In 1979, Mr. Augustine Lusiba was working for Printing and Packaging Coorporation as the Sales Manager. The company dealt in the sale of packaging materials and labels.

After leaving Printing and Packaging Coop, Mr. Lusiba was unemployed and it was at this time that he decided to start his own company.

Gustro Limited was registered as a small company in 1979 and occupied a single room in Kenda House on Tom Mboya Street in Nairobi.