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3.5.1 Zambia Food Suppliers
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Overview

Food is readily available and there is significant number of producers and major retailers able to provide food commodities in the country.  Suppliers have locations for collection of commodities direct from farms and production facilities primarily in the north and east.  Food Reserve Agency (FRA) is the national strategic grain reserve and holds primarily maize in its facilities throughout the country.  Milled commodities particularly maize meal is available in every supermarket.  Most millers have both a processing plant and retail stores.  Fortification is not widespread and the national policy is being developed. There are oil plants both in Lusaka and the Copperbelt. The largest sugar producer is Zambia Sugar PLC located about 125 km south of Lusaka and there are also some sugar producers in Luapula and Lusaka provinces.  Other food commodities like rice are available on the market and predominantly grown in Western and Eastern Provinces of Zambia.


Additional information can be located from sources which are regularly maintained and reflect current facts and figures. For more specific and detailed overviews of food availability and market conditions, please consult the following sources:

WFP Vulnerability and Analysis Mapping (VAM): http://vam.wfp.org/CountryPage_overview.aspx?iso3=ZMB

USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET): https://www.fews.net/search?keywords=zambia&f[0]=field_report_primary_area%3A40 

FAO: FAO Country Profiles: Zambia  | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations


For more information on food supplier contact details, please see the following link: 4.10 Zambia Supplier Contact List.


Retail Sector

There are several retailers that have a major presence in the region such as Shoprite, and Game that provide a wide range of grocery and general goods and services.

Types of Retailers Available

Type of Retailer

Rank (1-5)

Supermarket – concentrates mainly in supplying a range of food, beverage, cleaning and sanitation products; have significant purchasing power; are often part of national/regional/global chains.

1

Convenience Store/Mini Market – medium sized shop; offers a more limited range of products than supermarkets; usually has good/stable purchasing power; may be part of chain or cooperative.

2

Permanent shop with strong supply capacity – individually/family owned store; usually offers fewer commodities and a limited selection of brands; good storage and reliable supply options.

2

Permanent shop with limited supply capacity – individually/family owned store; offers fewer commodities and a limited selection of brands; limited storage and unstable supply options.

2

Mobile Shop/Market Stand – individually/family owned store; usually offers fewer commodities and a limited selection of brands; may be found at outdoor markets, camps or unstable environments.

1

Wholesale - ETG – Export Trading Co Ltd (Lusaka)

ETG has been operating in Lusaka and deal primarily with maize which makes up 80% of its activity, soya beans, groundnuts and pigeon peas. They are part of the ETG group in the Southern Africa region (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, and South Africa), and are a major shareholders of Quality Commodities who produce Supercereal (CSB).    

Supplier Overview

Company Name

Export Trading Co Ltd  (ETG)

Address

Plot No. 8087 Chinika Industrial Area, Off Mumbwa Road, PO Box 30090, Lusaka, Zambia

Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity? 

No

Does the supplier have its own retail capacity? 

Yes only for farming inputs e.g. fertilizers

Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?

No for local deliveries.  Yes for cross border deliveries.

Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?

Yes – total capacity +100,000  MT of which 48,000MT in silos, remainder in warehouses.

Approximate Turnover in MT 

Approximately 100-150,000MT per year

Payment Methods Accepted

Prefers electronic transfers.

Other Comments or Key Information

For UN agencies prefers FCA contracts for deliveries due to border transit issues if moving cargo to Kenya, Uganda, or South Sudan.

Primary Goods / Commodities Available

Commodities by Type**

Comments

00 - Live animals (other than fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.)

n/a

 

01 - Meat and meat preparations

n/a


02 - Dairy products and birds’ eggs

n/a

 

03 - Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs…

n/a

 

04 - Cereals and cereal preparations

Maize

Purchased in Zambia

05 - Vegetables and fruit

Soya beans, pigeon peas, groundnuts

Purchased in Zambia

06 - Sugars, sugar preparations and honey

n/a

 

07 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

n/a

 

09 - Miscellaneous edible products and preparations

n/a

 

41 - Animal oils and fats

n/a

 

42/43 - Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated

Vegetable oil

Has an oil processing plant on Mamba Rd in Lusaka, cannot fortify.


Wholesale – Olam Zambia

Supplier Overview

Company Name

Olam Zambia

Address

F-2 Green Park Estates

Plot 396/A, Kafue Road

P.O Box 33664, LUSAKA

Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?

Yes

Approximate Turnover in MT


Payment Methods Accepted

Electronic

Other Comments or Key Information


 

Primary Goods / Commodities Available

Commodities by Type**

Comments

00 - Live animals (other than fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.)

n/a

 

01 - Meat and meat preparations

n/a


02 - Dairy products and birds’ eggs

n/a

 

03 - Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs…

n/a

 

04 - Cereals and cereal preparations

Maize

 

05 - Vegetables and fruit

Pulses

 

06 - Sugars, sugar preparations and honey

n/a

 

07 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

n/a

 

09 - Miscellaneous edible products and preparations

n/a

 

41 - Animal oils and fats

n/a

 

42/43 - Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated

n/a

  


Wholesale – Savanna Commodities

Supplier Overview

Company Name

Savanna Commodities

Address

Plot 11309 Nyakatolo Road, Northmead

P.O. Box 32923, LUSAKA

Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?

Yes

Approximate Turnover in MT

n/a

Payment Methods Accepted

Electronic

Other Comments or Key Information


 

Primary Goods / Commodities Available

Commodities by Type**

Comments

00 - Live animals (other than fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.)

n/a

 

01 - Meat and meat preparations

n/a


02 - Dairy products and birds’ eggs

n/a

 

03 - Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs…

n/a

 

04 - Cereals and cereal preparations

Maize

 

05 - Vegetables and fruit

Pulses

 

06 - Sugars, sugar preparations and honey

n/a

 

07 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

n/a

 

09 - Miscellaneous edible products and preparations

n/a

 

41 - Animal oils and fats

n/a

 

42/43 - Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated

n/a

  



Wholesale – Food Reserve Agency (FRA)

Government parastatal agency holding strategic reserves for the country – primarily maize. Buys directly from farmers and producers.

Supplier Overview

Company Name

Food Reserve Agency

Address

P.O. Box 340548, Lusaka

Manda Road, Industrial Area

Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?

Yes

Approximate Turnover in MT

500,000m MT

Payment Methods Accepted

Electronic

Other Comments or Key Information


 

Other Locations

Region(s)

Service Location(s)

Every Province and district in Zambia

Every Province and District and in many cases by town or village.

Primary Goods / Commodities Available

Commodities by Type**

Comments

00 - Live animals (other than fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.)

n/a

 

01 - Meat and meat preparations

n/a


02 - Dairy products and birds’ eggs

n/a

 

03 - Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs…

n/a

 

04 - Cereals and cereal preparations

Maize

 

05 - Vegetables and fruit

Pulses

 

06 - Sugars, sugar preparations and honey

n/a

 

07 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

n/a

 

09 - Miscellaneous edible products and preparations

n/a

 

41 - Animal oils and fats

n/a

 

42/43 - Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated

n/a

 

  

Wholesale – Olympic Milling CBT LTD

Supplier Overview

Company Name

Olympic Milling CBT Ltd

Address

Plot No. 872, Sungamwana Road

Ndola Industrial Sites

P.O. BOX 73727

Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?

 

Yes

Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?

 

Yes

Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?

Yes

Approximate Turnover in MT

 

n/a

Payment Methods Accepted

Electronic

Other Comments or Key Information

Also mills food products, maize meal primarily

 

Other Locations

Region(s)

Service Location(s)

Lusaka, Copperbelt and Eastern Province

Lusaka, Ndola, Chipata

Primary Goods / Commodities Available

Commodities by Type**

Comments

00 - Live animals (other than fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.)

n/a

 

01 - Meat and meat preparations

n/a


02 - Dairy products and birds’ eggs

n/a

 

03 - Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs…

n/a

 

04 - Cereals and cereal preparations

Maize

 

05 - Vegetables and fruit

Pulses

 

06 - Sugars, sugar preparations and honey

n/a

 

07 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

n/a

 

09 - Miscellaneous edible products and preparations

n/a

 

41 - Animal oils and fats

n/a

 

42/43 - Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated

n/a

 

 

Wholesale – CHC Commodities

Supplier Overview

Company Name

CHC Commodities

Address

Mwembeshi Road, Lusaka         

 P.O. Box 34863, GSS Complex

Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?

Yes

Approximate Turnover in MT

n/a

Payment Methods Accepted

Electronic

Other Comments or Key Information


 

Primary Goods / Commodities Available

Commodities by Type**

Comments

00 - Live animals (other than fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.)

n/a

 

01 - Meat and meat preparations

n/a


02 - Dairy products and birds’ eggs

n/a

 

03 - Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs…

n/a

 

04 - Cereals and cereal preparations

Maize

 

05 - Vegetables and fruit

Pulses

 

06 - Sugars, sugar preparations and honey

n/a

 

07 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

n/a

 

09 - Miscellaneous edible products and preparations

n/a

 

41 - Animal oils and fats

n/a

 

42/43 - Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated

n/a

 

 

Wholesale – Louis Dreyfus Company Limited (Formerly NWK)

Supplier Overview

Company Name

CHC Commodities

Address

Farm No.397A Kafue Road, Lusaka, Zambia, 30178

Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?

Yes

Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?

Np

Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?

Yes

Approximate Turnover in MT

10,000 – 50,000MT

Payment Methods Accepted

Electronic

Other Comments or Key Information


 

Primary Goods / Commodities Available

Commodities by Type**

Comments

00 - Live animals (other than fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.)

n/a

 

01 - Meat and meat preparations

n/a


02 - Dairy products and birds’ eggs

n/a

 

03 - Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs…

n/a

 

04 - Cereals and cereal preparations

Maize, soya bean

 

05 - Vegetables and fruit

pulses

 

06 - Sugars, sugar preparations and honey

n/a

 

07 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

n/a

 

09 - Miscellaneous edible products and preparations

n/a

 

41 - Animal oils and fats

n/a

 

42/43 - Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated

n/a

 


Wholesale – United Africa Grains (UAG)

Supplier Overview

Company Name

CHC Commodities

Address

Plot 10111, Off Mumbwa Road, Industrial Area, Lusaka Zambia

+260211845593

Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?

No

Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?

Yes

Approximate Turnover in MT

5000 – 30,000 MT

Payment Methods Accepted

Electronic

Other Comments or Key Information


 

Primary Goods / Commodities Available

Commodities by Type**

Comments

00 - Live animals (other than fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.)

n/a

 

01 - Meat and meat preparations

n/a


02 - Dairy products and birds’ eggs

n/a

 

03 - Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs…

n/a

 

04 - Cereals and cereal preparations

Maize

 

05 - Vegetables and fruit

Pulses

 

06 - Sugars, sugar preparations and honey

n/a

 

07 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

n/a

 

09 - Miscellaneous edible products and preparations

n/a

 

41 - Animal oils and fats

n/a

 

42/43 - Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated

n/a

 

**For non-FOOD products please see section 3.5.2 Additional Suppliers, and for fuel and petroleum products please see section 3.1 Fuel.

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