Who owns Lancewood?
Lancewood is owned by Libstar (South Africa, JSE: LBR).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Libstar Holdings Limited Integrated Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Libstar Holdings Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇦 South Africa, Plattekloof, Cape Town
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa, George
- Founded
- 1996
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Cheese
- Parent ticker
- JSE: LBR
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Lancewood
Lancewood is a South African dairy brand founded in 1996 and now owned by Libstar, making cheddar, gouda, cottage and cream cheese, yoghurt, butter and cream at plants near local farms, including one in George. Libstar says it is home to the country's most awarded soft cheese brand, and it gained share in core dairy and yoghurt in 2025. It also makes retailers' own-label products.
Ownership timeline of Lancewood
Where Lancewood sits in Libstar
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Libstar
Libstar controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cheese, and who owns them
The 99 brands in cheese on Brandtree belong to 40 owners. The largest is Savencia Fromage & Dairy, with 9.
About the owner: Libstar
Libstar is a publicly listed company headquartered in Plattekloof, Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 2005. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as JSE: LBR.
Libstar is a South African maker of branded and private label food, founded in 2005 and listed on the JSE in 2018. It reported net revenue of R12.3 billion in 2025, split between ambient products such as condiments, snacks and baked goods and perishable products led by Lancewood dairy. In 2025 its board rejected non-binding takeover approaches as below fair value, and the company remained listed.
🇿🇦 Lancewood 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; Lancewood is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lancewood?
The parent company of Lancewood is Libstar, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa.
Is Lancewood South African?
Yes. Lancewood originated in South Africa in 1996 and its owner, Libstar, is also headquartered in South Africa.
Is Lancewood still owned by Libstar?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Lancewood is still owned by Libstar. 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] Libstar Holdings Limited Integrated Annual Report 2025 — Libstar Holdings Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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