08/10/2026
THROWBACK THURSDAY
Sometimes we look at where we are today and forget the things we had to go through to get here.
This picture of my zobo production took me straight back to those days when I was still trying to figure things out.
When I started making zobo, I was using a small camp gas. As orders increased, instead of getting a bigger and more stable cooker, I kept managing that same gas because I wanted to increase production with what I had.
I would put my big pot on the detachable burner and literally use the wall to support it. 😂 At the time, I thought I had found a solution.
Until one day
I put my zobo on the gas and went inside to attend to other things. Suddenly, I heard a very loud sound
I rushed outside and saw that the pot had fallen off the gas. Everything was on the floor, the burner had detached from the cylinder, and fire was burning from the gas coming out of the cylinder. 😭
I was the only one at home and honestly, I was confused about what to do.
I tried using water. It didn't stop the fire.
I used a stick to drag the cylinder outside. I even thought about covering it with a blanket, but I was scared that would make things worse.
Then one thought came to me: use the pot to cover the cylinder.
I did and thankfully, the fire went off.
I was so shaken after that incident. I kept thinking, what if that cylinder had exploded?
That experience taught me a serious lesson about growth: sometimes, you don't just need more customers and bigger orders; you also need the right equipment to support the growth.
The very next day, my oga bought me a bigger and more stable camp gas. A few weeks later, a friend also surprised me with a bigger outdoor one burner gas.
Looking at my zobo production today, I can only say Alhamdulillah
From struggling with one small camp gas and using the wall as support 😂 to producing bigger quantities more safely and efficiently, I can truly see the journey.
So whenever you see the finished bottle of zobo, remember that there is a story behind it.
Every big business has a small beginning. And sometimes, the throwback pictures tell the story better than words ever can.
