Slaughtering
Beef
Our main beef production site in Kalulushi processes approximately 1000 cattle per month into products for the home market and African customers. Zambia is the largest target market. We supply meat to national and international retailers, as well as food service and our own retail outlets. We also process fresh beef into semi-finished and finished products for the domestic and foreign retail markets.
Highest quality standards
Our site represents technical expertise combined with the latest production facilities. Together with the highest quality standards, this enables us to manufacture high-grade products. As one of the largest cattle slaughtering companies in the Copperbelt Province, Forte aspires to further expand its market position.
Full utilisation of the animals
At the Kalulushi site, around 95 percent of the animal is processed. From young bulls to healthy cattle’s. The different eating habits around the continent can thus be satisfied.
Pork
Forte is a national producer of pork with its production site in Kalulushi. Within the division Pork, we process roughly 700 pigs a month.
We deliver fresh pork and derived products to national and international retailers, foodservice and our own retail outlets. Forte processes fresh pork into semi-finished and finished products for the domestic and export retail market.
Poultry
Best quality and freshness
The key to our products’ freshness and quality assurance is the integrated inline production under one roof. The entire value creation chain, from slaughter to finishing to packaged product, takes place at one site. Amongst other benefits, this ensures continuous quality control and guarantees an uninterrupted refrigeration and hygiene line.
Livestock
We consider ourselves a partner of agriculture. With our focus on the sale, trade and transport of live animals for slaughter and production, we oversee the entire value-creation process from start to finish. We value the loyalty of our farmers and we always act in a cooperative, transparent and sustainable way.
“Providing a fair price for farmers and other chain partners.”
Meat processing
Forte produces and distributes a wide variety of fresh, smoked and processed sausage products mainly for the Zambian market and also for export to neighbouring countries. Our advanced production lines use the latest machine technology, facilitating an efficient and flexible production of quality products.
Forte’s retail product range is continually being developed. The demand for convenience products is increasing. Young consumers, especially, don’t want to spend a long time in the kitchen. But they do want to be able to vary their meat consumption. We respond to this demand with our broad range.
Individual B2B customer’s requests can also be met: be it stacked packs, overlapping fan packs, the convenient serve box, in a round format, in thick or very thin slices, in single or double layers, in small or large formats.
“Our Delicious brand is tailored to the needs of end-consumers. From beef to pork, from burgers to sausages, and many more … Discover the variety in wholesome food products Forte has to offer!”
Retail & Distribution
1/ Retail
Consumers want high-quality and delicious foods to be available anytime. Good knowledge of trends and needs is important to discern how consumers prefer to eat their food. Forte bundles all of its knowledge about markets, consumers, packaging, logistical processes, meat and herbs and spices with one goal: to assemble an optimum products assortment that meets the demands of shoppers.
Our retail brand The Butcher
Shopping in The Butcher is not like any other retail outlet. We like it to be an experience rather than a hassle. Our staff work hard and offer our customers the best in fresh food at great value prices and an unrivalled level of service. Walk in and you will be greeted by a friendly, welcoming atmosphere, as well as a genuine passion of the quality of the range we offer.
The Butcher offers a varied range of beef, pork and sausages from our plant, along with a large selection of fish, poultry, fruits and vegetables, beverages including beers and wines, and so much more – all at a great value. We are constantly building our product range while maintaining our partnership with local suppliers, developing our stores to ensure customers can expect the ‘WOW’ factor at all times.
“You see, when we say ‘BETTER FOOD, BETTER LIFE’ we really mean it.”
Kasumbalesa export wholesale and retail outlet
Strategically located within walking distance to the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the outlet sells products produced at its main plant together with other meat, such as poultry and fish, to customers from the D.R. Congo.
2/ Distribution
We are very proud of our relationships with our partners, many of whom are individual entrepreneurs and family businesses with a deep understanding of the needs of their local communities. To best meet the requirements of different markets and the wishes and needs of our partners, we offer a wide range of products, which include fast-moving basic articles as well as products from our plant.
Serving the food market
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Own retail outlets
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Supermarkets
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Convenience stores
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Catering companies
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Canteens
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Restaurants
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Hotels
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Petrol stations
“Forte would like to further expand its market share over the next years through the strong basis of its different brands and an excellent relationship with existing partners.”
International Trade
Successful positioning in international markets
The international activities of the Forte Group are controlled and implemented by the company’s head office in Kalulushi. Within the division, the group specifically plans and implements sales and marketing. This includes marketing and direct sales of the entire Forte products portfolio.
The team in the International Division constantly analyses foreign markets. The division also performs market and trend analyses and focuses on current megatrends, the development of consumer needs and competitive activities. The goal: to always be close to the pulse of market developments and to define niches for existing and new products and fill them as quickly as possible.
Transport
The specialist for temperature-controlled transport
A division of the Forte Group, Forte Transport is an international, cross-industry provider of transportation services, specializing in temperature-controlled transport.
We offer our customers a closed refrigeration chain with controlled temperatures from -20 to +25 °C.
Our core competence is supplying food retailers in Zambia.
This specifically includes the transportation of goods at temperatures between-20 and +2° C. Every day, the Forte Transport vehicles travel to several warehouses from the distribution centre in Kalulushi. Our drivers have the necessary specialist knowledge and considerable experience in the food industry.
We understand the absolute necessity to comply with cold chains, hygiene regulations and quality management. With the right technology, excellent service and constant monitoring, Forte Transport guarantees that its customers’ products arrive on time and retain their quality.
In addition to classic road transportation, Forte Transport offers flexible and cost-efficient opportunities for transporting goods to ports. To optimise these methods, we use ultra-light chassis.