Pioneer Foods - Cape Town - South Africa

Pioneer Foods is one of the largest South African producers and distributors of a range of branded food and beverage products. The Group operates mainly across South Africa, providing wholesale, retail and informal trade customers with products of a consistently high standard. Pioneer Foods exports to more than 80 countries across the globe. The growing international business represents 21% of operating profit.

The Group operates a number of world-class production facilities producing a range of products that includes some of the most recognisable and best loved brand names in South Africa, including the following power brands: Weet-Bix, Liqui-Fruit, Ceres, Sasko, Safari, Spekko and White Star.

The equity-accounted, joint venture investments based in South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana and Namibia do not form part of PFI’s segmental results, but are managed by the International division.

These include:

• Alpen Food Company SA (50%)
• Bokomo Botswana (50%)
• Bokomo Namibia (50%)
• Bowman Ingredients South Africa (50%)

Pioneer Foods was established in 1997 and is a subsidiary of PepsiCo. It has three main divisions:

• ESSENTIAL FOODS
• GROCERIES
• INTERNATIONAL