admin
Harare Bureau
LOCAL beverages manufacturer Schweppes Zimbabwe plans to export some of its products into the Southern African Development Community. In an e-mailed response to our Harare Bureau, Schweppes marketing and public affairs executive Unaiswi Nleya said the company has started discussions with some of the partners.
“We are already in the process of negotiating with various partners in the selected regional markets and should start shipping products as soon as we have concluded trade agreements,” she said.
“Our long-term goal is to grow our business beyond Zimbabwe. However, this year, our regional business model is focused on driving exports of Mazoe cordials and Minute Maid juices into select regional markets, namely Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique and Angola.
“We have already restructured our organisation and set up a dedicated team just for that purpose,” she said.
Nleya added that they anticipate to incur normal operating costs associated with developing export business.
Online Reporter