Our Story

a great passion with a grand vision

Inspiring and Uplifting
For the Greater Good

Inspiring and uplifting your wellbeing is our driving force, because, we know that: When you feel good, you do good; When you smile, you make others smile; And when you care for yourself, you help awaken the same others. Our mission is thus to uplift you, and in turn, the world, in countless beautiful ways.

Happiness Begins Within

Building a loving relationship with your body is key to your optimal wellbeing. In doing so, you are choosing to say YES to HAPPINESS, inviting more quality and vitality into your everyday life, while also caring for your long term wellbeing. Happy Culture is here to help you deepen the quality of your health, and life, one delightful gut-loving treat at a time.

Our Passion

OUR FOUNDER

Happy Culture is here to join you in the celebration of life. By supporting, inspiring and elevating your well-being, we are here to help you enjoy your life with more joy, vitality and beauty 🌈
 
Thank you for joining our ever-expanding community on this journey towards a continuously evolving, ‘happy culture’! We are so excited to have you aboard, and honoured to share the wonders of good health with you.
 
♥︎ Manon
and the Happy Culture team

OUR TEAM

A successful business is a not possible without the force of an amazing team. Thank you to each one of the Happy Culture members for the role they play in making the magic happen ✨

Colleen Basson : COO, FSA Officer & Production Manager — Colleen Basson
COO, FSA Officer & Production Manager

Manon Colmant: Founder, Creative Visionary and CEO — Manon Colmant
Founder, Creative Visionary and CEO

Elvina Van Wyk : Accounts & Retail Orders — Elvina Van Wyk
Accounts & Retail Orders

Kimona Gounden : Customer Support and Sales Administrator — Kimona Gounden
Customer Support and Sales Administrator

Siyanda Siningwa
Sales Manager & Brand rep

Daniel Kroli : Truck Driver, Packer and Production Assistant — Daniel Kroli
Truck Driver, Packer and Production Assistant

Ricardo Jafta : Production Assistant — Ricardo Jafta
Production Assistant

Lesley Beyers : Machine Operator and Maintenance officer — Lesley Beyers
Machine Operator and Maintenance officer

Ricky Pires
Brand and Social Media Manager

Our Home

Our production home is located in the heart of the beautiful Cape Winelands. With mountains surrounding us, fresh air in abundance and access to a delicious mineral-rich spring, this home offers a truly happy environment for crafting our products.

Our Journey

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

The Birth

Founders Mark and Manon paint the vision, while mastering the art of kombucha from their kitchen counter. Investment partners climb on board, enabling to realise the vision. In September, Happy Culture Kombucha officially launches onto market, starting with Wellness Warehouse and independent stores around Cape Town.

FROM GARAGE TO GRAND OPERATION

After a mighty good first season on market, we commit to scaling things up and set up our very own production facility in Simondium, Cape Winelands. We launch with Food Lovers Market and begin to spread our wings in other parts of the country.

BLOSSOMINGS

We expand our production facility further and get FSA certified. We set up solid systems and structures to enable scale and long term growth, while further improving product quality. We get listed with the Pick n Pay ESD program and launch in 200+ stores nationwide. Our team grows to 10 employees.

STAYING AFLOAT

The pandemic hits us from all angles. We spent the year fighting keep afloat, while rebuilding our systems, structures and strategy to adapt to the emerging environments. We also launch a water kefir range, and our online store.

NEW BEGINNINGS

As the dust begin to settle, and the world calls for new, healthier beginnings, we forge new retail partnerships with Shoprite Checkers and Dis-Chem. We continue to invest in optimising our business, and its offerings, including a switch to 0g sugar across all products and a canned kombucha range.

WE RISE FROM THE ASHES

We are delighted to see our kombucha and water kefir take off successfully across all channels. We launch with Clicks nationally, and continue to invest in improving our brand’s value offering by working on new product development.

INNOVATION

The Happy Culture product family grows ! We launch two new exciting product ranges : Happy Culture Biome Bars and ALKMY sparkling tea, expanding on our mission to make healthy products more accessible and exciting in SA. We also have an official start to our export journey with a successful launch in Mauritius.