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NATIONAL PRODUCT OF MALAWI
              Varun Beverages  Limited                                                                                                                                                                      Varun Beverages Limited

                                                                                                                                                                      added another line with additional 600 bottles per minutes

                                                                                                                                                                      in December 2018. This translates into monthly capacity of
                                                                                                                                                                      about 1,50 Million cases.



                                                                                                                                                                       Further, it has commissioned a preform production line with
                                                                                                                                                                      a capacity of about 1Million cases per month on full capacity
                                                                                                                                                                      in  January  2019  with  an  objective  to  increase  value  addition
                                                                                                                                                                      in  the  country through backward  integration. Subsequently
                                                                                                                                                                      the Company added a can line with 400 bottles per minute in

                                                                                                                                                                      October 2019. The Company started producing energy drinks,
                                                                                                                                                                      first of the energy drinks manufactured in Zimbabwe.



                                                                                                                                                                      Recently, the Company has planned for another preform
                                                                                                                                                                      production line to complete backward integration to increase
                                                                                                                                                                      value  addition  in  the  Country,  increase  export  opportunity
                                                                                                                                                                      and reduce import value accordingly.



                                                                                                                                                                      In addition to above the company has commissioned another
                                                                                                                                                                      production line specifically for water (Aqua Clear) and cordial
                                                                                                                                                                      (Soul Sip) with production capacity of 400 bottles per minute

                                                                                                                                                                      which has been installed in December 2020 to serve the market
                                                                                                                                                                      as the company was unable to produce water in previous
                                                                                                                                                                      installed capacity. After this production line the company have
                                                                                                                                                                      3.24 million cases total capacity at 100% efficiency to produce
                                                                                                                                                                      and sell in the market including exports.



                                                                                                                                                                       With this increased capacity, the Company is not only be able
                                                                                                                                                                      to meet the demand of domestic market, but also stepping up

                                                                                                                                                                      our efforts to explore exports.


                                                                                                                                                                      WHY VARUN BEVERAGE LIMITED
                                                                                                                                                                      Apart  from  producing  quality,  health  and  taste  drinks  in
                                                                                                                                                                      the  region  the  company  has  played  number  of  the  major

                                                                                                                                                                      role  in  improving  the  lives  of  people  in  Zimbabwe,  through
                                                                                                                                                                      various  initiatives  and  currently  The  Company  offers  direct
                                                                                                                                                                      employment to Approx. 2000 people and indirect employment

                                                                                                                                                                      to approx. 6000 people and we engage with about 50,000
                                                                                                                                                                      traders to create wealth in the system.
                                                                                                                                                                      We are making efforts to quickly scale up the exports model.



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