Discover the goodness from the African soil

Yaka is an invitation to explore the vibrant African flavours that are as versatile as the continent itself. A true feast for the taste buds and a true translation of African flavours.

Taste of Africa

Yaka is a Ghanaian based food brand and social business with a mission to create demand for under-utilised African crops, with a focus on developing new value chains that can connect small producers into the global economy.

We make delicious and nutritious food powered by African ingredients.

How Yaka is working together for Africa

Yaka is a socially-conscious business. We make delicious food products while creating sustainable livelihoods for rural households.

We want to create a positive social change in the world. More than 70% of Africa’s population live in rural areas. The majority depend on farming to create an income to support themselves and their families. With the sourcing of local agricultural produce we create life-changing income streams for our farmers and employment for our factory workers.

We strive for a gender equal workforce.

Unlike other companies, who operate far from their producers, we are based in Ghana and know our farmers and staff personally.

Working with Local Farmers

We work closely with local farmers to bring out the very best ingredients in a pure and authentic way. Yaka is our passion for Africa we want to share with you. We process our products in an artisanal way in our own small factory in East Legon, Accra.

Yaka Chili Pastes

Our chili pastes do not only add a
spicy touch to your dishes, they add a lot of flavour. They are excellent with rice and pasta dishes, but can also be an additional ingredient to your sauces and marinades.

Ingredients: chili peppers, ginger, garlic, soy oil, salt. They have a Shelf life of 12 months. Best stored in a cool & dry place and kept in the fridge once opened

How our Chili Pastes are made

YAKA chili pastes are made from locally grown green, yellow and red chilies.

Green (mild), red (medium), yellow (hot)

We adapted an original recipe to fully enhance the rich flavours of the chilies. We remove manually the seeds from our peppers. This results in more flavour without being too spicy.

Our Combo Pack

Why not explore all our chili pastes? Our combo pack is just right for you.

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Our Fruit spread Range

A range of exotic fruit spreads made from fresh seasonal fruits.

Healthy & natural with a fruit content between 75% and 85%.

Almost no added sugar, resulting in 30% less sugar than “normal jams"



Explore our great tasting Fruit spreads

Our fruit spreads are great on toast and bread but they also pair very well with cheese platters.
Ingredients: fresh fruit, some pectin and a little added sugar to safeguard the shelf life.
Our Fruit spreads have a Shelf life of 18 months. Best stored in a cool & dry place and kept in the fridge once opened

Brief History of Yaka

We want to share the rich flavours of Africa with the world while creating local jobs along the value chain of local agriculture products. Yaka was created in January 2019 by an international team of 1 Ghanaian, 2 French and 2 Belgians, who have been living and working for more than 20 years on the African continent. The first products have been successfully introduced in the Ghanaian market in April 2020. Due to the success in Accra we quickly started to export our products to Abidjan, Lome and Cotonou. Since June 2021 we export our artisanal quality products to Europe. We look forward to serve our artisanal products to the rest of the world

We are a dynamic and innovative food brand distributed in Africa and Europe. We work with all the natural goodness from the African soil.

Design of our Products

We care a lot about the quality of our products but also the design and quality of our packaging. They must reflect where we stand for: vibrant African culture and quality made in Africa. Therefore we created the Yaka mother figure, whose expertise sources the recipes and whose beauty personifies the rich tastes of Africa. Dressed in traditional fashion she brings the colour and diversity across the range and puts a wink and an infectious smile on everything she touches.

What makes us different

Artisanal production in a little factory in Ghana

Original exotic recipes with the best local ingredients. African products with European quality standards. We are based in Accra, Ghana close to our farmers. Regular income for our farmers and factory workers. Lively support through our social media channels.