3.5.1 Zambia Food Suppliers | Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments

Overview
Retail Sector
Wholesale - ETG – Export Trading Co Ltd (Lusaka)
Wholesale – Olam Zambia
Wholesale – Savanna Commodities
Wholesale – Food Reserve Agency (FRA)
Wholesale – Olympic Milling CBT LTD
Wholesale – CHC Commodities
Wholesale – Louis Dreyfus Company Limited (Formerly NWK)
Wholesale – United Africa Grains (UAG)

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.

Commodities by Type**		Comments
Primary Goods / Commodities Available
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

Company Name	Savanna Commodities
Supplier Overview
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.

Company Name	Food Reserve Agency
Supplier Overview
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.

Commodities by Type**		Comments
Primary Goods / Commodities Available
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

Commodities by Type**		Comments
Primary Goods / Commodities Available
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

Commodities by Type**		Comments
Primary Goods / Commodities Available
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)

Company Name	CHC Commodities
Supplier Overview
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

Commodities by Type**		Comments
Primary Goods / Commodities Available
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)

Company Name	CHC Commodities
Supplier Overview
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

Commodities by Type**		Comments
Primary Goods / Commodities Available
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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