{"id":455731,"date":"2018-01-16T15:30:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T15:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/01\/16\/i-used-to-laugh-at-koko-king-joselyn-dumas\/"},"modified":"2018-01-16T15:30:23","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T15:30:23","slug":"i-used-to-laugh-at-koko-king-joselyn-dumas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/01\/16\/i-used-to-laugh-at-koko-king-joselyn-dumas\/","title":{"rendered":"I used to laugh at &#8216;Koko King&#8217; \u2013 Joselyn Dumas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Tuesday, 16 January 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>dailyguideafrica.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-01-16<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26051188.295.jpg\" alt=\"Joselyn Dumas New3\" title=\"Joselyn Dumas New3\" width=\"295\" height=\"443\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ghanaian actress Joselyn Dumas<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1516116623_930_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Joselyn Dumas has revealed that she used to mock the decision of Albert Osei, owner of Koko King Food Company, to move from the UK to sell porridge on the streets of Accra.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, it sounded funny to her from the beginning but now it makes sense to her. As such, she is proud of him because the business has grown big and is also creating job opportunities for other Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>Joselyn, who made the revelation while speaking at the outdooring of ex-President J. A. Kufuor as the patron of Ghana Job Bank Initiative last week, encouraged Ghanaian youth to emulate Albert Osei\u2019s effort and create opportunities for themselves where there is none.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we can\u2019t find opportunities, we can create one ourselves. I remember when Koko King came to town and he was frustrated, he couldn\u2019t find a job. He has just left UK and I met him personally and when he said the Koko King business I was one of the people who were laughing at him because how can a grown man like him sell \u2018koko\u2019 (porridge)? And I remember he was changing vendors every now and then, and he will bring it to me to taste it. I thought it was so funny but look at him now. So we can start small and finish big and create opportunities for others,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, he has created jobs for other people through Koko King,\u201d Joselyn added.<\/p>\n<p>Koko King is currently a very popular and big local food brand with global food safety and quality standards providing innovative local food solutions to local and international markets.<\/p>\n<p>It started operations in 2008 with a driver and a cook. Its total sales each morning was 20 meals, which was sold from a booth of a taxi at an office in Ridge. It now has over 100 locations within Accra, Tema and Kasoa with a large work force. Koko King revolutionised the traditional \u2018koko\u2019 breakfast for many of Accra\u2019s professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Albert had earlier said he was \u201cabused\u201d several times for venturing into \u2018koko\u2019 business after his masters degree in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 65 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Tuesday, 16 January 2018 Source: dailyguideafrica.com 2018-01-16 Ghanaian actress Joselyn Dumas Joselyn Dumas has revealed that she used to mock the decision of Albert Osei, owner of Koko King Food Company, to move from the UK to sell porridge on the streets of Accra. 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