During H115, Zambeef has made significant progress in improving the profitability of its core cold chain food distribution businesses. Gross profits from the beef, chicken, pork, milk, eggs and fish operations rose by 29% year on year to $21.3m (48% in kwacha terms), resulting in the group generating $0.1m profit before tax (adjusted for unrealised forex) compared with a $3.2m loss in H114. Following the disposal of the non-core Zamanita business which completed earlier this month, we reinsta

23 Jun 2015
Growth in cold chain business drives turnaround

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Growth in cold chain business drives turnaround
During H115, Zambeef has made significant progress in improving the profitability of its core cold chain food distribution businesses. Gross profits from the beef, chicken, pork, milk, eggs and fish operations rose by 29% year on year to $21.3m (48% in kwacha terms), resulting in the group generating $0.1m profit before tax (adjusted for unrealised forex) compared with a $3.2m loss in H114. Following the disposal of the non-core Zamanita business which completed earlier this month, we reinsta