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Top 25 Food importers based in South Africa

Name: Food importers based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 106 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 106 food importers headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 3,075 professional contacts across them, including 746 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers food importers headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest food importers based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 106 food importers based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to food importers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Masscash Holdings PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Illovo, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	863 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Masscash is a food, liquor, personal care and general merchandise wholesaler.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Bidfood South Africa	Indirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	651 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bidfood is a leading broad line supplier of frozen, chilled, ambient grocery and allied products to businesses in the foodservice industry across South Africa and parts of Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Capespan	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	250 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Capespan delivers exceptional fruit from orchards to markets around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Rialto	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	173 contacts →
	Strong evidence “South Africa's no.1 Food Importer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	DEW Crisp PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Muldersdrift, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	138 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dew Crisp is a fresh produce supplier and processor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Hume International	Partial evidence	Port Elizabeth, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	124 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hume International is a global leader in the import, export, and distribution of frozen foods, with over 25 years of experience in the food industry and deep expertise in African…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	NU Leaf Brands	Indirect evidence	Boksburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Started in 2008, NuLeaf Brands is a dynamic organization supplying fresh produce.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	The Fruitspot	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As the leading national B2B Fruit and Veg wholesaler and distributor, trust is our most valued asset and we’ve worked all these years across South Africa strengthening our…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Lona Group PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lona Group (Pty) Ltd is a company based out of 5 Primrose Avenue Claremont, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Atlantis Foods Group	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	49 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Atlantis Foods is one of South Africa’s largest seafood distribution companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Farmwise Marketing	Indirect evidence	Louwlardia, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	49 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Farmwise is a leading procurement and packhouse hub, supplying premium-quality vegetables and fruit to South Africa’s top retailers and international partners.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Star South Fruits	Indirect evidence	Wellington, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Based in Wellington, South Africa, Star South serves four key groups across the diverse sector of fresh produce: fruit producers and retailers, both within South Africa and abroad.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Liquid Concepts	Strong evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Since 2005, Liquid Concepts has been a trusted importer and distributor of premium food and beverage products across South Africa and Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Unlimited Group	Partial evidence	Paarl, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Unlimited Group is a vertically integrated fresh produce producer, packer, processor, exporter and importer of fresh fruit and vegetables.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Fresh To GO	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fresh to Go (Pty) Ltd is a dynamic progressive fresh produce marketing and processing company that was founded in 1993.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	RED Star Wholesale Catering Services	Indirect evidence	Brackenfell, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Red Star Wholesale Catering Services is a quality supplier to the hospitality and catering industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Safpro	Indirect evidence	Gqeberha, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At SAFPRO it's not only in the quality of our fresh fruit which we pride ourselves in, nor is it in the quality of our distribution network, but rather, the quality of the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Gmpf Garden Morris Packaging & Food	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Specialising in importing and supplying only the finest quality packaging and food ingredients from all over the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Maccallum PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Importers and distributors of raw materials to the South African food and related industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Ferreira Fresh	Indirect evidence	Forest Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Foodspec CO	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With an impressive track record spanning 47 years, Foodspec has played a pivotal role in the South African food and beverage industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Adriatic Ship Supply & Trading Company	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We offer mostly Italian food products, including wine, delicatessen and catering equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Stravaler Trading	Partial evidence	1091, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Stravaler Trading is a local company that specializes in sourcing and distributing food ingredients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Burbridge Foods PTY LTD	Partial evidence	East London, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since it’s inception in 2010, Burbridge Foods has grown into the Eastern Cape’s preferred distributor of Superior Quality food products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Nu3enta PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Potchefstroom, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nu3enta is a feed ingredient trading business consisting of a skillful team of individuals dedicated to the SA feed industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: food importers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names food importers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of food importers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name food importers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Food importers based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

24.3%Verified-email coverage

29.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

28.3%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 106 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among food importers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “food importers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names food importers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among food importers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 746 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Food importers by metro

Food importers in Cape Town30

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names food importers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many food importers are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 106 food importers headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Masscash Holdings PTY LTD, headquartered in Illovo, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most food importers?

Cape Town leads with 30 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (15) and City Of Tshwane (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 746 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 106 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.