Built for African food brands ready to export.
Sprouts Manufacturing is shared production infrastructure plus a software platform that lets food and beverage operators expand to international markets with a fraction of the capital — and a fraction of the time — a traditional buildout requires.
Reference image. Sprouts Lagos facility currently in design.
Production capacity, without the buildout.
Most African food brands die not because of demand — but because the cost and complexity of standing up export-grade production is prohibitive. Sprouts Manufacturing absorbs that complexity into shared infrastructure operators rent by the month.
Licensed shared kitchens
Fully built, code-compliant production suites that operators can move into in days — not the 12-18 months a traditional buildout takes.
Software platform
A unified operating system for orders, inventory, recipes, food safety, certifications, and export documentation — built specifically for African food and beverage operators.
Distribution & logistics
Pre-negotiated freight, cold chain, and 3PL partnerships that get product moving across the continent and onto international shelves.
Compliance, built in
FDA, SQF, ISO, NAFDAC and AfCFTA-aligned standards baked into the facility — so brands clear audits and customs without losing weeks.
Lab testing
On-site analytical and microbiological labs for nutritional panels, shelf-life studies, allergen screening, and pre-shipment QC — turnaround in days, not weeks.
On-site storage
Climate-controlled ambient, refrigerated, and frozen storage on the same campus — plus bonded export warehousing so finished goods stay audit-ready until they ship.
From application to first international shipment in months — not years.
Apply
Tell us about your product, volumes, and target markets. We match you to the right suite at the right time.
Move in
Sign a flexible operator agreement and access your private kitchen with shared utilities — minimal upfront capital required.
Produce
Run production with certified processes, on-site QA, and our software stack tracking every batch from raw input to finished case.
Ship
Plug into our distribution network — last-mile across Africa, ocean freight to North America and the EU.
Built to the standards global retailers actually require.
Every Sprouts Manufacturing kitchen is designed and operated to the certifications buyers ask for first — so operators move from production to purchase order without a compliance detour.
Facility registration, FSMA-aligned preventive controls, and labeling guidance to ship into the United States with confidence.
SQF Edition 9 systems built in from day one — the food safety standard major North American retailers require of their suppliers.
Internationally recognized end-to-end food safety management system covering hazard analysis, traceability, and continuous improvement.
Full Nigerian regulatory pathway — registration, GMP inspection support, and product approvals — handled in-house for resident operators.
Why operators move with us.
The same production output, at a fraction of the cost and a fraction of the time. Below: a traditional standalone buildout compared to launching inside a Sprouts facility.
One operating system for export-ready food businesses.
Operators get a unified platform purpose-built for African food manufacturers — from order intake through batch QA, compliance logs, and customs paperwork. Less spreadsheet chaos, more shipped product.
Lagos · 2027.
Our first facility is in active design — a 40,000 sq ft purpose-built shared production campus on the Lekki corridor, designed for export-grade food manufacturing and immediate onboarding of Seed to Shelf graduates.
Roadmap
- 2026 Q2Site selection & design lock-in
- 2026 Q4Pre-leasing for cohort 1 operators opens
- 2027 Q3Construction completion & commissioning
- 2027 Q4First operator move-in & production launch
Reserve a kitchen at the Lagos flagship.
Pre-leasing is opening to a small group of vetted operators in early 2026. Drop your email to get the application packet, floor plans, and pricing the moment they are released.