Tropical Heat was established in 1973 as a small ethnic snack cottage industry. Today, it is one of the leading manufacturers of spices and snacks in the East African region and the brand Tropical Heat is a household name in Kenya. The company manufactures a vast range of spices and snacks. The spices include pure spices, herbs, seasonings, masalas and salts. Snack items comprise of potato crisps, ethnic snacks, Kenyan chevda, peanuts, rice cakes and extruded snacks.