Who owns Albany?
Albany is owned by Tiger Brands (South Africa, JSE: TBS).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Tiger Brands — our brands, Tiger Brands Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Tiger Brands Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇦 South Africa, Midrand, Gauteng
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Founded
- 1938
- Category
- Food › Bakery › Bread & buns
- Parent ticker
- JSE: TBS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Albany
Albany is one of the two largest bread brands in South Africa, where the price of a loaf is politically sensitive enough to be tracked as a national indicator. Its parent was one of the companies penalised in the bread price-fixing cases brought by the South African competition authorities in the late 2000s.
Ownership timeline of Albany
- Current owner Tiger Brands [1] reported
Where Albany sits in Tiger Brands
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Tiger Brands brand portfolio (11) →
Other brands owned by Tiger Brands
Tiger Brands controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
- All Gold (1907)
- Black Cat (1932)
- Jungle Oats (1920)
- KOO (1940)
- Mrs H.S. Ball's (1852)
- Purity (1948)
- Tastic (1969)
Other brands in bread & buns, and who owns them
The 43 brands in bread & buns on Brandtree belong to 28 owners. The largest is Grupo Bimbo, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Toast | AGROFERT | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Elite | ELBISCO | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Arnold | Grupo Bimbo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Dave's Killer Bread | Flowers Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Delicados | GRUMA | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Korvbrödsbagarn | Lantmännen | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| New York Bakery | Marzetti | 🇺🇸 United States |
| L'usine | Almarai | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
About the owner: Tiger Brands
Tiger Brands is a publicly listed company headquartered in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa, founded in 1921. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as JSE: TBS.
Tiger Brands is the largest packaged food company in South Africa, founded in 1921 around an oat mill and now the owner of brands it says are found in 88 per cent of South African households. Its portfolio runs from staples such as rice, bread and canned vegetables to insecticides and skin cream, a spread that reflects a domestic market where a single trusted name is expected to cover most of a household's shopping rather than one aisle of it.
Tiger Brands: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇿🇦 Albany and other South African brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 175 brands that began in South Africa. 12 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Albany is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Albany?
The parent company of Albany is Tiger Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa.
Is Albany South African?
Yes. Albany originated in South Africa in 1938 and its owner, Tiger Brands, is also headquartered in South Africa.
Is Albany still owned by Tiger Brands?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Albany is still owned by Tiger Brands. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Tiger Brands — our brands — Tiger Brands Limited, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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