KENYA · GUIDE 0105 · EDITION 4.2
Garlic paste production in Kenya
Produce garlic paste through a validated food process.
A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE
Fictional garlic-paste trial for a restaurant buyer: one hundred 200 g sealed packs, twenty accepted kilograms, made from 24 kg documented garlic bulbs under a qualified food specialist's process. Four kg peel/sort/process difference is invented and must be replaced by weighing. Single-ingredient garlic only; no oil, water, acid or preservative is improvised. Storage temperature, distribution conditions and use-by must be validated for the exact process/pack before sale; this is not an ambient-preserved garlic recipe.
Who is the first customer?
Kitchens wanting a measured preparation ingredient.
Test the offer
Cost a small approved-process batch and ask cooks about texture, portioning and delivery.
What your operating pack contains
- A business-specific operating guide PDF
- Offline itemised costing and quotation tool
- Supplier request and sales message drafts
- Job-card and quality-response documents
- Offline operations desk: supplier comparison, work checkpoints, accepted deliveries and cash tracking
- Cashflow and launch review: downside scenarios, break-even, 13-week cash plan and trial decision
- Source register and unresolved checks
Delivery and quality
Do not assume that garlic in oil or an airtight jar is shelf-stable.
Cost drivers
- garlic
- processing loss
- cold handling if required
Use your own supplier quotations. Worked figures in the pack are illustrative and do not establish a verified startup budget or profit forecast.
Evidence and scope
FDA: Guide to Inspections of Low Acid Canned Food 8 ↗
Technical need for product/container-specific qualified processes for shelf-stable acidified/low-acid foods; US filing requirements are not presented as Kenyan law. · Checked 2026-10-26
UC Davis / FAO: Small-scale Postharvest Handling, Harvesting Containers ↗
Harvest handling/container context only; crop grades, chemical dips, temperatures and storage-life numbers are not adopted. · Checked 2026-10-26