Who owns Zambeef?
Zambeef is owned by Zambeef Products PLC (Zambia, LuSE: ZAMBEEF).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Zambeef Products PLC 2025 Annual Report. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Zambeef Products PLC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇲 Zambia, Lusaka
- Origin
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Founded
- 1994
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Fresh meat & poultry
- Parent ticker
- LuSE: ZAMBEEF AIM: ZAM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Zambeef
Zambeef is the beef brand the company is named after, sold as whole carcasses, choice cuts, ground beef, lamb and goat in four grades from commercial to super or prime. The business began in 1994 as a small butchery and now has five beef abattoirs and three feedlots, and it runs the butcheries inside Shoprite supermarkets in Zambia, where it first won that concession in 1995.
Ownership timeline of Zambeef
Where Zambeef sits in Zambeef
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Zambeef
Zambeef controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in fresh meat & poultry, and who owns them
The 60 brands in fresh meat & poultry on Brandtree belong to 29 owners. The largest is LDC, with 6; Zambeef has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Doux | LDC | 🇫🇷 France |
| Assilah | MHP | 🇨🇾 Cyprus |
| Bostock's | Inghams | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Sopraval | Agrosuper | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Kaišiadorių Paukštynas | Akola Group | 🇱🇹 Lithuania |
| Pollo Indio | CMI | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
| Friboi | JBS | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Mr. Chancho | Pronaca | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
About the owner: Zambeef
Zambeef is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, founded in 1994. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as LuSE: ZAMBEEF and AIM: ZAM.
Zambeef Products is the largest integrated cold chain food and agribusiness company in Zambia. It was founded in June 1994 as a small butchery business and now farms wheat, maize and soya, runs beef abattoirs and feedlots, poultry, pork and dairy plants, flour mills, a stockfeed business and a tannery and shoe factory, and sells through its own shops and the butcheries it operates in Shoprite supermarkets. It is listed in Lusaka and on London's AIM. On 29 April 2026 British International Investment converted its preference shares into ordinary shares, taking its voting rights to about 59 per cent.
🇿🇲 Zambeef and other Zambian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 23 brands that began in Zambia. All of them are controlled from Zambia.
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- Nyama Soya — Trade Kings 🇿🇲
- Royal Oak — Trade Kings 🇿🇲
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Zambeef?
The parent company of Zambeef is Zambeef Products PLC, a publicly listed company headquartered in Zambia.
Is Zambeef Zambian?
Yes. Zambeef originated in Zambia in 1994 and its owner, Zambeef Products PLC, is also headquartered in Zambia.
Is Zambeef still owned by Zambeef Products PLC?
Yes. As of 17 September 2026, Zambeef is still owned by Zambeef Products PLC. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Zambeef Products PLC 2025 Annual Report — Zambeef Products PLC, Annual report; retrieved 17 September 2026.
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