{"id":116688,"date":"2026-04-26T19:41:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/national-foods-wins-top-zitf-award-for-expansion-success"},"modified":"2026-04-26T22:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:02:40","slug":"national-foods-wins-top-zitf-award-for-expansion-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/national-foods-wins-top-zitf-award-for-expansion-success","title":{"rendered":"National Foods Wins Top ZITF Award for Expansion Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>National Foods Holdings Limited emerged among the standout exhibitors at the just-ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo, clinching two major accolades that underscore returns from its recent capacity expansion drive.<\/p>\n<p>The agro-industrial giant secured second place in the Supreme Zimbabwean Exhibit Award and won the ZITF Recorded Delivery Service Award at the 2026 Connect Africa Symposium, held on the sidelines of the fair.<\/p>\n<p>The recognition follows a US$22,7 million investment in new production facilities commissioned last May by Emmerson Mnangagwa in Harare. The project delivered three plants \u2014 pasta, biscuit and cereal \u2014 marking a strategic pivot towards higher-value food processing.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the group has posted firm aggregate volume growth, driven by increased output and operational efficiencies. The expanded capacity has enabled import substitution while strengthening its foothold in regional export markets.<\/p>\n<p>ZITF marketing and corporate communications manager Thandolwenkosi Nkomo said adjudication was based on visual impression, originality, thematic relevance, accessibility of information and the professionalism of exhibition staff.<\/p>\n<p>He added that judges placed particular emphasis on alignment with this year\u2019s theme, \u201cConnected Economies, Competitive Industries,\u201d rewarding exhibitors that clearly demonstrated their contribution to industrial growth and regional integration.<\/p>\n<p>The awards highlight the impact of National Foods\u2019 investment programme and its move up the value chain, reinforcing its role in Zimbabwe\u2019s manufacturing recovery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. National Foods Holdings Limited emerged among the standout exhibitors at the just-ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo, clinching two major accolades that underscore returns from its recent capacity expansion drive. The agro-industrial giant secured second place in the Supreme Zimbabwean Exhibit Award and won the ZITF Recorded Delivery Service Award [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":116687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-116688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","tag-zimbabwe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>National Foods Wins Top ZITF Award for Expansion Success - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"National Foods Holdings Limited emerged among the standout exhibitors at the just-ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fai ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/national-foods-wins-top-zitf-award-for-expansion-success\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"National Foods Wins Top ZITF Award for Expansion Success\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"National Foods Holdings Limited emerged among the standout exhibitors at the just-ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fai ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/national-foods-wins-top-zitf-award-for-expansion-success\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-26T17:41:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-26T20:02:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2026\/04\/sm_1777233664.768748.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"405\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/national-foods-wins-top-zitf-award-for-expansion-success#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/national-foods-wins-top-zitf-award-for-expansion-success\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"National Foods Wins Top ZITF Award for Expansion Success\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-26T17:41:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-26T20:02:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/national-foods-wins-top-zitf-award-for-expansion-success\"},\"wordCount\":236,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/national-foods-wins-top-zitf-award-for-expansion-success#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2026\/04\/sm_1777233664.768748.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Zimbabwe\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/national-foods-wins-top-zitf-award-for-expansion-success#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/national-foods-wins-top-zitf-award-for-expansion-success\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/national-foods-wins-top-zitf-award-for-expansion-success\",\"name\":\"National Foods Wins Top ZITF Award for Expansion Success - 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