16/05/2016
Food processor upgrades outlets and operation centres to enhance customer experience
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Food company Zambeef Products Plc has completed refurbishment of its latest outlet along Chandwe Musonda Road in Lusaka, bringing the facility up to world-class standards.
“The consumer purchase experience is very important and by improving the design of our facilities countrywide we hope to create more spacious, functional and inviting premises that will make it more enjoyable and convenient for them,” said Zambeef Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager Felix Lupindula.
Renovations were carried out in line with the food company’s goal to upgrade its 150 outlets and operation centres across the country to international standards. This is to enhance efficiency and ease of operation of the centres with a major focus on strict hygiene practices.
“Hygiene in the food and beverage industry can never be overstated. It is our constant goal to ensure our products give consumers peace of mind knowing they have been processed and packaged with utmost care and strict adherence to international as well as local standards,” added Mr Lupindula.
Zambeef has also embarked on setting up macro outlets, such as the one at Ten Miles on the Great North Road, which will enable consumers to purchase all products from Zambeef and its subsidiaries in one convenient location.
Zambeef Products Plc is one of the largest integrated food companies in Zambia and the region. The group is principally involved in the production, processing, distribution and retailing of beef, chicken, pork, milk, dairy products, eggs, stockfeed and flour. The group also has large row cropping operations (principally maize, soya beans and wheat), with approximately 8,120 hectares of row crops under irrigation which is planted twice a year and a further 8,480 hectares of rain-fed/dry-land crops planted each year producing 120,000 tons of grain annually. The group is also in the process of rolling out its West Africa expansion in Nigeria and Ghana.
The company slaughters around 58,000 beef cattle, 7.9 million chickens and 53,000 pigs per annum, while also processing 12.3 million litres of milk, producing 130,000 tons of stockfeed, 40 million eggs, 89,000 shoes and processes 99,000 hides in its tannery per year.. It has 150 retail outlets throughout Zambia and West Africa, along with four wholesale depots.
Zambeef employs over 6,000 people with a total of ZMW231million paid in remuneration and benefits in the last year. Zambeef generated US$38m in US Dollar income and contributed ZMW128m to Government in taxes and duties.
More information is available at www.zambeefplc.com
