A mission to globalize African brands.
Sprouts Africa is on a mission to grow Africa's share of global trade from 2% to 10% — empowering food and beauty brands to become retail-ready for international markets through training, shared manufacturing, and direct access to buyers.
to foreign
shelves.
Increase Africa's participation in global trade.
"Africa accounts for less than 2% of global trade. We're building the systems, partnerships, and infrastructure to take that to 10%."
We work across three connected initiatives — an export accelerator, a shared manufacturing platform, and a retailer pledge — to give African food and beauty brands the end-to-end support needed to compete on global shelves.
Seed to Shelf
A 12-week accelerator preparing African food and beauty brands for international retail — training, certification, branding, and direct buyer access.
Explore the programManufacturing
Shared kitchens and a software platform to help operators scale production for export with a fraction of the upfront capital.
See the facilityThe 3% Pledge
An invitation to global retailers to allocate 3% of shelf space to innovative Made in Africa brands.
Read the pledgeGreat products fail without the right systems.
African brands struggle to access global markets — not because of quality, but because of readiness. We're closing the gap.
- 01Limited access to regulatory guidance and certification.
- 02Gaps in product development and quality standards.
- 03Weak brand positioning for international consumers.
- 04Minimal access to buyers, distributors, and export channels.
The five-year picture.
Ehime Eigbe
Founder & CEO, Sprouts Africa
A Tory Burch Fellow and Acumen West Africa Fellow, Ehime is also the founder of Sweetkiwi — the largest frozen yogurt brand in West Africa, distributed across the U.S. through Whole Foods, Kroger, and Amazon. Through trade, entrepreneurship, and food innovation, she is proving that vision, expertise, and purpose can create lasting impact on both African markets and global shelves.
Sprouts Africa is her next chapter — built in partnership with USAID and Prosper Africa to give African food and beauty brands the systems they need to take their place on international shelves.
Built with the retailers, distributors, and institutions that actually move product.
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