OUR HISTORY

For two decades, we have been at the forefront of the cigarette manufacturing industry, crafting some of the finest tobacco products in Africa. Our expertise in delivering sophisticated, tailored brands to meet the tastes of our local and international markets has earned us a reputation as a leader in the industry. We are continually innovating and creating unique smoking experiences, with a commitment to delivering excellence in all our products.

2001

Savanna Tobacco’s journey begins.

2003

We acquire state-of-the-art machinery for cigarette manufacturing

2004

Our first brand, Pacific Blue, is launched.

2005

Pacific Storm and Pacific Mist are launched

2006

Pacific Breeze is launched

2007

Pegasus range is launched

2008

We embark on a contract-growing scheme with local farmers

2009

Branson family of cigarettes is launched. We acquire BMZ auction floors and get to work refurbishing them.

2010

We move to the new, world-class premises on 1 March.

2011

We import a state-of-the-art Foil Wrap Packer from Germany. This machine is the first of its kind in Africa. It packs cigarettes in unique resealable foil

2012

A second Flow-Wrap Packer is imported to increase our packing capabilities to include 2 and 5 packs.

2014

We become the first Zimbabwean company to license Cigarette vendors in the informal sector, legalizing over 1200 vendors.

2015

We roll out the Micro-Entrepreneurs Empowerment Programme (MEEP), which identifies and capacitates over 3000 small business people with distribution facilities, product lines and support networks.