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Black female-owned K9 Pet Food strikes gold with Woolworths partnership
Woolworths – along with the Department of Trade & Industry and the Industrial Development Corporation - has just opened a new 3600m2 pet food factory in the Western Cape.
The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield interviewed K9 Pet Food Managing Director and part-owner (70%) Fazielah Allie.
Allie - who has been in the pet food industry for 20 years - bought the struggling business in 2014.
She approached Woolworths to secure a partnership.
The rest, as they say, is history.
Listen to the interview in the audio below (and/or scroll down for quotes from it).
It’s been quite a journey!
Fazielah Allie, K9 Pet Food
It’s scary, but I don’t regret it.
Fazielah Allie, K9 Pet Food
My previous employment gave me access to Woolworths.
Fazielah Allie, K9 Pet Food
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