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2005
Company Profile
Strategy
To continue to expand our business in areas which the company believes it has
a comparative advantage, not only within Zambia but within Sub-Saharan Africa, with the aim of
being the leading food provider for the region.
 Vision
To be the region's leading food provider.
Zambeef's
Financial
Performance
- Consistent growth in revenue and profits over past 5 years
- Revenues up over 300%
- Profit after tax up over 500%
- Significant profit growth anticipated in 2006
See 6 year Financial Performance
graphs
Zambeef
Staff
- Employs 1,385 workers throughout Zambia with a larger concentration in
rural areas
Economic
Contributions
- Amongst the few local companies contributing in excess of US$1.5m
to Government revenue each year through taxes and duties
Zambeef's
Strengths
- Large re-investments
- Highly Zambianised motivated work force
- Concentration on activities and markets in which we believe we have a
comparative advantage
- High emphasis on efficient production
- Amongst the few local companies contributing in excess of US$1.5m to
Government revenue each year through taxes and duties
Our
Growth
Prospects
- The business is fully vertically integrated and well diversified
- The October 2004 acquisition of the 2,000 hectare Gwembe irrigation
project offers significant profit growth for the next two to three years
- 2,000 hectares of soya bean in the summer
- 2,000 hectares of wheat and winter maize in winter
- US$300k new
milk processing plant commenced
production in June 2005
- Increased added value products (drinking yoghurt, cheese,
cream)
- Geographic opportunities in the region outside Zambia
- Opportunities to leverage the Zambeef retail and distribution networks
2005 Annual Report
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