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Manufacturing

washing liquid and scouring           “I am confident that once an end
powder for dishes.                    user picks our product and uses it,
                                      he or she is guaranteed to come
    Foreign brands have               back, for our quality is equal to,
dominated the region’s shelves        or even better than that of all the
for years. People have grown          similar products on the shelves,”
up hearing about them and
they even use names of some           to come back, for our quality is    Spear supermarket. Plans are
foreign products to refer             equal to, or even better than that  underway to partner with many
to general products, which            of all the similar products on the  other supermarkets.
might be a challenge for local        shelves,” he notes with a smile.
manufacturers. Despite this,                                                  On the strengths, Thacker notes
Mr. Chintan Thacker (Managing             The supply of the brand has     that his organization has very strong
Director) Vivek Investment feels      started from the bottom to create   personnel that are dedicated to
that Kenyans have reached a           demand and is already available at  ensuring the high quality of the Ezee
stage where they understand           the following supermarkets at the   brand is retained. He also points out
quality and they understand that,     moment; Chandarana, Choppies,       that the relationship between the
by supporting local products,         Ukwala, Khetias, Magunas, Society   retailer outlets is great and that they
they benefit themselves.              stores, Cleanshelf, Skymatt, Space  have the right stakeholders. “My
                                      Global , Jamaa supermarkets and     biggest strength is my family and
    The MD reports good
feedback on quality and               Prime Bank congratulates Vivek Investments Ltd.
packaging since the Ezee                          On the launch of Ezee Brand
brand was launched in June.
“The basic idea of Ezee brand          a range of premium home cleaning products.
is to give Kenyan consumers                    We are proud of our partnership.
international quality 100%
made in Kenya.” The Ezee                                                     Head Office - Nairobi:
brand targets both the high                                                      Riverside Drive
end, medium and low end
consumers, for the product is                                   Pilot Line: (020) 420 3000 / 0719 090 000
of the best quality and it is fairly                                       Fax: +254 (020) 445 1247
priced.
                                                                       Customer Care: (020) 420 3222
    Mr. Chintan has been in the                                   Email: customercare@primebank.co.ke
manufacturing of products such
as Nakumatt cleaning products                                                                                        13
for the last 4 years. He says that
the processes and qualities of
the Ezee brand are thanks to the
guidance from Nakumatt.

    To ensure that the Ezee
brand succeeds, Vivek
Investment Limited has
embarked on continuous sales
promotions; by one get one
free in selected outlets. These
promotions are set to go for the
first one year. The company also
promises to continue giving the
best quality to the consumers,
100% manufactured in Kenya at
a reasonable price, hence giving
maximum value to the end user.
Value/combo packs are also
part of the long-term marketing
strategy and customers will save
money when they buy them.

    “I am confident that once an
end user picks our product and
uses it, he or she is guaranteed

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