adminThe confectionery and bread manufacturer was expected to commission its second production line that has a capacity to produce another 60 000 loaves of bread a day at the end of last month.
In an interview, Lobel’s managing director Mr Ngoni Mazango said they were still awaiting the arrival of spare parts for the plant’s oven.
“Once the spare parts arrive, we will commission the plant as soon as possible. There were some shipment challenges resulting in arrival delays of the consignment, which we bought from a company called Baker Packer,” he said.
Mr Mazango said he was not too sure about the nature of the shipment challenges.
“I am not too sure of the challenges. Delays in the shipment of our equipment from America could be that if the ship from overseas is not full, goods destined for Africa, may not be shipped until it is full,” he said.
He said the installation of the production line was almost complete. .
The production unit is one of many projects lined up by the company.
Since 2006, as part of their growth strategy initiatives, the confectionery and bread producer has been rolling out retail outlets countrywide.
The firm began its operations in Zimbabwe between the late 1940s and early 1950 when it was run by the Lobel brothers. In 2002, a consortium of local entrepreneurs came together and bought Lobel’s Bread in Harare and Bulawayo.
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