Pocket Picnic Blanket

Company Information

Incorporation Date: June 14, 2018

BEE: BEE Level 4

Woman-Owned: Yes - 100% Woman Owned

Company Size: 5 – 10

Distribution: Retail, Bulk, Wholesale, Private Label, Own Brand, Direct sales, Agents, Export via Sea, Export via Air Freight, High Street, E-Commerce

Company Overview: Hi everyone, my name is Marguerite van der Merwe. I am the owner and founder of Piekant (Pty)Ltd t/a Piekant Picnic. I am a mom of 3 very busy kids, Mienke (16), Wouter (14) and Schalk (10) and wife to a very supportive husband, WiehanIn 2014, I made my first picnic blanket without any previous sewing knowledge and only a borrowed sewing machine. But I had a dream and a God whom I knew will help me every step of the way. That first picnic blanket took me 2 weeks and numerous tries, but I finally had a finished product. Soon after I started advertising on social media I had my first order, I was super excited. My first client was so impressed and by word of mouth and through constant advertising on Facebook, I had a steady stream of ordersFast forward to 4 years later and Piekant Picnic was growing rapidly and becoming more popular. I decided to attend my first trade show. Again having no experience in exhibiting at trade shows, I went without knowing what to expect… Well needless to say, I didn’t receive any orders but I learned so much and I was ready for the next show in August. After my second exhibition in August 2017, I got my first corporate order for 110 picnic blankets and for the first time it felt like my dreams are becoming a reality2018 and Piekant Picnic is well on it’s way to becoming a well known brand. After receiving another corporate order for 260 picnic blankets I converted our 3rd garage into a small factory and employed 3 seamstresses (one being my mom who has almost 40 years experience in the sewing industry.) Another dream coming true… This enabled us to also diversify and we added 6 new products to our list.