TAMARIND GROUP

Catering for Quality

Setting standards since 1972

For more than 45 years, the Tamarind Group has established itself as one of Kenya’s - and indeed Africa’s - foremost innovators in the catering and hospitality sector; the former’s successes paving the way for the latter to boost an already market-leading portfolio.

Founded in Mombasa, the Company owns and manages some of the most successful restaurants and leisure operations on the continent, driven from a founding mission of the late Christopher Seex and Martin Dunford to provide a quality level of service; a harmonious, progressive breeding ground for budding employees; and a world-class food and leisure offering in line with local demand.

Alongside its professional hospitality management arm, Tamarind Management Ltd, the overall Group has gone on to serve more than 400,000 guests each year in Kenya, making it a business of choice for customers, employers, clients and partners.

In its nascent stage, the Tamarind name first began to make waves virtue of one of the country’s first ever restaurant franchise agreements in the form of the now famous, The Carnivore, South Africa. Opening up in Nairobi, this ever-popular eatery has since been followed by a host of restaurant and hospitality outlets including Tamarind Nairobi, Tamarind Mombasa, Tamambo Karen Blixen, Tamarind Dhows, Tamarind Village Mombasa, Roast By Carnivore, and Tamarind Tree Hotel.

The Company states: “Kenya is a growing economy and in recent years there have been massive investments in the region in terms of infrastructure, commercial real estate, consumer goods etc… This has made Nairobi an economic hub where multinational organisations are currently setting up regional hubs to capture the growing middle-class market’s increasing spending power.”