About Tanganda Tea Company
FORMED in 1924, Tanganda Tea Company has become the largest producer, packer and distributor of tea in Zimbabwe. Tanganda has also developed the largest hectarage of macadamia nuts and avocados to become the single largest producer of both crops in Zimbabwe.
The company is the largest coffee producer and of bottled spring water. Tanganda is divided into two operating divisions, the Agricultural and Beverage divisions.
Its agricultural division is based in Chipinge and consists of five estates under tea, coffee, avocados, and macadamia nuts.
The tinga mira spring water bottling plant is also located on one of the estates. This division has an active out-grower scheme that supports tea farmers around Chipinge. The out grower scheme covers more than 1 000 hectares of land.
Timothy Fennell is Tanganda’s Chief Executive Officer.
Tim is a product of Peterhouse and is a highly trained and experienced farmer, with a passion for developing people and Zimbabwean agriculture. He received his tertiary education in Zimbabwe and South Africa. His father was instrumental in establishing the coffee research and the coffee mill in Chipinge and Mutare, and Timothy established his own farming operations in the Chipinge area growing Macadamia nuts and coffee.
Timothy was involved in consultancy work in various parts of the world and helped Tanganda establish its Macadamia and Avocado project initially as a consultant and then in a managerial role. He has led the transformation of Tanganda from a loss-making single-crop tea Company to a profitable and diversified entity. He was also instrumental in transforming the beverage division tea packaging by bringing in world-class packaging machinery from Germany and Italy.
The Beverage division focuses on creating and developing brands mainly from, but not limited to, the company’s primary agricultural products. The division consists of a blending and packaging plant in Mutare with sales and distribution depots in Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru and Mutare.