Who owns Ubrand?
Ubrand is owned by Shoprite Group (South Africa, JSE: SHP).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Shoprite Holdings Limited Integrated Report 2025, 1 October 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Shoprite Holdings Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇦 South Africa, Brackenfell, Cape Town
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › Grocery own brands
- Parent ticker
- JSE: SHP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Ubrand
Ubrand is the group's entry-level own brand, sold across 434 lines and aimed at customers trading down: its sales grew 21.4 per cent in the 2025 financial year, faster than any other part of the private label range. It is stocked in Usave and in the eKasi container stores as well as in Shoprite, and is the clearest expression of a portfolio built to cover every income level.
Ownership timeline of Ubrand
- Current owner Shoprite Group [1] reported
Where Ubrand sits in Shoprite Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Shoprite Group brand portfolio (19) →
Other brands owned by Shoprite Group
Shoprite Group controls 19 brands on Brandtree, 12 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
- Checkers
- Checkers Hyper
- Checkers Little Me (2021)
- Forage and Feast (2020)
- Homegrown (2023)
- House & Home (1977)
- LiquorShop (2002)
- Medirite (1999)
- OK Furniture
- Shoprite
- Usave (2001)
Other brands in grocery own brands, and who owns them
The 170 brands in grocery own brands on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is Cencosud, with 12; Shoprite Group has 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bretas | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Lucerne | Albertsons | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City Gross | Axfood | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Chalo | Empire | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Amanhecer | Jerónimo Martins | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| K-Citymarket | Kesko | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Farmer's Market | Loblaw | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Chef Direct | AML Foods | 🇧🇸 Bahamas |
About the owner: Shoprite Group
Shoprite Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Brackenfell, Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 1979. Brandtree records 19 brands under its control, and it is listed as JSE: SHP.
The Shoprite Group is the largest retailer in Africa and the largest private sector employer in South Africa, with revenue of R252.7 billion and 168,939 employees in the year to June 2025. It began in 1979 when PEP Stores bought a grocery company of eight stores, called Shoprite, from the Rogut family, and now trades from 3,478 stores including franchises, segmenting the South African market between distinct supermarket banners rather than running one. It has been narrowing that focus: its two furniture chains are held for sale, and its Ghanaian and Malawian operations are classified as discontinued.
Shoprite Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇿🇦 Ubrand 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; Ubrand is not one of them.
- Mr Price Home — Mr Price Group 🇿🇦
- Sleepmasters — Pepkor 🇿🇦
- @home — TFG 🇿🇦
- Afrocentric — Sanlam 🇿🇦
- Airlink — Airlink 🇿🇦
- Albany — Tiger Brands 🇿🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ubrand?
The parent company of Ubrand is Shoprite Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa.
Is Ubrand South African?
Yes. Ubrand originated in South Africa and its owner, Shoprite Group, is also headquartered in South Africa.
Is Ubrand still owned by Shoprite Group?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Ubrand is still owned by Shoprite Group. 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] Shoprite Holdings Limited Integrated Report 2025 — Shoprite Holdings Limited, Annual report, published 1 October 2025; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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