KENYA · GUIDE 0188 · EDITION 4.2
Mobile chai cart in Kenya
Operate a mobile chai service with a defined serving format.
A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE
Fictional morning booking: 30 chai cups of 250 ml at a construction-office break, prepared and served by a trained operator from an existing mobile cart. The customer approves milk/sugar choices and site access. This example budgets labelled tea bags and commercially packed milk, without inventing a chai formula or claiming that the purchasing quantities guarantee 30 safe servings.
Who is the first customer?
Workers, market visitors and small events.
Test the offer
Test a permitted short service window and measure usable servings and leftovers.
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 treat reheating as a substitute for appropriate holding and hygiene.
Cost drivers
- tea and milk
- fuel
- cups
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
KETEPA manufacturer product range ↗
Kenyan tea-maker and named product categories; obtain current label directions for the actual SKU. · Checked 2026-10-26
Products — New KCC ↗
Named Kenyan milk ranges and producer enquiry route; not a milkshake recipe or open-pack storage validation. · Checked 2026-10-26
Disposable Cups and Lids — Moments Packaging Kenya ↗
Supplier offers named cup/lid ranges. Packet sizes for cited cold-cup listings were not established; no per-cup price extrapolated. · Checked 2026-10-26