Basil Pesto

Company Information

Incorporation Date: May 02, 2014

BEE: Exempted Micro Enterprise (turnover is below R10M)

Woman-Owned: Yes - 100% Woman Owned

Company Size: 5 – 10

Distribution: Retail , Bulk , Wholesale

Company Overview: An explorer on a quest for a vegan lifestyle. Jules is a ’70s child, born in London. Her fascination with medicinal plants and mushrooms started while studying Chinese Language at Leeds University. ​ As you can imagine, her studies took her into amazing spaces of self-discovery, and she has lived and travelled all over the world in pursuit of this journey. ​ For three years, she lived in China, learning how to grow shiitake mushrooms and, eventually, she found herself moving to Wilderness in the Western Cape, one of the best places in the world to grow this special fungi. She currently lives in Kommetjie in Cape Town where she runs her vegan, sustainable and eco-friendly food company. Her understanding of both western and eastern thinking has led to a curious fusion in the food she creates.