Glytime Foods

Glytime is actively engaged in multiple value chains, contributing to food security, resilience, and equitable wealth distribution, with a focus on empowering women and youth.

Our business generates a substantial market for honey farmers, purchasing approximately 100 tons of honey annually from 8 districts. This not only provides a sustainable income stream for farmers but also incentivizes them to conserve trees and reduce veld fires, as the trees are essential for bee farming. Furthermore, our heritage-based formulations showcase the value of non-timber forest products like baobab, tamarind, and moringa, enhancing the therapeutic and nutritional properties of our food products while promoting the preservation of biodiversity

In line with our commitment to environmental stewardship and compliance, our business has launched several initiatives aimed at reducing our carbon footprint and promoting sustainable practices, contributing to the global effort to combat climate change and protect the environment for future generations:

We’ve made a significant investment in cutting-edge, non-carbon generating hybrid machines for production and packaging, sourced from European suppliers, which utilize 100% recyclable materials. Although this eco-friendly solution came at a 40% higher cost compared to conventional lines, we remain committed to our climate-smart production systems, prioritizing sustainability and reducing our environmental footprint.

We’ve gone solar for our admin operations and are now planning to expand to a hybrid system, powering both production and packaging with renewable energy.

We’ve taken a significant step towards reducing our environmental impact by replacing plastic bottles with water dispensers, eliminating single-use plastics from our operations. Additionally, we’re proud to be involved in tree restoration programs in local schools, promoting sustainability and environmental stewardship in our community.

Glytime has developed a business model that is people oriented, impact driven that is measurable, sustainable and scalable.

As a social oriented enterprise the business and its leadership has been involved in many activities to empowers and impact lives :

We’re proud to be part of Zimtrade’s export development programs, Eagles’ Nest and Next She’s Exporter, which provide coaching and technical training to young entrepreneurs. Now in our third year, these initiatives have equipped participants with essential skills in export readiness, business and environmental sustainability, branding, product development, quality control, capacity building, packaging, market penetration, and distribution. The Eagles’ Nest has gained immense popularity, becoming the most-watched reality entrepreneurship show in Zimbabwe, inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs.

Recognizing the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in accessing traditional retail markets due to capacity constraints, payment terms, and currency fluctuations, we’ve established a dedicated route to market for these innovators. Our solution, Healthy Options, comprises three retail outlets (Madokero, Westgate, and CBD) that exclusively feature healthy and natural products, including skin care, hair care, and food items. Glytime, our anchor brand, is prominently featured alongside other emerging brands, providing a platform for them to reach customers and grow their businesses.

We’re empowering inmates through enterprise development initiatives, enabling them to develop projects and providing access to equipment and markets. This support helps them provide for their families while incarcerated and equips them with a sustainable livelihood upon release, reducing the likelihood of recidivism and encouraging a path towards rehabilitation and reintegration into society.

We’re supporting girls’ education and empowerment through sports development initiatives in schools. Our contributions include donating sports kits, paying fees, awarding medals, and sponsoring sporting trips to various games. Additionally, we provide healthy snacks to encourage girls to participate in sports and stay in school, helping them avoid early marriages, drug abuse, and other negative influences. By doing so, we’re giving non-academic students an opportunity to excel in their strengths and develop their talents.

SME empowerment programme this is a programme designed to assist entrepreneurial student in schools and colleges who struggle to pay fees and fund daily meals. The business prefunds the students with stocks from as little as 50 USD. This programme has also spilled to street vendors and it has helped tremendously many people to take care of their families

The business has a 5 % disability policy and work with people that are differently abled in our factory mainly in production and packing, we train all employees’ sign language so that they can interact effectively during working hours.

Glytime is a youth-driven organization, with a strong focus on empowering young individuals. Our workforce is predominantly comprised of young people, with an impressive 85% of our employees, including our CEO and Founding Director, under the age of 35. This demographic makeup proudly positions Glytime as a youth-owned and youth-led business, dedicated to harnessing the energy and innovation of young minds to drive our success.