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Become part of a growing number of corporate's that together with FABCOS are working to find a profitable balance between:
- The legacy of our past and the demands of a prosperous future
- The incompatible characteristics of the informal and formal
economies of SA - Established traditions and new ways of doing things
- Township, rural and suburban dynamics
FABCOS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
FABCOS members that trade in food and beverages fall under the National Traders Association of South Africa (NTSA), the South African Taverners Association of South Africa (SATA) and the Foundation for Informal Business Association (FIBA). FDN was created to provide services and support to these members. Its commitment is to meet the needs of traders by stocking merchandise and selling this at a level which ensures the vast network of traders in rural areas and townships so that they can compete in their market-place. The intention is to become the preferred Wholesale and Distribution market solution for traders in Townships and rural areas. This FDN will achieve by outperforming competition and providing FABCOS retail members with quality and innovative products, services and solutions.
FDN’s strategy focuses on creating a balanced business mix that combines profitability and empowerment of members and customers. The key objective is to deliver preferred products to the traders in their area of operation at Competitive prices and in a Cost effective way.
Small business traders are confronted by a number of other challenges as shown in the diagram below. FDN contributes significantly to assisting members as they deal with such challenges.
The key pillars that enable FDN to achieve its objectives are:
- Bulk buying
- Warehousing
- Localized Distribution
- Franchising
