Gauteng Business 2016 edition
The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
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OVERVIEW<br />
• Packaging of agro-processed goods;<br />
• Development of additional agro-processing facilities,<br />
• R&D in medicinal plant production;<br />
• The proposed Green Hub in the West Rand District Municipality,<br />
which will aim at promoting the growth of sustainable, green<br />
industries;<br />
• Opportunities in the non-core activities of the agricultural sector,<br />
such as transport, packaging and distribution;<br />
• R&D related to organic food production, as well as health foods<br />
and natural remedies;<br />
• Small business opportunities within the brewing industry, through<br />
development training;<br />
• Food and Beverage.<br />
Close to half of the companies operating in the food and beverage<br />
sector in South Africa are located in <strong>Gauteng</strong>, including Nestlé, Tiger<br />
Brands, Pioneer Foods, AVI and Astral. There are approximately 4 000<br />
food processing companies operating in the province, employing<br />
roughly 50 000 workers and contributing more than R10-billion to<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong>’s GDP.<br />
Many major food and beverage processing brands have a significant<br />
presence in <strong>Gauteng</strong>. For instance, Nestlé operates four manufacturing<br />
plants in the province. The company has spent R505-million<br />
on increasing its production capacity within South Africa, with the<br />
majority of this expenditure incurred within <strong>Gauteng</strong>.<br />
The poultry business in <strong>Gauteng</strong> presents significant opportunities<br />
for future investment. Earlybird Farm, one of Astral’s operations,<br />
processes 800 tons of chicken per day at its two factories in<br />
Olifantsfontein. Rainbow, the<br />
second biggest poultry producer,<br />
operates 18 farms and two feed<br />
mills in <strong>Gauteng</strong> alone. Daybreak<br />
Farms, an AFGRI operation, is<br />
located in Springs and produces<br />
about 650 000 broilers every<br />
week.<br />
Pioneer Foods has spent<br />
R150-million on a biscuit-making<br />
facility in Clayville. Astral Foods<br />
owns two broiler production<br />
operations located just east of<br />
Johannesburg, and two of its<br />
eight feed mills are located in<br />
Randfontein (to the west) and<br />
Delmas (to the east).<br />
Tiger Brands runs six plants<br />
in Germiston that produce a<br />
range of meat products, and<br />
the establishment of a new tomato<br />
sauce plant and pasta plant<br />
rank among the company’s recent<br />
investments in the province.<br />
McCain Foods, located in<br />
Springs, produces frozen vegetables<br />
for the <strong>Gauteng</strong> market.<br />
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