AN IMPROVED PERFORMANCE NOTWITHSTANDING A WEAK OPERATING ENVIRONMENT KEY HEADLINES Revenue increases 7.1%, driven by good volume growth, particularly in Chicken and Sugar, and pricing improvements in Sugar. Double digit underlying* EBITDA and Headline earnings per share growth of 11.1% and 23.8% respectively, propelled by a significant improvement in Sugar (albeit off a low base)
We’re excited to announce that our much-loved and trusted YUM YUM brand, which has brought deliciousness to South African lunchboxes for decades has launched its new YUM YUM Chocolate Peanut Spread. We all know that nothing compares to YUM YUM’s delicious taste, whether you like it smooth, creamy or crunchy, we’ve got the perfect match
If you live in the northern part of South Africa, you’re sure to be a fan of Sunbake, the much-loved brand of delicious breads, buns, rolls and confectionery treats. With Sunbake making nearly half a million loaves of bread a day – not counting all their other products – they need to be sure they
At RCL FOODS, “seeing and doing things differently” is one of the values that drives us in our quest to provide “more food to more people, more often”. That includes finding innovative ways to do MORE with less, environmentally speaking – like saving water, using novel methods in our cane agriculture space. A few years
Passionate about food from farm to fork, RCL FOODS offers a diverse range of career opportunities – including some you may not have heard of, like agronomy. For Hestia Saaiman, being an agronomist in our sugar business is an exciting combination between indoors and outdoors, technology and nature. Meet our intrepid “computer farmer” who is
Supreme Flour is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of South Africans every single day. And whether it’s baked into a homemade cake, or a bread or croissant from your local bakery, it’s always unfailingly good. It’s this consistency, maintained over the last 100 years, that makes it the product of choice for the country’s leading
The annual Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) surveys the world’s leading businesses in terms of their management of climate change impacts, as well as water security and forests. In the CDP 2018 Climate Change survey, RCL FOODS once again came top of the South African Food & Beverage sector, achieving an A minus score for the
RCL FOODS is a leading South African food manufacturer with a passion to provide “More Food to More People, More Often”. Our 21 000 employees are the engine that drives this passion daily, and investing in them is critical to constantly achieving MORE. Just five years since our formation, we are proud to have been recognised
Stella Mthembu, employed as a Land Reform & CSI Manager in the Sugar and Milling business unit is an example of the worthy investment that RCL FOODS continues to make in inspiring its people to make a positive impact on the business and the communities in which we operate. Stella began her career at RCL
At RCL FOODS, we’re loyal to the health and happiness of your best and furry friend-and we know you are too! That’s why ULTRA DOG, one of our pet food brands, has recently introduced its pet accident cover; a first of its kind in the dog food market. Available only in the veterinary channel, ULTRA
We’re excited to announce that our loved and trusted Rainbow Brand, which has brought great quality chicken to South African tables for decades has launched its new Rainbow Spices range. At RCL FOODS, we understand that there’s nothing quite like a hearty meal, made with flavour and love to bring people together, but in this
History was made yet again in South Africa on the 16th October 2019 World Food Day, when over 2500 volunteers and 50 organisations from the private and public sector gathered across 8 provinces to make 107 418 Peanut Butter Sandwiches in one hour with a single goal in mind: to highlight food insecurity and the
2019 marks a significant milestone for one of our RCL FOODS’ brands, Supreme Flour, as we celebrate 100 years. Since Supreme began production on our premises in 1948, the mill has been recognised as the largest single-site mill in South Africa and one of the largest mills in the world. Established in 1919, the Supreme
By massively reducing its fresh water consumption, our Vector Peninsula team has proven that seeing and doing things differently is all it takes to save our precious water resources, one drop at a time. In the process they not only helped Cape Town beat Day Zero but are shifting the way we could think about
Every year we take part in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Climate Change survey – and in 2018 we came top of our category, again! Even though a stricter scoring system was implemented, we managed to score an A- for the second year running, coming in ahead of the rest of the local Food, Beverage
PERFORMANCE HEADLINES • Groceries delivered another strong result • Chicken negatively impacted by an oversupplied retail poultry market and higher feed input costs • Declining local market demand for Sugar due to sugar tax drives adverse sales mix and a significantly lower result • R762 million impairment of assets in Sugar due to weak local
This March, the Supreme Siyabhaka Academy opened its doors to the first group of 12 aspiring young bakers. Designed to produce employable baking experts from raw talent in just 18 months, students are loving the journey so far! Our Purpose One of the main objectives of the Supreme Siyabhaka Academy is to nurture and develop
Each year, close to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide, leading to waste harming the environment. At RCL FOODS, we believe that many positive small meaningful actions can make a big difference so we’re on a journey to become waste-free, ONE #DoMoreBag AT A TIME. Through The DO MORE FOUNDATION, a support function set
In some ways, Vector is like a busy airport – delivering nearly 60 million cases per year to more than 6 700 customer drop points, through a nationwide network that includes 4 plant-based cold stores and 14 distribution sites. Planning and managing all this activity is a complex task – but it’s all in a
This July, RCL FOODS launched its Progessive Web App, Yapper; a first in the industry to promote pet health! Yapper is a fun and interactive FREE app that encourages users to take the best care of their pet by motivating them with treats and rewards along the way! Based on the ‘gamification’ model, the app
We are excited to announce that we’re one of the first companies to participate in the Youth Employment Service (YES) Programme. This programme is a business-led collaboration with Government aimed at creating employment for South African youth. Given the reality of rising unemployment (26,6% of our population nationally), we believe that we can play a positive
In October 2018, for 1 300 young children at 20 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in Pongola, the future started to look a little brighter thanks to the DO MORE FOUNDATION. From the beginning of November each child received a nutritious daily serving of Monati Instant Porridge and Yum Yum peanut butter at school, helping
In an amazing show of support and humanity to celebrate Mandela Day (18 July), the non-profit DO MORE FOUNDATION, founded by RCL FOODS two years ago, is pulling out all stops (again) to show it cares. Think 1407 volunteers, a staggering 14 324 meals, 76 beneficiary organisations, 183 mini-projects, 57 teams and 44 RCL FOODS sites
RCL FOODS has opened a R123 million pet food plant in Randfontein, which is one of the largest facilities of its kind in Africa. The factory, which aims to grow the food producer’s South African share of the pet food retail segment from 40% to 60%, was fully commissioned in December 2017. The 1500m² state-of-the-art
The Selati Cup Final, a community-driven youth development tournament sponsored by us, is a fun way to keep our youth busy, out of trouble and gives them a platform to showcase their talent. This year there was exciting game that ended in a heartstopping penalty shootout which saw the heroics of the defending champions’ goalkeeper
At RCL FOODS we are on a mission to develop our people, because we know that our future starts with the talent we are growing today. In our Chicken Agric operation we launched our very own Agric Academy to help do that, focusing on the skills our operational poultry teams need to farm the best
At RCL FOODS our people are our biggest asset – and when they fly, we all fly. Our MORE YOU Programme, which consists of four short modules aims to empower our general workers to achieve more in their personal and work lives by being MORE CURIOUS and MORE BRAVE. This inspiring story of Joyce Grootboom
In 2012, when part of the land where our cane was growing near Malalane was under claim, we took this as an opportunity to implement some much-needed transformation in the local agricultural space. We did this by partnering with the beneficiaries and established a 50/50 joint venture company called Sivunosetfu (which rents the cane land
On Mandela Day this year, our non-profit DO MORE FOUNDATION, ramped up its contribution to take more meals, more passionate volunteers, and more caring than ever before, to communities in need. By MORE, we mean: 1407 volunteers, a staggering 14 324 meals, 76 beneficiary organisations, 183 mini-projects, 57 teams and 44 RCL FOODS sites! Madiba believed
We are proud to announce that Vector Logistics Division, a business unit of RCL FOODS has received two prestigious awards at the Professional Management Review (PMR) Award prize giving. These 2 awards were a Diamond award (Measured as Outstanding) and the Silver Award (Measured as Very Good). PMR.africa conducted its annual, national survey on 200