{"id":9976,"date":"2026-01-23T22:25:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zda.org.zm\/vs\/izic\/?page_id=9976"},"modified":"2026-01-24T06:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T06:16:41","slug":"kalene-hills-fruit-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zda.org.zm\/izic\/kalene-hills-fruit-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalene Hills Fruit Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Project Title<\/strong><\/td>\nKalene Hills Fruit Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Description<\/td>\nKalene Hills Fruit Company Limited is a fruit and vegetable processing plant. The company is a subsidiary of the Zambia Fruit Company, wholly owned by the Industrial Development Cooperation. The IDC is a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) charged with the mandate to spearhead the Zambian Government\u2019s commercial investments agenda aimed at strengthening Zambia\u2019s industrial base. Project Milestones<\/strong> The processing plant was commissioned in 2022 and is currently producing pineapple juice, pineapple jam and mineral water. The plant is scheduled to roll out additional products: tomato sauce, pineapple rings & chunks, dilutable pineapple & cream soda juices. Market Potential<\/strong> The project\u2019s immediate target markets include North-western, Copperbelt and Western Provinces and has export potential to Angola, Namibia and Congo DR. Kalene Hills intends to leverage export markets as secondary consumers of its produce. A market assessment of the export market shows Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo to be bulk purchasers and will be targeted. Financial KPI<\/strong> 20% \u2013 30% of EBITDA Margin and 10%-15% of Net Profit Margin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Location<\/td>\nMwinilunga, Northwestern Province<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lead Agency\/Project Promoter<\/td>\nIndustrial Development Corporation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Type of investment<\/td>\nFDI, LDI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capital Type<\/td>\nEquity Capital of USD4.7 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Cost<\/td>\nUSD7.2 million.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Status<\/td>\nBrown Field Project \u2013 feasibility study<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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