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About us
Fruit Quality Studio Africa Ltd is an independent quality control company registered in Kenya and based in Nairobi. We inspect perishable produce, fresh avocados above all, then mangoes, vegetables and herbs, at packhouses, cold stores, depots and ports across East Africa, arrange arrival surveys at destination and train the industry to the standards the world's markets apply.
What we stand for
We do not grow, buy, sell or broker produce. We hold no commission or trading position in any consignment we inspect, our fee is never linked to the outcome, and no party may direct our findings. Where an underwriter or lender requires it, we sign an independence and conflict of interest declaration.
Every inspector works to a written standard operating procedure with calibrated equipment, samples by the same rules, photographs in the same order and reports in the same structure. Every report is reviewed and released by a senior inspector.
Fruit does not wait. We plan attendance around the packing programme, report the same day and escalate serious findings immediately, so that decisions are taken before the container closes rather than after it arrives.
Experience
Our inspection method and reporting system are those used for fresh produce arriving in European ports, where consignments from every origin are judged against the same standards every day. Our team adds two decades of experience in East African horticulture: growing, packing and exporting avocados, running packhouses and cold chains, and working with exporters, importers, regulators and development programmes across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
Since starting operations in 2026 we have inspected export containers for Kenyan exporters and European importers shipping to Europe, the Middle East and Asia, trained exporters and quality staff in Nairobi, and designed an independent quality control framework for insured and financed perishable cargo.
Leadership
Managing Director
Two decades in Kenyan horticulture, including commercial and operations leadership at a leading avocado exporter, and founder of an East African agri export consultancy that has supported exporters across the region. Paul leads the company's operations, client relationships and institutional partnerships.
Head of Quality Control and Training
Senior fresh produce inspector with long experience of European arrival inspections and surveys. Simon sets the inspection method, reviews and releases reports, and leads the training programmes delivered across East Africa.
Kenya and the region
Trained and assessed against our SOP, equipped with calibrated instruments and supported by senior review on every report. We are growing the network through our inspector pathway; see the training page.
Company
Fruit Quality Studio Africa Ltd
Company registration number PVT-DM1KYWEP
1st Floor, Luther Plaza, Nyerere Road, Nairobi, Kenya
kenya@qualitystudio.eu
We operate at origin in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, and arrange destination surveys through our partner surveyor network in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America.
