Zambeef Products

Zambeef

Industry	Food, clothing
Headquarters	Zambia
Products	Meat, dairy, eggs, animal feed, leather
Number of employees	5,000+
Website	http://www.zambeefplc.com/

According to its website, Zambeef is the largest beef producer in Zambia.^[1] The company also provides feedlot services, and manufactures milk, chicken, eggs, leather and shoes. The company operates a fast food restaurant chain and a trucking company, including a fleet of refrigerated trucks. Zambeef grows crops, including wheat, maize, lucerne and soybeans, grows feed, and operates feed processing plants. Its subsidiaries include Master Meats Production Company, of Nigeria.^[2] The company's export business is active, especially throughout southern Africa.

'Zambeef claims to have a good Corporate Social Responsibility programme, since 2007 it has supported the African football social enterprise Alive & Kicking, giving it space on its Zamleather site as well as start up contributions.^[3]

Zambeef is listed on the Lusaka Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of over US$70 million.^[4]

Operations

Data
Zambeef:

Slaughters 60,000 cattle per year
Produces 8 million liters of milk per year
Processes 3.5 million chickens per year
Produces 20 million eggs per year
Produces 120 million tons of feed per
Processes 90,000 hides per year
Operates over 80 retail butcheries
Operates the in-store meat departments of the Shoprite supermarket chain

Brands
Zambeef brands include:

Zambeef
Zamchick
Zamchick Egg
Zamchick Inns
Zam Milk
Zamsip
Zamleather Limited
Zamshu

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