AVI: brands it owns and its ownership tree
AVI (JSE: AVI) is a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa that owns 8 consumer brands across 3 categories and makes and sells 1 consumer brand under licence without owning the name.[1]
AVI is a South African branded consumer goods company with a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, more than 50 brands and turnover of R16.02 billion in its 2025 financial year. It is organised into Entyce Beverages (tea, coffee and creamer), Snackworks (biscuits and snacks), I&J (frozen seafood), Indigo Brands (personal care) and a footwear and apparel business. Most of its core brands are its own, but it holds Lavazza coffee and the Lacoste, Gant and Eden Park fashion brands under licence.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- AVI Limited (also AVI)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Tickers
- JSE: AVI
- Website
- www.avi.co.za
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
AVI in numbers
- AVI owns 8 consumer brands tracked here across 3 top-level categories; the largest is food with 4 brands.[1]
Everything AVI owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 8 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
Minority stakes, joint ventures and licences
- Lavazza (South Africa) — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the Lavazza name is owned by Lavazza.
AVI in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 378900C2D68805FAAF75
- Registered name
- AVI Limited (ZA)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 3 February 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does AVI own?
AVI owns 8 consumer brands tracked here, including Bakers, Spitz, Five Roses, Willards, I&J and Freshpak.
Is AVI a South African company?
Yes. AVI is headquartered in South Africa.
Who owns AVI?
AVI is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as AVI on the JSE.
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] AVI — Integrated Annual Report June 2025 — AVI Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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