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1.1. Introduction Company Name Here
AKO Catering Services is a Limited company by Shares, incorporated under the Companies
Act, Cap 212. AKO Catering is wholly owned by Native Tanzanians and managed by
Competent and by Multi talented Professionals.
Our local extensive network backed by our international strategic support partners makes
AKO the most competitive local service provider of choice with a Global reach. It is the
Expertise, Safety, Efficiency, Innovation, Relationship and creative customer solutions that
has supported our rapid, consistent and steady growth over the years.
Mobile: + 255 754322866 Email: sfkoka@sfgroup.co.tz Mobile: + 255 757827181 Email: hkategile@sfgroup,co.tz
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Urafiki, Are Ubungo P O Box 63314 Dar es salaam - www.akogroup.co.tz
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1.0. Introduction Continued
For over 24 years the company has strived and successfully achieved a tremendous
growth in revenue and size. Currently AKO has got a capacity for catering up to 10,000
people in one seating and currently provides over 75,000 meals per day, professionally
entrusted in offering Catering Solutions, Managing Facilities and Camps with Restaurants,
Bars, Laundry, House Keeping, Supermarkets, Logistics handling and Waste
Management services . Our expertise is unrivaled in supporting highly reputable
institutions, Mining, Manufacturing, Government and Services .
Our Management Systems and Processes are in Compliance to ISO: 22000 protocols,
We are ISO 22000:2005 Certified Company since September 20015
We are a certified OSHA company,
HACCP Certified and Hygiene Monitored Company,
Our Facilities and Samples are quarterly audited by SGS to comply with methods and
limits under ISO: 4832, ISO: 4833, ISO: 6222, ISO 6888-2, ISO: 9308-2, ISO: 16649 and
TBS: TZS 574
Our projected Annual Turnover for year 2015 is Tshs 60 billion. Our strategy is to become
the Industry Leader in East Africa as a One Stop Solution Provider of Choice in Catering
and Facilities Management Industry by year 2017.
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2.1. AKO’s Staffing
AKO has unrivaled Hospitality Experience, a pool of over 1,600 uniformed, competent,
cheerful and hard working staff. fully trained in service and Food Hygiene, professionally
handling all details to ensure that food and beverages are provided in a quality, worry free
manner and work places and events are a lasting memorable experience.
We provide an ultimate and enjoyable working environment to our motivated staff as a result,
their creativity, efficiency and friendly services is what sets us apart from other catering
companies.
Due to the nature of our business we constantly seek to recruit not only suitable experienced
staff but we appropriately train or engage qualified staff with ability to provide hard work with
professionalism. Our fully fledged infrastructures that complements our Model and
Investments allows us to deploy our staff and equipments at a very short notice any site
regardless of how far afield or how big or sensitive it gets. Statoil will benefit from our readily
available trained staff.
Our Senior Management Team is trained to Higher and Intermediate Levels, aiming to
reconstruct and then surpass our client's highest expectations.
Hon. Koka has vast experience in Catering and Facilities Management Services. He has done
numerous business researches in some of the leading catering businesses in the world, some of which
are staff cafeterias in South Africa, America and Canada. His multitalented yet practical and strategic
business acumen made possible the development of all our major accounts, new product lines and
successful marketing drives.
Mr. Koka was elected a Member of Parliament in 2010, to serve his passion in helping and developing
Local people to create their own wealth and making their life better through creation of economic
opportunities for them to tap into.
Dr. Mponzi has a vast international exposure and a wealth of experience and very strong in Strategic
Business Development & Restructuring, Value and Supply Chain Management, Remote Project
Mobilization, Heading Finance and Auditing, Project Management and has 17 years experience at
Executive Management levels.
He has worked for various reputable and successful multinational companies, NGOs and Diplomatic
Mission in Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa and United Kingdom. He is also a Certified Corporate
Director by the Commonwealth in Good Governance since 2003
He is a visionary ‘corporate’ entrepreneur with strong business acumen. His legacy has rendered him
to be a resource person to Governments, Private Companies, NGOs and an inspiration to the
Tanzanian Local Content.
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An Innovative Team that learns daily from customers Feedback
Mr. Roger Stringer
Operations Director – He will be directly responsible to Oversee Muhimbili Project
Roger has over 30 years’ experience in catering services and the remote site life support
industry. Have worked in the remote areas of Africa across the agriculture, mining and O&G
sectors and led the food service operations in the war zones of the Middle East
Roger has catered for as little as 100 students under the trees of Zululand, South Africa, and
managed a team of 6,000 plus across 50 projects in the production of 7 million meals per month.
He is a ‘corporate’ entrepreneur that enjoys the challenges along with the risk. He knows with
well calculated initiatives in any winning proposal one cannot fail in the implementation with strict
controls and hands-on management.
In AKO he is responsible for managing and coordinating all the activities of the projects while
ensuring standards are met, sustained and wherever possible improved with effective and cost
saving initiatives.
Mr. Lameck Mussa has over 12 years vast international exposure in financial and information
systems management; including nine years in a senior management position. Prior to SF Group,
he worked with Soft Tech Consultants, Tanga Cement, Tanzania Cigarettes and Oryx Oil
Tanzania Limited.
Is the Group Head of Legal, HR and Corporate Affairs for SF Group of Companies Limited,
with an experience of more than 10 years in corporate administration and 7 years in legal
Affairs, Ms. Kategile has varsity knowledge of on Corporate Governance and Legal Affairs,
with diverse exposure of Germany, USA, Kenya and Tanzania, she has worked with STET
International (T) Limited, Wellworth Group of Companies Limited and Songoyoka Company
Limited.
With a US$ 10m Public Insurance Policy and a US$350k and Tshs 300m Workman
Compensation policy, All our current clients and staffs are happily secured. We can
comfortably elevate the cover to meet all our insurance needs at any time.
AKO’s variety of cuisine is prepared to international standards. Our dishes includes African,
continental, special Kosher, Vegetarian and Halal dishes. Our rotational menus are never
monotonous, Healthy Eating options, Specific Dietary requests and Themed Dishes never run
out from our Highly creative Chefs! Our Hospitality package is a home away.
AKO Catering Services Ltd Board of Directors, Management and staff believe in sustainable and
safe environment. We recognize and support activities which preserve our natural and creative
environment. It has been our good practice to observe the land laws and environmental policies
stipulated by our clients especially in all our contract area.
We have never had any fatal accidents at place of work or any related from either our own or our
client’s premises. Thanks to our Quarterly International Safety Audits that are carried through all
our critical contracts, they make us grow safer and assures our clients.
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AKO is also authorized to use SGS Hygiene Monitored Approval Mark up to Nov 2015
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3.1. Modern Technology and Appropriate Equipment
AKO will Renovate and remodel the kitchen to meet HACCP standards by design and in Operations
by Fitting in right and top quality equipments, which will include:
Our Expert and Highly qualified Chefs and Nutritionist will create Cyclic Menu that are not just super
delicious but compliant to medical recommendations and affordable to our clients.
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Made from fresh recipes and fresh produces
3.3.1. Healthy Eating Options Company Name Here
AKO advocates healthy eating by ensuring a balanced, variety and moderation in our menus. We like
to ensure that the client is not getting too many calories or too much of any one nutrient. AKO will
strive to ensure these key tenets to healthy eating are adhered to in our projects while still making
good nutritious food..
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3.3.2. Health Eating
‘To achieve our healthy eating plan objectives to clients, AKO will introduced The
below Colour Food Indicator on our Serving Lines for your officer mess.
ORANGE FOODS GREEN FOODS
- Likely to contain dishes with - Likely to contain dishes
low % of saturated fats due to with no saturated fats due
RED FOODS ingredients used. to ingredients used.
- Likely to contain dishes - Cooking methods include - Cooking methods include
with a higher % of minimum use of oil. no use of oil e.g.
saturated fats due to the - Contains minimum added salt steaming, poaching and
ingredients used. boiling in water.
- Hot oil is used as the - Contains zero salt
primary cooking method.
- Contains high added salt
Please note that you are advised to consult your personal physician/qualified dietician about your own dietary
requirements. AKO Incl, its subsidiaries or agents shall not be held liable as a result of this publication.
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3.4. Laundry Facilities
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AKO has a vast specialized experience in operating commercial laundry facilities in any business
environment. Our expertise in the laundry processes, chemicals and efficiencies has surpassed the
local industry standards.
AKO currently process over 110 tons of assorted linen for our mining clients on monthly basis.
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Highly trained AKO staff on Quality, Safety and Value
3.5. Customer Survey as a tool of our R &D
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AKO will conduct a customer survey from your officers on regular basis, from which the feedback shall
help us maintain a progressive improvement on our services.
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Unobtrusive and Professional FINE Dining with Excellent Experience everyday!
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4.1. Some of our Clients References and Portifolio
It is our plan to invest up to USD 15m for this project for a long-term relationship.
5.3. Our Motivation is not just in posting profits to our Shareholders and
paying Taxes to the Government. We provide direct Employment to over
1,600 Tanzanians and we set trends…Please entrust us in our yet
another viable endeavors by allowing us to be your partner.
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AKO a True and effective Cost Efficiency Partner of choice! 23
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We are more than just a Catering company, we are a Facilities
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Management meeting highest International Food Safety Management
System, accredited in September 2015 as an ISO 22000:2005 Company.
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A 7 Star Seal of endorsed quality and excellence
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