Gauteng Business 2016 edition

OVERVIEW
• Packaging of agro-processed goods;
• Development of additional agro-processing facilities,
• R&D in medicinal plant production;
• The proposed Green Hub in the West Rand District Municipality,
which will aim at promoting the growth of sustainable, green
industries;
• Opportunities in the non-core activities of the agricultural sector,
such as transport, packaging and distribution;
• R&D related to organic food production, as well as health foods
and natural remedies;
• Small business opportunities within the brewing industry, through
development training;
• Food and Beverage.
Close to half of the companies operating in the food and beverage
sector in South Africa are located in Gauteng, including Nestlé, Tiger
Brands, Pioneer Foods, AVI and Astral. There are approximately 4 000
food processing companies operating in the province, employing
roughly 50 000 workers and contributing more than R10-billion to
Gauteng’s GDP.
Many major food and beverage processing brands have a significant
presence in Gauteng. For instance, Nestlé operates four manufacturing
plants in the province. The company has spent R505-million
on increasing its production capacity within South Africa, with the
majority of this expenditure incurred within Gauteng.
The poultry business in Gauteng presents significant opportunities
for future investment. Earlybird Farm, one of Astral’s operations,
processes 800 tons of chicken per day at its two factories in
Olifantsfontein. Rainbow, the
second biggest poultry producer,
operates 18 farms and two feed
mills in Gauteng alone. Daybreak
Farms, an AFGRI operation, is
located in Springs and produces
about 650 000 broilers every
week.
Pioneer Foods has spent
R150-million on a biscuit-making
facility in Clayville. Astral Foods
owns two broiler production
operations located just east of
Johannesburg, and two of its
eight feed mills are located in
Randfontein (to the west) and
Delmas (to the east).
Tiger Brands runs six plants
in Germiston that produce a
range of meat products, and
the establishment of a new tomato
sauce plant and pasta plant
rank among the company’s recent
investments in the province.
McCain Foods, located in
Springs, produces frozen vegetables
for the Gauteng market.
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