CCBZ reports growth as business environment improves

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

COCA-Cola Beverages Zambia (CCBZ) says the country’s stabilising macroeconomic fundamentals have continued to yield positive results for the private sector, with the company recording impressive performance during the 2025 financial year.
The company has also awarded more than K1.8 million in prizes to customers under its distributor Tuk Tuk Challenge, an initiative designed to use data-driven insights on product sales to reward distribution businesses with growth-enhancing incentives.
CCBZ Public Affairs Specialist Panji Banda said this on the side-lines of the handover ceremony on Friday.
Mr Banda attributed the company’s strong results to the stabilisation of key business fundamentals over the past 18 months, which has created a more predictable environment for growth and strengthened consumer confidence.
“The upward trajectory of the country’s macroeconomic environment has provided a solid platform for our expansion. Following a great year in 2025, the business is now eyeing an even more prosperous 2026. Our markets are looking good, and we are seeing that reflected in our consumers,” he said.
On the distributor campaign, CCBZ General Manager Josphat Mwangi noted that the initiative helps ensure Coca-Cola products remain easily accessible across the country.
Mr Mwangi said 10 Tuk Tuk delivery vehicles and five truckloads of soft drink products were awarded to distribution partners who achieved high scores based on volume, delivery efficiency and product display criteria.
“This is more than just rewarding the 10 winners with tools to expand their businesses. Each vehicle should generate incremental revenue of about K30, 000 every single day. More importantly, it also means 10 new jobs have been created,” Mr Mwangi said.
He encouraged distributors to maximise the opportunity by proving the concept works, which would allow the company to scale up investments, reward more partners and create additional employment opportunities.
“As you prove it, it allows us to scale, invest more, reward more winners and create more jobs,” Mr Mwangi said.