Walvis Bay marathon man delivers 400 000 pies a month

Many a traveller in Namibia stops at a service station for a quick pie on the way home or on holiday. Little do they know most of these pies are from the Namibian Pie Company. Based at Walvis Bay, the start-up was founded by businessman Werner Bachmann in 2018, best known as the former owner of Top Liquors at the harbour town. He sold his first business in 2017, then partnered with Excelsior Pies at Vredenburg and started the Namibian pie factory with 10 workers on l August 2018. Today, the company sells about 400 000 pies to Namibian supermarkets and service stations each month. ON-THE-GO MEAL “Pies are popular because they are an affordable, on-the-go meal,” Bachmann says. Customers typically pay between N$25 and N$30 for a pie, he adds. The Namibian Pie Company specialises in high-quality frozen pies, pastries, pizzas, and samosas. Operating on a wholesale basis, passersby can stop at 17 Eighth Street East in Walvis Bay’s industrial area to pick up stock and enjoy a coffee. But ...