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| Kofi Tenkorang & Kingsley Darkey |
As
students of the University of Ghana (Legon), Kingsley Darkey a level 300 Business
Administration student, Kumi Richard a level 300 Political Science and Adult Education
student and Kofi Tenkorang a graduate, have taken some parts of Accra by storm
with their delicious PBM Breads.
PBM
Bakery is an abbreviation for Patience Baah Mensah, aunty to Richard Kumi, who
has for the past seven years locally been baking all varieties of bread that
are mainly seen on the market domain which includes popular ones like the
sugar, butter and tea bread.
Among
her breads are also the Soya, Coconut and Banana Bread that are made of natural
fruits.
Friends
from Presec Legon, the trio have taken PBM Bread as a business and transformed
the naturally made fruit bread into a suitable and presentable bread ready for the
market. “As students we wanted to create a job for ourselves on campus but we
didn’t have the necessary resources. So we came across aunty Patience Soya,
Coconut and Banana Bread and we decided to add our skills, knowledge and time
to it. We branded, packaged and went out to look for customers”
Joining
PBM Bakery in early 2014, the young guys have stormed areas like Legon and
Madina with their delicious and healthy Soya, Coconut and Banana Bread. Their
unique bread has won the hearts of many personalities including Talk Show host
and comedian, Kwaku Sintim Misa (KSM) and hosts of This Morning Show on Viasat
1 - Patrice Amegashie and Kokui Selormey.
According
to the three besties, their passion to cook has driven them to a better path of
their business even though they are still in school. “We have always wanted to
do stuff relating to food and when the opportunity came we didn’t hesitate to grasp
it. We added importance and class to the PBM brand”
They
lamented on some of the challenges they faced during the beginning of their
bread business. “We heard all sort of funny comments on campus just to ridicule
us of what we had been up to but that didn’t deter us from our passion. It was
not about their comments but our passion and determination pressed us to continue
with the business.”
“Business
has been good and our clients keep increasing every now and then since we
joined and rebranded the whole thing. Also some friends who mocked us during
the beginning now congratulate us for a good initiative” Kingsley praised.
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| Kumi Richard |
To
them, combining business and education hasn’t been easy but they are able to do
so as a result of proper time management.
Currently
with two employees, they look forward to extend their clientele base both on
the local and international market.
PBM
Soya, Coconut and Banana Bread can be purchased at East Legon Shell, Legon
Shell, West Lands Fresh Foods, Haatso Total, B Mart, West Legon, Oando Legon,
Tablets Xtra and Atomic Junction.
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