Who is Varun Beverages in Zimbabwe?

Varun Beverages in Zimbabwe: Business, Products & Market Role

Varun Beverages Limited is an Indian multinational beverage company and one of the world’s largest bottlers of PepsiCo products outside the United States. The company manufactures, bottles, and distributes a wide range of beverages under franchise rights from PepsiCo.

🔹 Operations & Presence in Zimbabwe

Varun Beverages entered the Zimbabwean market around 2018 and has since expanded its footprint significantly. It operates manufacturing facilities in Harare and produces and distributes PepsiCo-branded beverages such as:

Pepsi
Mirinda
7UP
Mountain Dew

Aquaclear bottled water
These products are widely sold across Zimbabwe and distributed through extensive retail networks.

In 2025, Varun Beverages was appointed exclusive distributor of PepsiCo snack brands in Zimbabwe and Zambia, covering products such as:

Lay’s

Doritos

NikNaks

Simba snacks
This move expands Varun’s role beyond beverages into the snack segment, with plans for local processing and production.