The Village Market Africa triumphs in Food Lover s Seeds of Change initiative
The Village Market Africa is the winner of Food Lover s Market s Seeds of Change Supplier Development Partnership, an initiative launched in February to create an opportunity for social enterprises to join the fresh produce retailer s network as a supplier.
Food Lover’s Market CEO Brian Coppin with TVMA founder Mmabatho Portia Morudi
The initiative attracted 839 entries, and the winner s announcement was made on 16 April 2021 following a four-day boot camp with the top ten applicants at Makers Landing. As the successful applicant, TVMA will now become a supplier to Food Lover’s Market.
Having first visited Makers Landing in August 2020, when it was a construction site requiring great imagination to visualise the end result, it was heartening to return in February 2021 to witness the dreams come to life.
It is part of the cruise ship terminal – that part is still in the future – but the space has come to life pretty much as project manager West Wilkinson outlined it last year. There are on-site artisans baking and brewing, a sit-down restaurant, a huge bar and seating area (destined to become a market), pods selling cheeses and chicken wings, a demo kitchen and an incubator which is nurturing new food entrepreneurs.