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Top 25 Foodservice suppliers based in South Africa

Name: Foodservice suppliers based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 323 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 323 foodservice suppliers headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 8,194 professional contacts across them, including 1,625 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers foodservice suppliers 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 19, 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 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

323Companies

8,194Contacts tracked

1,625Verified emails

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The 25 largest foodservice suppliers based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 323 foodservice suppliers based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to foodservice suppliers: 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	Checkers Food Services	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	986 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “If you are looking for better prices on bigger stocks with higher quality choose Checkers Food Services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Masscash Holdings PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Illovo, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	863 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Masscash is a food, liquor, personal care and general merchandise wholesaler.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Bidfood South Africa	Strong evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	651 contacts →
	Strong 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 19, 2026
4	Feedem Group	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	516 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Feedem is a large contract catering company in South Africa which manages in excess of 300 sites and employs more than 6 people ranging from dieticians, chefs and human capital…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	BCE	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	376 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BCE Foodservice Equipment (Pty) is a leading supplier of kitchen utensils, industrial cookware and commercial kitchen appliances to the foodservice industry in Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Deli Spices	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
7	Bidvest Catering Services	Indirect evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	300 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bidvest Catering Services, offers world class food service solutions to business sectors including but not limited to Industrial, Corporate, Healthcare, Mining, Education, and the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Crown Food Group	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	291 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Crown Food Group has enjoyed a long history of supplying superior quality products and solutions to the food industry for over 110 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Rialto	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	173 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “South Africa's no.1 Food Importer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Western Province Caterers	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	154 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We exist to deliver quality catering services with a strong passion for food & for our people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Reef Caterers	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	137 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Reef Caterers is a food & beverages company based out of South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Capitol Caterers	Indirect evidence	Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	135 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a customer-centric contract catering company recognised for our innovative approach to food, exceptional service delivery and long-standing relationships with clients in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Eatfresh	Indirect evidence	Ethekwini, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	127 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Eatfresh – The Backstory Prior to entering the corporate market our founders worked in retail from 2001 to 2007.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Exim International PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	126 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Exim International is one of Southern Africa's leading suppliers to the food industry, with over three decades of industry experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Vulcan Catering Equipment	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	120 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1954, VULCAN is a proud manufacturer and supplier of quality commercial and industrial catering equipment, and more recently bakery equipment, to the Foodservice…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	National Ship Chandlers, South Africa	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	118 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are the largest ship supplier in South African waters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	The FX Group	Indirect evidence	Benoni, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	96 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The FX Group is able to provide a comprehensive bulk service to select customers over northern and eastern South Africa as well as into the Sub Continent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Foodserv Solutions PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	93 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “FoodServ operates from its head office in Denver Johannesburg with branches in Durban and Cape Town, from where the entire Southern African market is serviced and the company’s…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Kelpack Manufacturing	Indirect evidence	Pinetown, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	89 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “KELPACK MANUFACTURING is a contract food manufacturer and packer based in KZN” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	C3 Food Services	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	83 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “C3 is an independent contract catering company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	BM Food Manufacturers	Indirect evidence	Montague Gardens, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	80 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BM Food Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	N1 Restaurant Suppliers	Partial evidence	Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	59 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Quality, Service and Delivery are the core values that drive our business and have helped us to become a leading wholesale supplier of Halaal and Non-Halaal meat and other food…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	CAB Foods	Indirect evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	57 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cooking And Baking Made Easy When our grandmother had to entertain visiting grandchildren, she laid the foundation for the business we today call CAB Foods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	The Fruitspot	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
25	Liquid Concepts	Indirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Indirect 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 19, 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: foodservice suppliers. 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 foodservice suppliers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of foodservice suppliers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name foodservice suppliers. 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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Foodservice suppliers based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

19.8%Verified-email coverage

25.4Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

22.0%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

116

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

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 323 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 foodservice suppliers, 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 “foodservice suppliers”. 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 foodservice suppliers), 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 foodservice suppliers, 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, 1,625 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 19, 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.

Foodservice suppliers by metro

Foodservice suppliers in Cape Town71
Foodservice suppliers in Johannesburg67

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 foodservice suppliers, 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 foodservice suppliers are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 323 foodservice suppliers 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?

Checkers Food Services, headquartered in Brackenfell Cape Town, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most foodservice suppliers?

Cape Town leads with 71 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (67) and Durban (17).

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 1,625 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 323 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 19, 2026.

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About this data

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.