Namibia Dairies ships its inaugural batch of Rietfontein Lengthy Life juices to Zimbabwe | Meals Enterprise Africa

NAMIBIA – Namibia Dairies, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & Record Group (O&L), has exported its first cargo of Rietfontein Lengthy Life juices to Zimbabwe.

The corporate stated the success follows almost eight months of in depth discussions and groundwork with firm companions and regulating companies to make sure compliance with all needed export and import necessities.

This milestone expands Namibia Dairies’ footprint within the Southern African Improvement Neighborhood (SADC) area, opening alternatives that align with the organisation’s imaginative and prescient for 2029.

O&L chief operations officer and chairperson for Namibia Dairies Wynand Oosthuizen stated “The corporate is happy and proud. However greater than that, we’re genuinely passionate concerning the alternatives this opens up for our firm and our nation.”

“We intention to make this cargo the primary of many, ideally opening the way in which for extra of our merchandise to search out their approach onto Zimbabwean cabinets and houses.”

The corporate added that the merchandise can be distributed and merchandised by Doltek. Doltek has 12 years of expertise redistributing into the Zimbabwean market, and is the official distributer of Heineken and Namibia Breweries Restricted in Zimbabwe.

This collaboration ensures that the high-quality juices from Namibia Dairies will attain shoppers throughout Zimbabwe.

Oosthuizen defined the transfer isn’t just about progress, but in addition about dedication to creating a optimistic influence, guaranteeing long-term sustainability and enhancing individuals’s livelihoods.

In line with ReportLinker, a market evaluation agency, Zimbabwe’s juice import market is projected to climb to roughly US$12.3 million by 2028.

This marks a rise from the US$11.6 million recorded in 2023, with a median annual progress price of 0.9%. Since 2006, the nation’s demand for juice has risen by 2.2% every year.

On the export entrance, Zimbabwean juice exports are anticipated to achieve almost US$4.5 million by 2028, up from US$3.8 million in 2023.

This means a median yearly progress price of two.6%. Since 2000, Zimbabwe’s juice provide has elevated by 1.8% yearly.

Statista additionally initiatives a consumer penetration to be at 1.2% in 2024 and is predicted to hit 1.2% by 2029 because the juices market is predicted to point out a quantity progress, at residence of two.9% in 2025.