Group profile

Tiger Brands is a leading African manufacturer of branded food, home and personal care products. In South Africa, it has leading market shares across a broad range of categories and, over the years, has grown through acquisitions and by developing its brands.

In addition to its core South African business, the group also has operations in West, East and Central Africa and has built a sizeable exports business for our products throughout Africa.

Tiger Brands prides itself on being a world-class manufacturer and marketer of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). Its success is underpinned by innovation, and the continuous revitalisation and extension of its brands into adjacent categories and new markets. The core brands are well supported by focused investment in marketing, as well as consumer and shopper research that provides comprehensive insights into the categories and markets in which the group operates.

In addition to operations under its control, Tiger Brands holds meaningful minority shareholding interest in several associate companies:

  • JSE-listed fishing company Oceana Group Limited (42,1%)
  • Chile-based FMCG company Empresas Carozzí (24,4%)
  • Nigeria-based FMCG company UAC Foods Limited (49,0%)
  • Zimbabwe-listed FMCG company National Foods Holdings Limited (37,4%).
Salient features
Financial*   Non-financial
Group turnover
R31,6 billion
  Market-leading brands
Operating income
R3,7 billion
  Constituent of JSE Socially
Responsible Investment Index
HEPS per share
1 786 cents
  Voluntary participation in
CDP (global standard for
disclosure on carbon
emissions and water
management)
Diluted headline earnings
per share
1 757 cents
  Level 3 for B-BBEE
Strong balance sheet   Certified as a top employer
Constituent of JSE Top 40
Index
   

* From continuing operations.