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•PROFILE

•COMPANY
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.

AKO is a Tanzania's leader in Catering, Integrated Facilities Management, Remote Supply


Chain Management and other remote strategic solutions. We provide a complete camp and
garrison solutions in rural or remote locations with specialization in life support services and
construction. Our main focus sectors are mining, government organizations, business &
industry, oil & gas, education, remote military garrisons and construction.

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.

1.2. Contact Details:

General Correspondence : Technical and Operational Correspondence:


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Mr. Sylvestry .F. Koka : Director &Executive Chairman. Happiness Kategile : Director of Corporate Affairs

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.

Some of our Happy Clients.....

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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.

2.2.Senior Management Team

Our Senior Management Team is trained to Higher and Intermediate Levels, aiming to
reconstruct and then surpass our client's highest expectations.

The Team that does common Things, Uncommonly Well!


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Mr. S.F.KOKA - BBA (Hons)
Director and Executive Chairman of AKO Catering Services Ltd

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. Ponziano Mponzi (Ph.D)


Director and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for Operations and overall responsibility in
Acquisitions, Growth and Sustainability of the Business.

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 (MBA )


Chief Finance Officer, responsible for strategic financial and information management systems,
overseeing the overall financial aspects including IT.

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.

A Truly Local Partner whose local contents


provides Comprehensive, Value for Money 6
International standards Solutions!
Ms. Happiness E I Kategile – LLB (Hons) - Head of Human Resources and Legal

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.

2.3. AKO’s Capabilities Continued…..

AKO can comfortably invest up to US US$$ 10


10m
m in Capital Expenditure and US
US$$ 5m working
capital for the NDC catering Projects
Projects..

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.

When its doable, we do not just do it, we perfectly do it!


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2.4. Environment, Health and Safety Company Name Here
We have always maintained a strict health and safety policy as part of our business conduct. Our
Kitchen Management is HACCP based, staff maintains full compliance with hygiene, health and
safety and OSHA regulations. As we continue to provide an average of 75,000 meals per day,
AKO has ever had one reported incident of food-born illness. Some of our Food Production units
are certified and closely monitored by SGS Kenya.

In addition to compliance with Health Authorities guidelines we conduct risk assessments to


review all of our food handling, equipments, storage and preservation procedures. We further
conduct periodic medical checkups for all our service staff; we disinfect and sanitize our raw food,
kitchen and storage on corroboration with our customers and NOSA auditors

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.

AKO is an ISO 22000


22000:: 2005 Food Safety Management System certified company, with a full set
of operational manuals, visible signage, pre printed forms, procedures and emergency plans
plans..

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:

A series of HOT Cabinets and Ovens

The Design of the Facility


Matters!
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World Class is here with us!
3.1. Modern Technology and
Appropriate Equipments

AKO will use specialized CONTAINERS to and transport Meals from


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the Kitchen to the Remote Locations when needed.
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3.1. Modern Technology and
Appropriate Equipments

AKO will use specialized equipments to preserve and serve Meals 11


in
the Canteen for general staff.
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3.1. Mobile Containerised kitchen Facilities: Company Name Here

1. AKO has 3 modern mobile containerized world


class Kitchen facilities, with capacity to cater for
500 meals, 1500 meals and 2500 meals
respectively in one seating.
2. The kitchen facilities can be lifted and relocated to
any other location on a 40ft trucks
3. The modular kitchen facility just request a plug in
power and water supply.
4. We have two that use electricity for cooking and
one that uses gas.

They take time to


make it taste, We
take time to make it
taste, look good
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and SAFE!
3.2. Facilities Management: Company Name Here

1. AKO has 7 years experience on the housekeeping


industry, currently cleaning over 3.7 million Square
meters per month of accommodation and office
facilities across the country.
2. We also specialize in Waste Management, with
specialized equipments and trained staff.
3. Our Repairs and Maintenance Team are well
trained to ensure that our clients facilities
efficiently and optimally works with a keen focus
on cost efficiency and Job Safety Analysis
4. We maintain right infrastructure and stocks for all
required consumables with a 24hrs eagles eye
approach.

Your facilities are


secure, cleaner and
maintainable with
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3.3. Affordable Menus

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..

We shall use big TV screens in the


Canteen to advocate Health Eating
while displaying our Menus and
Important Safety Tips.

You are What


You Eat!

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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

Examples Examples Examples


Beef, lamb, duck, processed Foods that have been dry fried, dry Boiled potatoes, steamed
meats, bacon, dairy products roasted, stewed, braising. vegetables, sterilized raw fruit,
Cooking methods include deep Chicken without skin, pork, ostrich, salads with no oil dressings,
fat frying, shallow frying fish, low fat dairy products cereals, pulses, steamed fish.

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.

Our Main Strengths on this business are mostly on:


- Project Management - that meets specific needs
- Laundry Equipment sourcing and Installation
- Laundry Facilities conceptual Designs and Layouts
- Laundry Facilities Retrofitting

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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

NAME OF COMMENCEMENT OF CONTACT TEL AND EMAIL


NO. CLIENT CONTRACT PERSON(S)
1. Tanzania 1992 to date Lilian Makawu Mobile: 0767 266 599
Breweries Ltd Email: Lilian.Makau@tz.sabmiller.com
2. Panasonic 1998 to date Mr. Michael Palla Landline: 0713 403048
Energy
Tanzania
Co.Ltd

3. Tanzania 1999 to date Ms.Caroline Mobile: + 0784 440909


Cigarette C. Ltd Kavishe
4. East African 2006 to date Mrs. Elifai Mobile: + 0713 325932
Cable Ltd Mkumba
5. TCC Club – 2006 to Dec 2014 Ms.Caroline Mobile: + 0784 440 909
Chang’ombe Kavishe

The Company That Results do not exaggerate


the meaning of its name!
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AKO = Its Yours…..!
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4.1. Clients portfolio

6. Tanga 2006 to date Mr. George Mobile:+ 0784 911 779


Cement Sengoka
Co.Ltd
7. Ruvu JKT 2007 to date Lt Col Mobile: 0715 150 222
Mbughe
8. Mbeya 2007 to date Mr. Samson Mobile: 0762 979554
Cement Kepha Email: kepha@larfarge-tz@lafarge.com
Co.Ltd
9. Citibank(T) 2009 to date Mr. Frank Landline: +255 22 2117576
Ltd Kalaghe
10. ACCACIA 2009 to date Danie Van Der Landline + 255 22 2164248
Bulyanhulu Westhuizen Email:
Gold Mine dvanderwesthuzen@africanbarrickgold
.com
11. Coca Cola 2010 to date Mr. Erick Landline: + 255 22 21000701
Kwanza Ltd Ongara
12. Tanzania 2011 to date Mr. Anaely Mobile: +255 763 613451
Food and Kaale
Drugs
Authority

With our Uncompromising International


Hygiene Monitoring Plan
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- Our Clients peace of mind secured -
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4.1. Clients portfolio
15. Puma Energy 2012 to date Ms.Shana Landline:+255 22 2111269
Tanzania Ltd

16. Tanzania 2012 to date Mr.Kisulilo Mobile: 0767 266 186


Breweries
Ltd Mbeya
Plant
17. North Mara 2013 to date Danie Van Landline + 255 22 2164248
Gold Mine Der Email:
Westhuizen dvanderwesthuzen@africanbarrickgold.c
om
18. Tanzania 2013 to date Mr.Nyanda Mobile: +255 764 703 206
Breweries Bulungu +255 767 266 581
Ltd
Arusha Plant
19 Mafinga JKT 2014 to date Mr.Mkisi Mobile: + 255 787 574710
20 Tanelec 2014 to date Mr. Bernard Landline:+ 255 27 2507892
limited hezron
21 Vodacom 2014 to date Mr. Joan Landline:+ 255 769 701010
Kazimoto +255 754 710502
22 Mwananchi 2014 to date Mrs. Aikaeli Landline:
Masawe

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4.1. Clients portfolio

23 Yara 2014 to date Ms Laila Azzan Landline:+ 255 22 2862958


Mobile: + 255 766 508648
24 Total 2014 to date Ms.Pamela Landline: +255 (22) 2027700
Mangesho Mobile : + 255 786 999268
25 Statoil 2014 to date Restituta
Tanzania V.Gombo
26 Tipper 2014 to date Ms.Georgina Landline: + 255 22 511 500
Nyambura Mobile: +255 756 160 221
27 AAR 2015 to date Mr.Marichiyah Landline: + 255 22 2780020
Mohamed Mobile: +255 754 667724
28 Marine 2015 to date F.Mayenga Landline: +028 2502848
Services
Company
Ltd
29 Medical 2015 to date Cosmas Landline: + 255 (22) 28608907
Store Mwaifwani
department

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5.1 Financial Capability
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AKO has always delivered solid financial results and strong balance sheet to its
shareholders. We have progressively registered a remarkable annual revenue growth
earned from our organic and strategic affiliation with our sister companies in SF Group of
companies.

It is our plan to invest up to USD 15m for this project for a long-term relationship.

5.2 Statutory Compliance


AKO is registered to conduct business in Tanzania with any Institution:
5.2.1 Certificate of Incorporation no. 61116
5.2.2 Tax Identification (TIN) no. 100-196-018
5.2.3 Value added Tax (VRN) no. 10-008323-T

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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WE HOLD OUR INTEGRITY STRICTLY HIGH WHILE UNDERTAKING OUR BUSINESS


WE UPHOLD ANTI – BRIBERY POLICY AND ENFORCE CODE OF CONDUCT AND
COMPLIANCE

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