Asfa Fortune is an importer and distributor of wholesale commodities with their primary focus on essential products for cooking. Founded in 2015, the Malacca-based company currently imports staple and root vegetable produce namely onion, garlic, potato, dry chilli, ginger, sugar and rice. Its focus is to serve customers in the provincial and rural locations with quality products that are competitively priced and providing last mile delivery service.
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Asfa Fortune is an importer and distributor of wholesale commodities with their primary focus on essential products for cooking. Asfa Fortune is able to ensure a steady stream of revenue with a constant demand for its products by tapping on the retailers in rural areas which consists of traditional stores and provincial sundry shops which make up the largest number of food retailers in Malaysia today.*
Rural small traditional stores and provincial sundry shops struggle to access quality wholesale items at a competitive price (especially on imported products) within reach. They will have to travel far to acquire such products from hypermarkets and other wholesalers such as Tesco and Mydin - accessible only in cities and bigger towns.
The transport cost in itself therefore deprives local and rural entrepreneurs of their profit margin, unable to transfer the cost itself to rural buyers. Accessibility to distributors of these wholesale products at a competitive price posed as a challenge to local and rural entrepreneurs to thrive.
Asfa Fortune’s strong relationship with its suppliers allows for the importation of the products at a much competitive price. The main business focus is on the distribution and supplying of wholesale products to small traditional stores and provincial sundry shops in rural areas, a market that is relatively untapped and fragmented. Leveraging on competitive price as well as services ranging from warehousing and delivery, Asfa Fortune is able to cater to a wide range of rural based customers including restaurateurs.
Asfa Fortune’s business model bodes well with the Government’s introduction of ‘Small Retailers Transformation Programme’ (TUKAR) that aims to facilitate the modernisation of at least 5,000 traditional sundry shops.
Asfa Fortune primary products are onion, garlic, dried chilli, potato, cooking oil. We also sell value added products such as chilli paste and chopped onion.
Dedicated to Servicing Provincial and Rural Areas
We are dedicated to servicing staple supplies to wholesalers, small traditional stores and provincial sundry shops in rural areas at a competitive price
Offer Last Mile Delivery
We offer a simple solution to the limited access and reach in product distribution to provincial shops, with last-mile delivery services to our customers
Tight-knit Ecosystem of Partners
Our exclusive relationship with suppliers allow us to offer competitive pricing
Focused Range of Quality, High Demand Products
We are focused on bringing quality, basic and staple products that will be in constant demand
Asfa Fortune fortune’s main business is essentially consolidating the role between suppliers (exporters of products) directly to the customers, removing layers of intermediaries that usually drives up the cost.
As a predominantly cash-based business. Hence Asfa Fortune handles its cashflow by offering firm payment terms for buyers accompanied by a more flexible terms with its suppliers. All customers pay up-front (up to 30% of any purchase order) and 100% upon fulfillment of the consignment.
1. Wholesalers, Small Traditional Stores & Sundry Shops
A bulk of our sales go through supplying wholesalers, convenient stores and sundry shops in provincial and rural locations, which buy in volume. We gain roughly 15% profit from the sales.
2. Restaurants
Restaurants as well as small food stalls is also one of our stable and returning customers with fixed consignments. Though this is not our main revenue, the relatively quick turnover with sizeable volume ensures continuous sale.
3. Direct to Consumers
We charge a higher margin to consumers with smaller purchases. Currently we make a hefty profit margin of up to 50 % on sales direct to consumers
According to a report by USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Malaysia Retail Foods (2017), close to 56% of the total food retail food sales in Malaysia is channeled through traditional stores, grocery stores and other sundry which is the main constituent of Asfa Fortune’s customers.
Carving out from the total of Malaysian Wholesale Trade industry, Asfa Fortune’s current business growth is on track to capture this market. With the average profit margin of 20% on all products sold, Asfa Fortune is able to generate a healthy profit of RM2 to RM4 million a year.
Malaysia’s Total Fresh vegetables Import (p.a) * | RM3.21 billion |
Small Food Retail (provincial & sundry shops) | 93,800 shops |
Average No. of purchases retailers (p.a) | RM1,478 |
Total purchases by consumer (p.a) ** | RM138.67 million |
Target Market (10%) - Melaka, Penang, Johor, Perak, Kedah, Sabah, Sarawak | RM13.87 million |
Asfa Fortune’s profit margin @ Average of 20% | RM 2 - RM 4 million (p.a.) |
Currently, Asfa Fortune has 500 paying customers which is predominantly businesses and retailers (B2B). Having established operations only in Melaka and Penang alone, Asfa Fortune has secured orders amounting to just under RM3.9 million worth of revenue annually.
Asfa Fortune has also secured the certificate of conformity of agricultural produce for the import from its suppliers based in India, Pakistan and China.
Sales & Marketing
Pushing out Asfa Fortune’s brand visibility through major local radio advertisements
Capital Expenditure
Purchase of machinery (packaging and chopper) for onions and other value added products
Working Capital
Rolling capital for the purchase of imported products from suppliers
Admin & Operations
Workers and administrative staff expansion from 3 to 5 resources
Rental
Rental of a warehouse and administrative office
For investors in Asfa Fortune Sdn Bhd, we intend to commit a 10% dividend payout every 6 months, from year 2020 onwards.
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