KENYA · GUIDE 0204 · EDITION 4.2
Onion retail stall in Kenya
A dry onion stall supplying size-sorted onions in small retail quantities and kitchen packs.
A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE
Fictional onion-stall order: twenty 2 kgnet packs of dry red onions from one traceable lot. A44 kgpurchase and 40 kgaccepted output are hypothetical planning inputs, not permission to sell the other 4 kgas a hidden lower layer. The buyer sees the agreed bulb size range and dry condition. Chopping, peeling and long-storage guarantees are excluded.
Who is the first customer?
Households and eateries with regular ingredient needs.
Test the offer
Buy a narrow lot and track the difference between purchase weight and saleable weight.
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
Dry, sound onions with the agreed size range and no mixed spoiled pieces.
Cost drivers
- purchase grade
- drying and sorting loss
- transport
- pack size
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
Onions(Dry) — UC Davis Postharvest Center ↗
Dry-onion quality and decay context; no retail shelf-life guarantee. · Checked 2026-10-26
Top Daily Picks — ATF Greens Kenya ↗
Named retail produce listing observations only; grade, availability, tax and delivery are not established. · Checked 2026-10-26