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Top 25 Food ingredient manufacturers based in South Africa

Name: Food ingredient manufacturers based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 81 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 81 food ingredient manufacturers headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,672 professional contacts across them, including 432 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers food ingredient manufacturers 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 ingredient manufacturers based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 81 food ingredient manufacturers 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 ingredient manufacturers: 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	Deli Spices	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	373 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Deli Spices Group is one of the leading seasoning and additive blend suppliers to the Sub-Saharan food industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	CJP Chemicals PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	180 contacts →
	Strong evidence “South Africa's leading stockist and distributor of food ingredients, pharmaceutical excipients, personal care and industrial materials, with branches in JHB, CPT, DBN and EC.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Cape Herb & Spice	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	177 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Herb & Spice has been creating innovative spice blends and packaging since 1994 using only the best raw materials procured from source.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Synercore Food Holdings	Strong evidence	Klapmuts, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Synercore is a South African food ingredient and formulation group specialising across the dairy, beverage, bakery, confectionery, culinary, meat, soya and grain sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Pesto Princess Foods	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	33 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We make fresh pesto sauces, spice pastes, dips, ready-to-use cooking sauces & plant-based soups for busy people who want to eat nourishing meals at home.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	BJK Industries	Partial evidence	Tokai, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BJK Industries (Pty) Ltd is a producer and distributor of quality animal proteins, animal fats, oils and minerals and frozen meat by-products for application in pet food…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Cape Foods	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	30 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Cape Foods is an established global supplier of quality seasoning, herbs and spices in a variety of grinders and shakers, and a reliable manufacturer and distributor of quality…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Petrow Food Ingredients	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	28 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Petrow Food Ingredients supplies the FMCG and hospitality industry with some of the world's most desired food ingredients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Chemelco International	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Chemelco is an international specialty ingredient partner, enabling food manufacturers across Central America, the Caribbean, and South Africa to innovate, scale, and operate with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	SK Chemtrade	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Concept to Launch: At SK Chemtrade, we have a passion to deliver better ingredient solutions to our customers, in the food & beverage, pharmaceutical and health & wellness…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Cape Food Ingredients	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	21 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Cape Food Ingredients is your gateway to innovation and excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Marsing & CO Africa PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Marsing is a Manufacturer, Importer and Distributor of products in high-quality ingredients and speciality primary packaging to the chemical, food & healthcare sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	GR Spices	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GR Spices is a privately owned family run company, founded in 1980 by Gerald Green.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Condio PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CONDIO - CREATIVE FOOD STABILIZERS CONDIO (Pty) Ltd is a partner company of CONDIO GmbH, Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Maccallum PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Importers and distributors of raw materials to the South African food and related industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Taste To Fruition	Indirect evidence	Wellington, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fruition has been operating in the Flavour Industry since 1996.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Cell-Chem PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Gosforth Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We distribute food grade ingredients from reliable principals to the food manufacturing industry in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Spicegro PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Mogale, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since Spicegro first opened its doors in Johannesburg in 2014, we have focused our efforts on sourcing, manufacturing and supplying only the finest, freshest and top-quality…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Creative Flavors International PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Roodepoort, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a family owned manufacturer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Wilson's Foods, The OIL People PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Ottery, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We supply Food Manufacturers, Food Service wholesalers, and wholesalers to the retail trade.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Graytec	Indirect evidence	Brackenfell, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GrayTec is a family run business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	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
23	CMT Chemicals PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Supplier of chemicals and raw materials to the food and beverage, dairy, bakery, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, animal feed, personal care, industrial and agricultural industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Prime Pharma	Partial evidence	Somerset West, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We source and provide high quality products to the dairy and food manufacturing industry, as well as cleaning and water remediation solutions to municipalities, mechanical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Grasense	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence 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 ingredient manufacturers. 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 ingredient manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of food ingredient manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name food ingredient manufacturers. 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 ingredient manufacturers based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

25.8%Verified-email coverage

20.6Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

23.5%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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501-1,000

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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 81 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 ingredient manufacturers, 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 ingredient manufacturers”. 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 ingredient manufacturers), 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 ingredient manufacturers, 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, 432 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.

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 ingredient manufacturers, 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 ingredient manufacturers are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 81 food ingredient manufacturers 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?

Deli Spices, headquartered in Cape Town, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most food ingredient manufacturers?

Cape Town leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (13) and Durban (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 432 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 81 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.