Partner with us
Let’s build it together
We welcome fragrance houses, beauty and wellness brands, health-ingredient companies, distributors and investors in Korea, East Asia, Europe and beyond. Partnerships can start with a sample and a conversation, then grow into long-term supply.
How we work with customers
Made with you, not just for you
We build each ingredient together with the companies that will use it. It happens in four simple steps.
| Step | What we do | What we ask of you |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Agree the goal | Share the plant, its origin and why we think it’s right for you. | Tell us how you’ll use it, the scent and quality you’re after, and any rules it must meet. |
| 2. Try a sample | Send a traceable trial batch with its lab results and a kept reference sample. | Give us your feedback on scent and quality, and what we can improve. |
| 3. Prove it’s consistent | Make batch after batch that matches the agreed standard. | Confirm the quality range you’re happy with. |
| 4. Grow together | Scale up once the ingredient is right for you. | Share your expected volumes, packaging and delivery needs. |
Our principle
We don’t grow first and hope to sell later. Our customers’ needs decide which plants we grow and how we make them.
Who we work with
Find your starting point
| Who you are | How we can work together |
|---|---|
| Fragrance houses and perfumers | Try our rose geranium and sweet basil essential oils, frankincense and myrrh resins and Leleshwa leaf oil, and help define their scent and quality. |
| Beauty and aromatherapy brands | Explore our essential oils, jojoba oil, aloe vera extract and botanical extracts for your formulas, with clear origin and a story that sets you apart. |
| Health, supplement and pharmaceutical companies | Develop African basil essential oil and Devil’s Claw root extract with us, with full lab, safety and regulatory testing. |
| Distributors and traders | Build the market for our ingredients in Korea, East Asia and beyond, from customer approval to logistics and long-term supply. |
| Technical and extraction partners | Collaborate on extraction, refining, formulation and laboratory work. |
| Investors | Join us as we grow across 700 hectares. |
Ways to get started
Build your ingredient with us
From first sample to reliable supply, we make ingredients around your needs.
Try a sample
Test a traceable trial batch with its lab results.
Shape the spec
Define the scent, quality and paperwork with our team.
Grow a crop for you
A dedicated crop grown to your quality standards.
Develop together
Joint work on extraction, refining and lab testing.
Reach new markets
Build routes to customers in Korea and East Asia.
Plan long-term supply
Move from approved samples to reliable supply, quality agreements and delivery planning.
Co-develop a signature
Create a distinctive ingredient that’s yours, shaped by our team and yours.
Secure supply
Long-term supply and offtake agreements from a traceable single origin.
Invest with us
Join us as we grow across 700 hectares.
First samples
Be among the first to try them
Samples of our rose geranium and sweet basil essential oils are scheduled for 2027. Register your interest by email and tell us your company, country, the ingredients you’re interested in and how you plan to use them.
No email app on this device? Write to a.gitonga@veprisardhi.africa or call +254 722 605942.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Where is Vepris Ardhi?
In Isiolo County, Kenya, about 1,000 metres above sea level in the Mount Kenya region.
What do you produce?
Essential oils led by rose geranium and sweet basil, plus lemon basil and African basil; Devil’s Claw root extract, jojoba oil and aloe vera extract; Kenyan-origin ingredients such as frankincense and myrrh resins and Leleshwa leaf oil; and Mount Kenya honey.
How big is your farm?
We hold 700 hectares (about 1,750 acres). Our first irrigated fields cover 40 hectares, growing to 162 hectares.
How do I know where an ingredient came from?
Every batch is linked to its field, plant variety, harvest date, processing record and lab results.
When can I get a sample?
Samples of our rose geranium and sweet basil essential oils are scheduled for 2027. Register your interest to be among the first.
Do you work with companies outside Kenya?
Yes. We work with partners in Korea, East Asia, Europe and beyond.
Can you make an ingredient to our specification?
Yes. Developing ingredients with our customers is at the heart of how we work.
How do you get products to customers?
Our farm has good road links and Isiolo International Airport nearby, connecting us to Nairobi and to customers across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Do you sell honey?
Yes. We produce around 22 tonnes a year, including our premium white creamed honey for Kenya.