creating the Farmer's Choice empire - and making it what is today.
Armed with only Ksh 13,000 at the time, he flew to London where he took up a job as a sales agent for a company that dealt with building products. He would later help the firm expand into Kenya.
He would later be poached by a local firm that dealt in the importation of consumer products, before again being poached by Farmer's Choice which at the time was called East Africa Meat Products.
Today the company produces more than 40 different types of sausages and smokies.
When the smokie leaves here, it's Ksh 13 per piece. When it gets to the vendor it is Ksh 30. Think of the money people are making. We have seen bankers resigning to take up this.
He hopes that the economic recovery will return then to a time they were selling a tonne of smokies a night on weekends.
The man credited as having introduced the beloved delicacies to Kenyans is none other than the Farmers Choice CEO James Taylor.
The man credited as having introduced the beloved delicacies to Kenyans is none other than the Farmers Choice CEO James Taylor.
In a recent interview, he recalled his journey from Lenana School to creating the Farmer's Choice empire - and making it what is today.
Armed with only Ksh 13,000 at the time, he flew to London where he took up a job as a sales agent for a company that dealt with building products. He would later help the firm expand into Kenya.
He would later be poached by a local firm that dealt in the importation of consumer products, before again being poached by Farmer's Choice which at the time was called East Africa Meat Products.
Today the company produces more than 40 different types of sausages and smokies.
When the smokie leaves here, it's Ksh 13 per piece. When it gets to the vendor it is Ksh 30. Think of the money people are making. We have seen bankers resigning to take up this.
He hopes that the economic recovery will return then to a time they were selling a tonne of smokies a night on weekends.
