2004 Fact Sheet

ZAMBEEF PRODUCTS Plc is one of the most successful agri-businesses in Zambia and is a major player in the Zambian economy helping to feed the nation, create jobs and generate local wealth. The company has an annual turn over in excess of K160 billion.

  • The largest meat company in Zambia slaughtering 60,000 head of cattle per year
     

  • Largest feedlotter of quality cattle in Zambia producing 15,000 top quality grain fed animals per year which has earned the company and the country at large an enviable reputation in the region for quality beef
     

  • Largest chicken producer in Zambia processing 3.1 million chickens per annum
     

  • Largest milk producer milking 900 cows per day producing 7.7 million litres of milk per annum
     

  • Processes 70,000 hides per annum through its tannery mainly for export to Europe, China and the Far East and generates US$1.4 million in foreign exchange per annum
     

  • Grows wheat, maize, lucerne and soya beans with a total of 700 hectares of irrigated crops and 1,500 hectares of dry land crops for the last year
     

  • Sells high quality meat and processed meat products in a hygienic and customer-friendly environment through its 78 outlets throughout Zambia
     

  • Zambeef produces 120 tonnes of stock feed per day in its own stock feed plant for the dairy, chicken and beef operations making the company self sufficient in stock feed
     

  • The poultry and dairy farms together with the related plants are run by Zambians making the company one of the most highly Zambianised commercial farming outfits
     

  • A major egg producer currently producing 50,000 eggs per day
     

  • Employs 1,226 full time workers throughout Zambia with a larger concentration in the rural areas. In addition, a large number of seasonal workers are employed
     

  • The company's payroll is almost K1 billion every month
     

  • Has one of the largest trucking fleets in Zambia with 120 trucks to ensure that its products are delivered fresh to its customers throughout Zambia and for hauling cattle and feed
     

  • Reinvestment of K17 billion in capital expenditure in 2004
     

  • Amongst very few local companies contributing in excess of K7 billion to Government revenue every year through tax and duty remittances to Zambia Revenue Authority

    The company prides itself in the high level of reinvestment in the Zambian economy every year resulting in large real growth and thereby helping develop the Zambian economy and create employment.

 

   

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