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Who we are

About Cairns Holdings

Cairns Holdings is one of Zimbabwe’s established food manufacturing companies, with a history dating back to 1947. The company manufactures and markets a diverse portfolio of food products across several categories, including snacks, groceries, breakfast cereals, canned foods, jams, confectionery and wines.

Operating through three strategic business units — Cairns Foods, Cashel Valley and Charhons — the company has manufacturing facilities in Harare, Mutare and Marondera.

Cairns Holdings is home to some of Zimbabwe’s well-known consumer brands, including Willards, Spuds, Chompkins, Cashel Valley, Sun Jam and Charhons.

The company continues to invest in product development, manufacturing capabilities and quality standards to meet changing consumer needs and strengthen its position in the Zimbabwean food industry.

What drives us

Purpose, vision & values

Purpose

To enrich everyday lives by making trusted brands available consistently wherever consumers shop and engage.

Vision

To become the most trusted consumer goods group in every market we serve – with the brands people find first and choose most often.

Mission

We manufacture everyday food and consumer brands, and we take them to market ourselves, working with customers of every size to keep our products available, wherever people shop, connect and engage.

Our Values

Quality

We stand behind every product that carries our brands. Safety and consistency are non-negotiable.

Availability

We are accountable for getting our brands onto shelves and keeping them there, in every channel we serve.

Discipline

We apply operational and financial rigour to how we invest, govern and grow.

Integrity

We act ethically, transparently and responsibly in every decision and relationship.

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Our businesses

Three businesses, one Cairns

Cairns Holdings operates through three strategic business units:

Cairns Foods

Chips, extruded snacks, breakfast cereals, cooking aids, grains and wines.

ChipsSpuds, Ripples, Chipstix and Chompkins
Extruded snacksWillards snacks and Lakkernax
Breakfast cerealsWillards Cornflakes, Willards Bran Flakes and ProNutro
Cooking aidsBrono gravy, Madras curry, Willards custard and jelly, Tip Top vinegar, Willards bicarbonate of soda and cornflour
GrainsSavonuts popcorn and sugar beans
WinesMukuyu Symphony Rosé, Tawny Port and Altar Wine

Cashel Valley

Canned fruit and vegetables, jams and sauces.

Canned foodsCashel Valley baked beans and Cashel Valley tomato puree
JamsSun Jam, Top Jam and Border Streams jam
SaucesTomango tomato sauce

Charhons

Biscuits and confectionery.

BiscuitsLoose biscuits, chocolate-coated biscuits and crunchy cookies
ConfectioneryPicadilly mint and strawberry imperials

How we got here

Generations of making moments

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Today

Cairns Holdings today

Over time, the group’s different food operations were consolidated under Cairns Holdings, which today operates through three strategic business units: Cairns Foods, Cashel Valley and Charhons.

Today, Cairns Holdings manufactures products locally across facilities in Harare, Mutare and Marondera, with a portfolio spanning snacks, groceries, canned foods, jams, confectionery and beverages.

The business continues to build on generations of Zimbabwean food manufacturing experience while evolving its products and brands for today’s consumers.

Looking ahead

Building a stronger homegrown food business

Cairns Holdings continues to focus on growth, innovation and making its products accessible to consumers wherever they are.

The ambition is to build a stronger homegrown food business while creating value for consumers, communities and the markets Cairns serves.

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions

We have been making food for generations, so there is a good chance we have answered your question before. Browse some of our most frequently asked questions below. If you still cannot find what you are looking for, get in touch with us.

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