I built a distribution system and created branches,” he says. Today, MeTL Group is buying and selling more than 200 commodities in east, central and southern Africa, from sugar to rice, salt, fertilizer, second-hand clothing, motorcycles, bubblegum, yeast and ballpoint pens. The group also distributes 50 of its own brands, taking advantage of the fact that Tanzania borders on eight countries and is thereby an ideal import-export gateway. “The goods that I am mainly dealing in are FMCGs [fast moving consumable goods]. It’s goods that touch people’s lives, that are needed by the common man,” he says.
Mikoa iliyoshiriki kliniki hii ya mwaka huu ni Mwanza, Tanga, Dodoma,Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Unguja, Pemba na mkoa mwenyeji wa Dar es Saalaam hivyo basi ni matumaini yangu mwakani mikoa yote ya Tanzania bara na visiwani itashiriki, naomba wafadhili wajitokeze zaidi kuunga mkono jitihada za Cocacola na Hasheem Thabeet ili tuibue vipaji vingi zaidi katika kikapu.