A Panafrica Distributors delivery truck driving on a multi-lane highway at sunset

Distributing across

Every Last Mile

Zambia’s large-scale FMCG distributor —
over two decades of reach and discipline.

Premium FMCG distribution with reach,
discipline, and last-mile precision.

LusakaMonzeLivingstoneEst. 24+ years

More than twenty-four years of moving Zambia’s essentials
from the warehouse floor to the last shelf,
through township and city alike. Reach is not
a claim. It is a discipline we keep.

Years of Distribution

Outlets Served Weekly

Vehicles on the Road

The Character

Warehouse, fleet, routes — hover a frame

The Company

More than twenty-four years of carrying the goods that keep Zambia moving.

Panafrica Distributors Limited (PAD Ltd) is a Zambian-registered distributor of fast-moving consumer goods, established over 24 years ago and owned by Hon. Suresh M. Desai and Rajen Desai, both Zambian citizens. It is not a conventional wholesaler, but a specialist in the last mile.

We operate out of a 3,000 m² warehouse and office facility at Plot 20108, Mumbwa Road, Chinika Area, Lusaka, supported by branches in Monze (1,000 m²) and Livingstone (2,000 m²). Our model is Direct Store Delivery: our own people, in our own vehicles, placing and replenishing stock on the shelf where it actually sells.

Established: 24+ yrs
Workforce: 139
Warehouse: 3,000 m²
Outlets weekly: 8,036

A deep warehouse aisle at Panafrica Distributors, shelving stacked with packaged fast-moving consumer goods under overhead lights. — The warehouse floor, LusakaDirect Store Delivery

A Panafrica Distributors delivery truck on the highway in Southern Province, Zambia, with dry bush and hills in the evening light.

The Network

Three depots. Four provinces. One last mile.

Our presence spans the Lusaka, Western, Eastern and Southern Provinces. Lusaka is the hub for the capital and Western Province, while Monze and Livingstone carry the Southern Province, with weekly routes into the towns and townships that national chains rarely reach.

01LusakaHQ · 117 staff · 92 vehicles · ~5,058 outlets weekly

02MonzeBranch · 14 staff · 4 vehicles · ~859 outlets weekly

03LivingstoneBranch · 8 staff · 2 vehicles · ~757 outlets weekly

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Principal Brands

Trusted to carry names that people already know.

Panafrica Distributors is an official distributor for its principals, servicing modern trade, wholesalers, supermarkets, large retailers, township shops, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels.

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Let’s put your product on the last shelf.

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Registered in Zambia · Est. 24+ years · Direct Store Delivery