Company History

About Tanganda Tea Company

Formed in 1924, Tanganda Tea Company has become the largest producer, packer and distributor of tea in Zimbabwe. The company has also developed the largest hectarage of both macadamia nuts and avocados to become the single largest producer of both crops in Zimbabwe. The company is also the largest coffee producer and bottles spring water. Tanganda is divided into two operating divisions, the Agricultural and Beverage divisions.

The Agricultural division is based in Chipinge and consists of five estates under tea, coffee, avocados and macadamia nuts.  The tinga mira spring water bottling plant is also located on one of the estates.This division has an active out-grower scheme that supports tea farmers around Chipinge. The out grower scheme covers more than 1000 hectares of land.

The Beverage division focuses on creating and developing brands mainly from, but not limited to, the company’s primary agricultural products. The division consists of a blending and packaging plant in Mutare with sales and distribution depots in Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru and Mutare. The division’s market is mainly local but has a growing export market into the region. New consumer product and services development is a key focus for the division.

Both the Agricultural and Beverage division get administration and financial support services from the Corporate and Administration division.

OUR JOURNEY OVER THE YEARS

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Herbert Nkala

Non-Executive Chairman

Herbert Nkala is a Businessman and a Marketing Consultant. Herbert holds a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree from the University of Wales (U.K.) and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Zimbabwe. 

His leadership career in the corporate world began as a Technical Executive with Dairibord Zimbabwe and he subsequently became the Marketing Director for the same company and later joined Delta as Marketing Director for the National Breweries of Zimbabwe. 

He continued his leadership growth as Chief Executive Officer and led the transformation of the then Zimbabwe Tourism Investment Company to Rainbow Tourism Group Limited, culminating in its listing on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.

Herbert is currently the Chairman of the boards of FBC Holdings Limited and OK Zimbabwe Limited, both of which are listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. Herbert is a former chairman of African Sun Limited, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), Astra Holdings amongst many other Public and Private entities. He is also a trustee of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Foundation.