Who owns KOO?
KOO 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
- 1940
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Canned & shelf-stable meals
- Parent ticker
- JSE: TBS
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About KOO
KOO is the dominant South African brand of canned beans, vegetables and fruit, and its tins are a fixture of both household pantries and food-relief parcels. Its baked beans and its canned peaches are among the products most often used to gauge food inflation in South African price surveys.
Ownership timeline of KOO
- Current owner Tiger Brands [1] reported
Where KOO 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
- Albany (1938)
- All Gold (1907)
- Black Cat (1932)
- Jungle Oats (1920)
- Mrs H.S. Ball's (1852)
- Purity (1948)
- Tastic (1969)
Founded in the 1940s
- Doom (1943)
Other brands in canned & shelf-stable meals, and who owns them
The 80 brands in canned & shelf-stable meals on Brandtree belong to 46 owners. The largest is Thai Union, with 13.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken of the Sea | Thai Union | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Albert Heijn | Ahold Delhaize | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Anny | Mutandis | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Bonduelle | Bonduelle | 🇫🇷 France |
| Heinz Baked Beans | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aunt Nellie's | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aldi (Nord) | Aldi Nord | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aldi (Süd) | Aldi Süd | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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 →
🇿🇦 KOO 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; KOO is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of KOO?
The parent company of KOO is Tiger Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa.
Is KOO South African?
Yes. KOO originated in South Africa in 1940 and its owner, Tiger Brands, is also headquartered in South Africa.
Is KOO still owned by Tiger Brands?
Yes. As of 24 October 2026, KOO is still owned by Tiger Brands. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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.
- [2] Tiger Brands — our history — Tiger Brands Limited, Official document; retrieved 24 October 2026.
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