OUR STORY
Every spoon has a story.
A tale as old as time
A long, long time ago, African mothers and grandmothers knew a secret: food made with love grows strong children.
They chose the finest grains. The sweetest fruits. The freshest vegetables.
Today, Plumbee carries that wisdom forward.
We combine this time-honoured knowledge with nutrition science—carefully formulating each recipe with ingredients in the right proportions, fortifying where needed, and testing for quality and safety.
We work with women in rural communities to grow and prepare real ingredients, using the warmth of the sun to process food gently, reduce waste, and protect the land that feeds us.
That old secret is still our recipe:
Real ingredients, honest preparation and,
A LOVE FOR CHILDREN THAT NEVER CUTS CORNERS.
FROM FARM TO SPOON
How one bowl gets made.
CHAPTER ONE
The soil, and the women who work it
Our orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, pumpkins, grains and legumes are grown by local farmers. Through women-led micro-processing hubs, they are prepared and dried close to where they are harvested, creating quality ingredients for children and more value for the women who grow them.
CHAPTER TWO
Solar-dried. Naturally preserved.
Our fruits and vegetables are carefully dried in solar dryers close to where they are grown. This helps preserve their natural colour, flavour and nutrients—with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
CHAPTER THREE
Made for growing children. Tested for quality.
Those ingredients come together in recipes scientifically developed for the nutritional needs of growing children. Each one is fortified where it matters, benchmarked against international standards, and tested for quality and safety.
CHAPTER THREE
Into a happy tummy.
A first spoon at home with Tano. A school meal with Nowrished. Whichever bowl it lands in, it carries the same promise it started with.
RADICALLY TRANSPARENT
Nothing hidden. Not the source, not the cost, not the process.
Partners & Recognition
Plumbee’s work is supported by institutions, partners, and collaborators across food systems, nutrition, agriculture, and enterprise development.
