Pacific Cigarette Company
 Pacific Cigarette Company logo | |
| Formerly | Savanna Tobacco |
|---|---|
| Company type | Manufacturing |
| Industry | Tobacco |
| Founder | Adam Molai |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Adam Molai, founder and CEO |
| Products | Cigarettes |
Number of employees | 500+ |
| Website | www |
Pacific Cigarette Company (formerly Savanna Tobacco) is a tobacco processing and cigarette manufacturing company.[1][2] The company was founded in 2002 by Adam Molai and it is the first cigarette manufacturing entity to be founded by a black African in Zimbabwe[3] Pacific Cigarette Company is the manufacturer of Pacific, Branson, and Pegasus cigarette products.[4][5] The company produces an average volume of 3 billion cigarette sticks a year.[6][7] The company operates in Zimbabwe, South Africa,[8] Mozambique, Zambia,[9] Lesotho, Swaziland, Malawi and D.R Congo.[10][11][12]
History[edit]
Pacific Cigarette Company was founded in 2002 as Savanna Tobacco by Zimbabwean entrepreneur Adam Molai and Nick Havercroft. The company started by purchasing and processing tobacco stems for export to other cigarette factories in several countries.[13] The company then purchased some manufacturing equipment then launched its first cigarette product called Pacific Blue in 2004. In 2005, Savanna Tobacco introduced two more Pacific product flavours, Pacific Storm and Pacific Mist then Pacific Breeze in 2006.[14] In 2007, Savanna Tobacco introduced a second product called The Pegasus. In 2009 the company launched a third product called Branson.[15] In the same year, Savanna Tobacco acquired 75 percent stake in Burley Marketing Zimbabwe after buying out some shareholders in the company.[16] In 2017, Savanna Tobacco rebranded to Pacific Cigarette Company.[17][18]
In 2018, Pacific partnered with China Tobacco Shaanxi (CTSIC),[19] a subsidiary of the China National Tobacco Company in a manufacturing and licensing agreement for African markets.[20][21]
Awards and recognition[edit]
- Monde Selection – Brand of the year (Pacific Blue and Pacific Storm) 2006[2][22]
- Global Trade Leaders Club (Spain) - 22nd international award for business Excellence 2012
- Zimbabwe Investment Authority – Manufacturer of the year 2013
- Zimbabwe Investment Authority - Manufacturer of the year 2014
- Helping Africa Project - Recognition for Fight against Malaria 2014 – 2015
- Marketers Association of Zimbabwe - Customer Engagement Excellency of the year 2015[23]
- Zimdancehall Awards - Radio Creativity (Zimdancehall vs Sungura) 2016[24]
- NSSA and ZOSHC - Occupational Safety and Health company of the year 2021
References[edit]
- ^ "Savanna Tobacco gears for expansion". The Herald.
- ^ a b "Pioneering value-addition in tobacco". herald.co.zw.
- ^ Citizen, Maverick (February 16, 2021). "Adam Molai of Pacific Cigarette Company: Maverick Citizen's report 'vindictive and without foundation'". Daily Maverick.
- ^ "African Ambition". June 1, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Savanna to open 300 cigarette kiosks". herald.co.zw.
- ^ "Pacific repositions cigarette brands". herald.co.zw.
- ^ "Savanna Tobacco gains market share". NewsDay.
- ^ "Report: The Pacific Cigarette Company in the South African & Zimbabwean Cigarette Markets". Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Pacific eyes Mozambican company". herald.co.zw.
- ^ "Savanna to set up factory in Mozambique". tobaccoreporter.com.
- ^ "Savanna eyes African market". NewsDay.
- ^ "Savanna seeks to go beyond Africa, partners Indian firm". herald.co.zw.
- ^ "Savanna Tobacco". Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Savanna rebrands Pacific portfolio". herald.co.zw.
- ^ "Savanna Tobacco rebrands Pacific Storm". herald.co.zw.
- ^ "Zimbabwe: Savanna Acquires 75 Percent Stake in BMZ". October 29, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Savanna Tobacco rebrands". herald.co.zw.
- ^ https://www.newsday.co.zw/business/article/200022538/pacific-to-prioritise-investment-in-innovation
- ^ "China ready to seal investment deals". herald.co.zw.
- ^ "Adding value in Zimbabwe". tobaccoreporter.com.
- ^ "Chinese tobacco giant enters Zim market". December 9, 2018. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe: Savanna Tobacco Smokes Out the Gaps". December 13, 2006. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Exceptional Marketing Awards 2015". December 18, 2015 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Zimdancehall Awards 2016 Winners". Pindula.
- ^ "Zimbabwe: Savanna Tobacco Smokes Out the Gaps". allafrica.com. December 13, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2024.