Nuts & More Processing (EA) EPZ Ltd

In 1993, Heinz Müller and his wife Ruth touched down in Mombasa, Kenya. Heinz's ini- tial plan was to set up East African subsidiaries for his Swiss logistics company before heading back to Switzerland. But Africa soon became home - and the people they met there like family. After handing over the reins of his logistics business, Heinz wanted to find another way to use his unique knowledge, skills and international contacts to drive economic devel- opment in East Africa. Living in the heart of the Kenyan cashew-growing region, he re- alised that the answer was staring him in the face. Markets for top-quality value-added African nut products were booming across Europe but local communities lacked the technology needed to process cashews in Kenya. That's when Nuts & More was born. The company operates an ultra-modern processing facility and is based on an innovative business model designed to strengthen communi- ties in the coastal, cashew-growing regions of Kenya. Starting with cashews - the inspi- ration for the business venture - Heinz has longer-term plans to process a wider range of agricultural products from the region to enable communities to diversify and broaden their sources of income.