ZAR Retail – A South African Online Grocer

ZAR Retail – Our Story

Five years ago a group of emergent farmers got together to share a dream.

“We wanted to start a retail company as we realized that we had become too reliant on others to sell our products in a market that was difficult to access. Working through a middleman also pushed prices way up and put good quality, healthy food out of the reach of the average consumer.

We decided to create a network of emerging farmers and sell our products direct to you. It’s then – in 2019 – that ZAR Retail – an online food retail company was born.

ZAR Retail’s CEO, Fakazani Mgwaba is here to tell you more about the company, its vision, and what has been done to turn the dreams into reality.

What is the vision?

Our vision for ZAR Retail is captured in this Khoisan proverb that translates as – ‘a dream is not a dream unless shared by the wider community’. Our vision is to bring good quality affordable food within reach of every South African household.

What has ZAR done so far?

Since 2019 ZAR Retail has been delivering meat direct to households throughout Gauteng. Our customers have grown from zero to just under 1000 people. We are grateful to those who have supported us from the beginning. Working in and with communities has helped us understand what people want and has improved our services.

In 2020 we expanded to KZN – and now deliver meat in Pinetown, Pietermaritzburg and Durban. More recently we launched our dry goods products – rice, mielie meal, pastas etc – and are offering a combo range at highly competitive prices!

How do you work with the community?

We are very committed to youth empowerment. We provide workplace training for learners – and train them so that they are able to run their own businesses in the future. We also work with emerging farmers and want to establish a network so that we can support each other and grow from strength to strength. We also keep our prices down – so all can benefit from good quality food.

What are your plans?

Expect more personal service and product variety. We are working hard to ensure that the food that we deliver is of good quality, safe and affordable. We are also working on:

Improving our delivery times
Adding other products, like vegetables
Increasing the number of dry goods staples we have on offer.

“This is good quality fresh meat. We get it straight from the farm. I have enjoyed it so much – the taste and the flavor.”

Messu Mwaniki, Bryanston

“ZAR Retail has become our 1 stop meat shop. We ordered the bulk packs a number of times and have never been disappointed. It’s simple and straightforward to place an order and the delivery service is efficient and the staff friendly.”

Barbara Willard

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ZAR Retail – A South African Online Grocer

ZAR Retail – Our Story

What is the vision?

What has ZAR done so far?

How do you work with the community?

What are your plans?

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