Since our big move into a factory, the Umatie team has gone to great lengths to ensure that we keep growing and adding value to our unique, frozen baby food business. As much as we love our new work environment (and the fact that we have more space to manufacture even more meals for our tiny customers), we need your help!
Umatie Frozen Meals for Babies & Kiddies
It all started in a small cottage back in May 2012, by two sisters who had a vision: to cook yummy and healthy meals for babies from when they first start weaning. To say “bye-bye” to yucky baby meals and “hello” to baby meals that actually taste like proper food!
Our aim
To ensure that babies are exposed to wholesome, yummy GOOD food, instead of bland food. We wanted to add value to the lives of fellow parents, and to make a real difference.
We have been so fortunate that our Umatie foodies have been so well-received. Not only by the mommies whose lives we aim to make a little easier, but by the babies who have been enjoying our foodies so much! A very big THANK YOU to all the mommies, poppies and babies for all your love and support!
Our story
It’s with thanks to all this love and support from our loyal customers that we’ve been growing year-on-year and were able to upgrade to bigger premises in December 2013. We appointed more team members and streamlined our processes.
In 2015, we revamped our packaging to produce an even better looking product, which led to us being spotted by the SPAR group in 2016. Since our kitchen was based on a residential property, it meant that we weren’t able to go into retail and take our growing business to the next level. We had to take a leap of faith when we found the perfect factory to manufacture our foodies, based in Stellenbosch.
We made the BIG move in May 2016, and we’ve been working around the clock ever since to ensure that we tick all the right boxes and keep all our clients – both big and small – happy. We LOVE our new home! We have loads more space, we have room to grow and we’re just about ready to take over the world…
And that’s where YOU come in.
Our milestones
Milestone 1: R50 000 (If we reach this, the project is a GO!)
We need to upgrade our general kitchen appliances to industrial equipment. (This includes our pots, graters, blenders, measuring cups, trays, jugs, strainers… well, basically everything!)
Milestone 2: R100 000
On top of the industrial equipment that we need to invest in, we also need to buy 2x more stainless steel tables, 2x trolleys with shelving capacity, 2x open shelving and 2x customised blending tables.
Milestone 3: R200 000
This would enable us to invest in all of the above, and we would utilise the additional finance as a down payment for heat sealing machines to upgrade our packaging.
Umatie Contacts
Anna Olivier: Anna is the co-owner, head of production and in charge of design and marketing related requirements.
Email her on: nummies@umatie.co.za or phone 072 999 2618.
Judi de Jongh: Judi is the co-owner, in charge of all ordering requirements and Umatie’s finances.
Email her on: orders@umatie.co.za or phone 084 412 3443.