Who owns Tafelberg?
Tafelberg is owned by RCL FOODS (South Africa, JSE: RCL), which has owned the brand since 1 May 2013.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: RCL FOODS — Integrated Annual Report 2025, RCL FOODS Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- RCL FOODS Limited reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇦 South Africa, Westville
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Pasta
- Parent ticker
- JSE: RCL
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Tafelberg
Tafelberg is a maize meal brand from RCL FOODS' Groceries business, best known for Tafelberg Super Maize Meal, a medium coarse meal with a finer granulation that is often eaten with chakalaka relish. RCL says it is a staple in many South African households and markets it on added vitamins and minerals, especially B vitamins.
Ownership timeline of Tafelberg
Where Tafelberg sits in RCL FOODS
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by RCL FOODS
RCL FOODS controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in pasta, and who owns them
The 121 brands in pasta on Brandtree belong to 63 owners. The largest is Ebro Foods, with 15.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bertagni | Ebro Foods | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Indomie | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Camil | Camil | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Mimee | Dufil Prima Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Don Vicente | Molinos | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Corticella | Newlat Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Chikin Ramen | Nissin Foods | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| La Cantonesa | CMI | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
About the owner: RCL FOODS
RCL FOODS is a publicly listed company headquartered in Westville, South Africa. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control, and it is listed as JSE: RCL.
RCL FOODS is a JSE-listed South African food manufacturer that produces branded and private label food through three business units: Groceries (culinary, pet food and beverages), Baking (bread, buns and rolls, milling, pies and speciality) and Sugar (sugar and Molatek animal feed). After unbundling Rainbow chicken on 1 July 2024 and selling Vector Logistics, its continuing operations earned revenue of R26.5 billion in the 2025 financial year from 22 manufacturing plants and 24 distribution centres.
🇿🇦 Tafelberg 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; Tafelberg is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tafelberg?
The parent company of Tafelberg is RCL FOODS, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa.
Is Tafelberg South African?
Yes. Tafelberg originated in South Africa and its owner, RCL FOODS, is also headquartered in South Africa.
Since when has RCL FOODS owned Tafelberg?
RCL FOODS has owned Tafelberg since 1 May 2013.
Is Tafelberg still owned by RCL FOODS?
Yes. As of 23 October 2026, Tafelberg is still owned by RCL FOODS. 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] RCL FOODS — Integrated Annual Report 2025 — RCL FOODS Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Integrated Annual Report 2013 of RCL Foods Limited — RCL Foods Limited, Annual report; retrieved 23 October 2026. The original address no longer opens it, so the link goes to an archived copy (original address).
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