Plascon is a company with serious clout in South Africa, where it had its origins 125 years ago. Plascon paints The paint brand operates through an extensive network of facilities across Southern, East and West Africa, with...
George Sombonos foray into the food business world came way back in the early 1970s, when he used to assist his late father manage his Johannesburg based restaurant, Dairy Den. In 1972, on the condition that he visit his aunt...
Without no doubt, the name BAKERS BISCUITS is a household name in the African continent. It has a special connection to South Africa because that’s where the business originated. Fine range of packeted biscuits baked by...
Peter “Fats” Lazarides left school at the age of 16 and went on to fulfill his military requirements to get it past him. This was during SA’s apartheid era, when young men would do their national service and then have 10...
Shoemaking company, Green Cross — South Africa’s leading comfort footware brand — was founded in 1975 by Karl and Hildegard Zeppel in a home-based workshop in Cape Town. Green Cross store Born into a shoemaking family...
Natasha Sideris turned her love of people and an upbringing in the food business into tashas, one the most successful restaurant chains South Africa has seen in years. She borrowed money from loan sharks to get the first...
For over 40 years, K-Way has been one of South Africa’s most ubiquitous brands. Part of Cape Union Mart, the clothing brand was founded back in 1981. On a monthly basis, Cape Union Mart’s factory in Cape Town manufactures...
GALXBOY is a high-end streetwear brand that has been making waves in South Africa and beyond for the past decade. GALXBOY It has its roots in the underground and rebellious youth street culture that dominates the urban...
Distell Group is Africa’s leading producer and marketer of spirits, wines, ciders and ready-to-drink beverages(RTDs), sold all over the world. The company employs 4400+ people and has an annual turnover of R34.1...
After developing websites and intranets for clients from 1999, Andrew Smith founded Yuppiechef alongside Shane Dryden in 2006 as a part-time venture while they continued to run a small web agency. Yuppiechef store The...