🇿🇦 South African brands and who owns them
Of 50 South African consumer brands tracked here, 11 (22%) are owned by companies headquartered outside South Africa, most often in the United States, Zimbabwe and Belgium.
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50
South African brands
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11
foreign-owned · 22%
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39
domestically owned
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4
South African brand owners
Who bought the South African brands?
| Owner country | Brands | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 3 | Appletiser (Coca-Cola), Olay (Procter & Gamble), WooCommerce (Automattic) |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 3 | Castle Lite (Delta Corporation), Flying Fish (Delta Corporation), Lion Lager (Delta Corporation) |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1 | Castle Lager (AB InBev) |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1 | Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria) (UAC of Nigeria) |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | 1 | Defy (Arçelik) |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1 | Impulse (Unilever) |
| 🇨🇳 China | 1 | Kwikot (Haier) |
South African companies that own brands
- RCL FOODS · 14 brands
- Tiger Brands · 11 brands
- AVI · 8 brands
- Libstar · 6 brands