THE JOSHUA'S UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH

 THE JOSHUA'S UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH

The next three years presented unprecedented success for Sebuleni restaurants. The first two branches had grown in all aspects. More customers, higher profits, more employees and improved business outlook. Sebuleni had included qualified Chefs as part of their team which improved the overall quality and variety of the foods on offer. Tabitha had graduated like two years ago and with her knowledge in Food processing, she brought new ideas that increased variety of food offers consequently reducing costs, as well as increased profits. Notable was milk products like Joghurts, ice cream, maziwa Mala, soups and fresh juices. They were an instant hit with customers and typical of Sebuleni restaurants. In the same period of time, the business had opened four more branches, in Makutano, Thika, Kiambu and Ngara, bringing the total number of branches to six. The business had also bought a Mitsubishi Canter to handle the supplies and both Mike and the dad would source supplies directly from rural farms to distribute to the branches. Another line of business opened up unexpectedly. Both father and son begun to get orders for supply of foodstuffs especially from hotels or foodstores near where their branches were. This line proved to be very profitable as orders increased with time. The orders increased to a point where their Canter could not handle. They would be forced to hire other lorries to satisfy the demand. Joshua's family fortunes increased to assume unprecedented levels of growth. For the restaurants, the family would eventually decide to employ branch managers to oversee the operations. Hellen would now help to oversee all the branches with the help from the managers. Daniel had completed his postgraduate diploma in law and was in his third year of law practice at one of the fastest growing middle sized law firms in Nairobi. Over a year ago, he had helped to officially register the restaurant helping Sebuleni aquire all the necessary registration documents as well as required business permits. Joshua's wife however had decided to get less involved and would stay home, mostly taking care of her last born Ruth, who was now 13 years in class 7. Her grandchildren Nyakio and Brian would come to visit over the weekends and during school holidays for longer stays. The senior Nyakio enjoyed staying and taking care of the little ones. When not in their Kitengela home, she would go to their upcountry farm in Kirinyaga to enjoy the country side fresh air. Walking through the crops gave her joy as did taking care of her cows and goats. She had since employed a farm worker who took care of the farm in her absence. So grew the businesses and family of Joshua, unprecedented growth. Amazing both for him and onlookers. 

 @Stephen Mungai