
AAA Growers
About Company
🌿 Company Overview
AAA Growers Limited, founded in 2000, began as an 80-acre vegetable trial farm in Thika, Kenya. Today, it boasts four farms across Central Kenya (totalling over 400 ha of open-field cultivation and 100 ha of greenhouse for cut and summer flowers) (aaagrowers.co.ke). The company is fully integrated—sourcing seeds from breeders, performing in-house propagation, packing onsite, and operating its own cold chain and airside logistics to global markets (aaagrowers.co.ke).
🥗 Product Portfolio
Vegetables & Fruits
- Premium and prepared vegetables, herbs, salads, berries, and fruits.
- Exports over 4,000 MT of fresh produce annually to Europe and South Africa (wordpress.com).
Chillies
- Kenya’s largest commercial grower–exporter of chillies.
- Offers varieties across the Scoville scale, bulk (500 g+) and pre‑pack (20–80 g), and supports private-label branding (co.ke).
Flowers (under AAA Roses / Forest Gate EPZ Ltd.)
- Entered floriculture in 2011; began exporting roses in 2012 to Europe, the Middle East, and beyond (wordpress.com).
- Built reputation on quality, modern facilities, and a dedicated team (agriculture-xprt.com).
- Greenhouse rose cultivation exceeds 70 ha, with plans for 97 ha; farms include high-altitude “Bellissima” (30 ha at 2,500 m) and low-altitude “Forest Gate” (40 ha at 2,300 m) (com).
- Carefully managed post‑harvest cooling and grading systems for quality assurance .
- Diversifying into summer flowers (chrysanthemums, gerberas, limonium, craspedia) and eucalyptus (com).
🌱 Sustainability & Quality
- Practices include integrated pest management (IPM), zero maximum residue level (MRL) policy, drip irrigation, pivots, greenhouse cultivation, and multi-site crop distribution to ensure supply stability and soil health (com).
- Each farm has a dedicated packhouse, minimizing transit emissions and strengthening cold‑chain integrity (com).
- Facilities are audited and certified, guaranteeing food safety and traceability from “seed to shelf” .
🌍 Market Reach
- Supplies major international retailers, caterers, processors, wholesalers, and florists with fresh produce and flowers (co.ke).
- Rose exports target the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Middle East, Asia, and Africa (agriculture-xprt.com).
🚀 Growth & Diversification
- Cultivates ~30 MT of produce daily and exports 400,000 MT yearly (foodbeverage-outlook.com).
- Expanding flower acreage: high-altitude Bellissima farm grew from 30 to 42 ha; Chestnut farm addition increases low-altitude acreage (com).
- Plans include avocado production lines and further expanding floriculture and herb segments (com).
- Employee-focused culture with a family ethos to boost staff engagement and productivity (com).
🎯 Competitive Advantages
- Vertical integration – complete control over every stage of production and logistics.
- Quality assurance – certified, traceable, pesticide‑conscious, and freshness‑focused processes.
- Farm diversification – multiple locations, climate adaptation, and wide product mix (veg, chillies, herbs, fruits, flowers).
- Global market stronghold – experienced in meeting seasonal demands (Valentine’s, EID, Mother’s Day etc.).
- Innovation-driven – constant expansion, product diversification, and post‑harvest enhancements.
📞 Contact Information
- Head Office: Mzima House, Mzima Springs Rd, Lavington, Nairobi (co.ke, floraldaily.com, aaagrowers.co.ke)
- Phone: +254 (0) 730 779 000 (co.ke)
- Email: sales@aaagrowers.co.ke (co.ke)
- Website: aaagrowers.co.ke
✅ Summary
Over two decades, AAA Growers has transformed into a vertically integrated horticultural powerhouse in Kenya—leading in premium vegetables, chillies, herbs, and roses. Their sustained investment in quality, sustainability, infrastructure, and global market access positions them strongly for future growth and diversification.