Natural Extracts Industries Ltd (NEI) was established in November 2011 by a small, multi-talented team, as a social enterprise with a vision to accelerate economic development of smallholder farmers by adding value to their local crops. Their story begins with several thousand smallholder farmers and women’s groups in  Tanzania, working alongside them to produce the highest-quality ingredients, while empowering them to build sustainable livelihoods for them and their future generations.

They are dedicated to sustainability and to producing a hundred percent natural flavours. Upon conception of the enterprise, they committed to a two-fold vision: to satisfy global demand for sustainably-sourced natural flavours, and ensure long-term socio-economic benefits for the local communities.