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Victor Maphosa-Mashonaland East Bureau
Businesses can grow in Zimbabwe under the Government’s policies of creating and maintaining the right environment, Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Rajesh Modi noted on his recent tour of Proton Bakers in Marondera, where the company has installed a new bread manufacturing plant.
The US$3,6 million plant has a capacity of producing 2 500 loaves of bread per hour.
“This is one of the running and prosperous industries not only in Marondera, but in our country also.
“The company, I am told, has future plans to expand and make more bread. So it is a positive attitude from the company. They have confidence in the environment and we urge other industrialists to also do something positive because that will make a difference as we march towards Vision 2030.
“I commend Proton Bakers for buying their flour from local milling companies who are using local wheat. Government is constantly working to improve and address challenges that industries or any other people are facing. Government, first of all is already stabilising the economy as you can see,” he said.
Proton Bakers managing director Mr Gerry Tselentis said his company will forever be thankful to Government for its continued support.
“The generally conducive and enabling economic environment prevalent in the country has greatly assisted the company to install a new bread manufacturing plant, adding a further 2 500 bread loaves to our production per hour, or a further 60 000 loaves per day bringing bakery full bread production to 200 000 loaves per day.
“Honourable Deputy Minister, I would like to sincerely thank you and Government of the Second Republic of Zimbabwe for your continued support, in assisting us to pursue our business endeavours, by creating a conducive, peaceful and harmoniously enabling environment,” he said.
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