RFG Foods Holdings (RFG) grew turnover by 16.6% to R2.5 billion in the six months to March 2018, with continued strong growth in the regional business and the benefit of recent acquisitions. The Western Cape-based food producer, which owns a growing portfolio of market-leading brands including Rhodes, Bull Brand, Magpie, Squish, Bisto, Hinds and Pakco,…

The iconic gravy brand Bisto has been relaunched to South African consumers with innovative pack formats, refreshed packaging designs and enhanced recipes. The global Bisto brand dates back to 1908 and is one of the market-leading brands acquired by RFG through the purchase of Pakco in 2017. The Pakco brand portfolio includes other household names…

Canned meat products remain safe to eat RFG Foods (RFG), one of the country’s leading suppliers of convenient meal solutions, can confirm that none of its canned meat products pose a health risk and the company is not affected by the recent outbreak of Listeriosis. As part of its standard operating procedure, RFG, in conjunction…

RFG’s manufacturing base is diversified across South Africa and Eswatini, with six of the 15 production facilities located in the drought-affected Western Cape region: Ready meals Western Cape Groot Drakenstein Dairy Groot Drakenstein Flexible packaging (baby food) Groot Drakenstein Fruit products Western Cape Tulbagh Juice products Wellington Pulps and purees Wellington RFG is committed to…

RFG Foods (RFG) has entered into an exciting partnership with BOS Brands to manage all sales and distribution of BOS products in sub-Saharan Africa from March this year. This extends the partnership which saw RFG take on the packaging of part of the BOS portfolio last year. BOS produces an iconic range of healthy and…

Groot Drakenstein – RFG Foods Holdings (RFG) increased turnover by 10.8% to R4.6 billion in the year to September 2017, with strong growth in South Africa and the rest of Africa and lower international revenue. The Western Cape-based food producer, which owns a growing portfolio of market leading brands including Rhodes, Bull Brand, Magpie, Squish,…

RFG Foods’s regional business, covering South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, increased sales by 21.4% in the year to September 2017. While trading conditions in these markets have remained challenging the group reported organic growth of 12.7% and gained market share in key product categories, said CEO Bruce Henderson. Sales in the rest of Africa continue…

Groot Drakenstein – RFG Foods Holdings (JSE: RFG) today reported growth of 15.9% in headline earnings to R126 million for the six months to March 2017. The Western Cape-based food producer, which owns a growing portfolio of market leading brands including Rhodes, Bull Brand, Magpie, Squish and Bisto, increased group turnover by 8.2% to R2.2…