ESAF Retail (P) Ltd

Our Brand: ESAF Swasraya Bazar

Operational Areas: Thrissur, Palakkad

Number of Stores: Six

Warehouse: One

We aim at promoting locally produced food and consumables by ‘sangham’ members by linking them to markets through our supermarkets and other retailers. We ensure that all our products are sourced from primary producers avoiding intermediaries and pass on the price benefit and value to the consumers.

ESAF plans to open more supermarkets in the near future by raising equity and support from like minded institutions and social investors.

Value addition:
ESAF has a team that inspects quality of the products that are sourced and also provides training where ever necessary in areas such as packing, branding, grading, cleaning etc. and thus ensure locally sourced products are made valuable to be sold in main stream retail supermarkets.

ESAF Retail provides employment to the local community through its supermarkets and warehouse where our Sangham members are offered employment on contract basis for cleaning and packing the products that are sourced locally.

The Sangham members, when linked to mainstream retail supermarkets, get an opportunity to increase the production capacity resulting in increased business volume. Since the volume of production is comparatively high, they can keep the cost of production minimal (law of large numbers)which results in higher margin of profit for them.

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ESAF Launches IInd Phase of Nirmal Jeevadhara ESAF Launches IInd Phase of Nirmal Jeevadhara ESAF Launched  second Phase of Nirmal Jeeva Dhara in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in partnership with Water.org, USA an organization supported by PepsiCo Foundation. The 2nd phase launching ceremony  was organized in Chennai. Mr. Rich Thorsten, Director of International Program, Water.org was... Read more
ESAF donates Cooking Gas Stove ESAF donates Cooking Gas Stove ESAF donated a cooking gas connection and stove to Snehasanthwanam, an organization of people living with HIV. In a function held at the Snehasanthwanam center at Palakkad on Aug 24, 2011, Jacob Samuel, Director-Healthcare handed over the stove and the accessories to the office bearers of Snehasanthwanam. Biju E.J, Are... Read more
ESAF sponsoring newspapers to Police Stations ESAF sponsoring newspapers to Police Stations As part of 100th anniversary of Kerala Kaumadi, ESAF joined hands with the daily to sponsor newspapers to selected Police Stations in Thrissur and Palakkad. The launch of the program was held in Thrissur City Police Commissioner’s Office. K. Paul Thomas Managing Director, ESAF Microfinance inaugurated the program by ha... Read more
MFIs visit ESAF to understand Producer Company MFIs visit ESAF to understand Producer Company In order to gather awareness on Producer Company, authorities of different South Indian based MFIs - BSS, Samasta and Apex Abhisek visited ESAF along with Ramanathan, Retd. CGM, NABARD. K. Paul Thomas, Managing Director, ESAF Microfinance welcomed the gathering and expressed his happiness on the Producer Company model ... Read more
ESAF Celebrates Independence Day 2011 ESAF Celebrates Independence Day 2011 ESAF branches across the country celebrated the 64th Independence Day with great zeal and gaiety on Aug 15, 2010. At the Head Office, K. Paul Thomas, Managing Director, ESAF Microfinance, hoisted the National Flag in a colorful ceremony organized at the premises of Hepzibah Complex, Mannuthy. During his Independence Da... Read more
ESAF Livable Cities Project gaining momentum ESAF Livable Cities Project gaining momentum ESAF in association with Health Bridge Canada has initiated advocacy and networking with local Governments in Nagpur and Bangalore to make these cities child and pedestrian friendly. Shrinking spaces in the cities, growing pollution and lack of free spaces such as parks and playgrounds are making children in the urban ... Read more
ESAF Central Zone organizes 'Arogyam'  ESAF Central Zone organizes 'Arogyam' ESAF Central Zone organized a 2-day training program (Arogyam) on Women's Health on July 9th and 10th, 2011. 18 staff members of ESAF participated in the TOT session led by K.S. Rao & Dr. Somitra Dutta. The program focused on topics like Hygiene, Child birth, Nutrition, Precaution at the time of pregnancy and Steps... Read more
ESAF, Implementing partner for Home Herbal Garden project ESAF, Implementing partner for Home Herbal Garden project ESAF was selected as an implementing partner for Home Herbal Garden Project in the districts of Kottayam and Eranakulam. On behalf of ESAF, ESAF Swasraya Producers Company Ltd (ESPCL) is responsible for implementing the project, which is sponsored by State Medicinal Plant Board and Dept. of Health and Family Welfare,... Read more
ESAF, implementing partner for National Amla Mission project ESAF, implementing partner for National Amla Mission project ESAF was selected as an implementing partner for National 'Amla Mission in Palakkad and Eranakulam districts. The mission is aimed to propagate the importance of cultivating Gooseberries (Nelly). On behalf of ESAF, ESAF Swasraya Producers Company Ltd., (ESPCL) is responsible for implementing the project sponsored by St... Read more
ESAF Celebrates 19th Foundation Day ESAF Celebrates 19th Foundation Day   ESAF celebrated 19th Foundation Day on March 11, 2011. The Program held at Ollukara Society Hall (Mannuthy, Thrissur) was inaugurated by Dr. K. Mohandas, Vice chancellor, Kerala University of Health and Allied Sciences. ESAF Eye Donation Forum was also launched on the occasion. K. Paul Thomas, Founder and Exec... Read more
ESAF signs MOU with Jharcraft   As part of ESAF's strategy to develop skills of Jharkhand artisans in handicrafts, the Company signed an MOU with Jharcraft (Jharkhand Silk, Textile & Handicraft Development Corporation Ltd.), for working together in training, value adding and promoting craft & related activities in Santhal Pargana regi... Read more