Libstar: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Libstar (JSE: LBR) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Plattekloof, Cape Town, South Africa that owns 6 consumer brands.[1]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Libstar Holdings Limited (also Libstar Holdings)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇿🇦 Plattekloof, Cape Town, South Africa
- Founded
- 2005
- Tickers
- JSE: LBR
- Website
- www.libstar.co.za
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Libstar in numbers
- Libstar owns 6 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 6 brands.[1]
Everything Libstar 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, 6 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
Libstar 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)
- 37890031691B000F7F78
- Registered name
- Libstar Holdings Limited (ZA)
- Registration status
- Lapsed · record updated 17 December 2020
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Libstar own?
Libstar owns 6 consumer brands tracked here, including Lancewood, Red Lion, Cape Herb & Spice, DENNY, Safari and Cani.
Is Libstar a South African company?
Yes. Libstar is headquartered in Plattekloof, Cape Town, South Africa and was founded in 2005.
Who owns Libstar?
Libstar is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as LBR 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] Libstar Holdings Limited Integrated Annual Report 2025 — Libstar Holdings Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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