as jse tbs industry consumer goods predecessor tiger oats headquarters bryanston gauteng south africa area served south africa and selected emerging markets key people lawrence macdougall ceo funke ighodaro cfo andre c parker chairman products over one hundred covering a variety of packaged goods and foodstuffs . revenue r31 .59 billion fy 2015 1 operating income r3 .65 billion fy 2015 1 number of employees 20 591 1 subsidiaries 41 website www.tigerbrands.com tiger brands limited jse tbs is a south african packaged goods company . 2 in addition to the company s south african operations tiger brands also has direct and indirect interests in international food businesses in chile zimbabwe mozambique nigeria kenya and cameroon . 3 tiger brands is south africa s largest food company . 4 contents 1 history 2 price fixing scandals 2.1 bread 2.2 adcock ingram critical care 3 subsidiaries 4 corporate social activities 5 brands 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit in 1998 tiger oats bought out imperial cold storage . the old tiger oats buildings in moorreesburg . founded in 1921 by jacob frankel with some help from joffe marks tiger brands limited formerly known as tiger oats limited was built on the strength of family businesses and the spirit of entrepreneurship . 2010 box of jungle oats left oatmeal as well as an example of the first box from the 1920s right reflecting how the use of the tiger oaks logo on its packaging has changed in the 90 years since its founding . originally known as tiger oats tiger brand s first product was a breakfast oatmeal brand called jungle oats . a product that is still produced by the brand . it was first conceived by a mr frankel towards the end of the 19th century and was finally launched in 1925 . tiger oat s first mill was opened in moorreesburg western cape . a second mill was opened in maitland cape town when demand outgrew the moorreesburg s mill s capacity in 1930 . the moorreesburg mill was abandoned in about 1987 . 5 in march 1982 barlow bought a considerable share of tiger oats . 6 in 1988 spar south africa became a wholly owned subsidiary of tiger oats however it was unbundled and listed as a separate company in 2004 . 7 during the late 1990s tiger oats went through a period of rapid expansion . buying out other large companies and competitors such as food packaging company imperial cold storage and supply company in october 1998 6 and pharmaceutical company adcock ingram for r3 .4 bn in 1999 . 8 after these buyouts tiger oats was renamed tiger brands . in july 2008 adcock ingram was unbundled from tiger brands . tiger brands limited s subcompany tiger food brands ltd merged with bromor foods pty ltd which owns the super juice carbonated drink . 9 in1 october 2009 the company acquired crosse & blackwell s mayonnaise business for an undisclosed amount . 10 11 in 2008 tiger brands launched an agreesive expansion program into the rest of africa . in the process the company bought a controlling stake in a number of food processing businesses in nigeria kenya ethiopia and camaroon . 12 this included a r1 .5 billion purchase of 65.7 % in dangote flour mills in october 2012 nigeria s second largest milling operation . this and other investments in africa proved to be costly and unproductive . over capacity in the nigerian market led to an operating loss of r2 .7 billion by the time tiger sold back the operation to dangote for a token one us dollar three years later in 2015 . management issues in tiger s kenya operations and the collapse of its mozambican distributor and deli foods subsidiary also negatively impacted the company in this period . this led to then ceo peter matlare to resign in november 2015 and a reorganisation of its non south african operations . 12 price fixing scandals edit bread edit in mid november 2007 tiger brands was fined r98 .8 million roughly equivalent to us 12.8 million 13 by the south african competition commission for colluding with other bread producers to raise the price of bread by between 30c and 35c per loaf . 14 according to the commission the four companies involved premier foods tiger brands foodcorp and pioneer foods controlled more than 90 percent of the wheat flour market at the time . facilitating their pricing activities through secret meetings and telephone calls between employees of these firms at various venues including churches stadiums and hotels . the commission also found that the price fixing activities had a negative effect on both consumers as a whole as well as inhibiting smaller bakeries from being effective competitors . 15 the fine reflected 5.7 % of tiger brand s bread sales coming mostly from its albany brand for the 2006 financial year . 14 tiger brands took full responsibility and then ceo nick dennis resigned . 16 adcock ingram critical care edit in may 2008 tiger brands agreed to pay a r53 .5 million fine for alleged anti competitive practices in its health care subsidiary adcock ingram critical care aicc . aicc executive arthur barnett was suspended until the investigation was concluded . 17 18 in july 2008 tiger brands stated that it was going to unbundle its entire adcock ingram subsidiary with each tiger brands shareholder receiving one share in adcock ingram for every tiger brands share they owned . 19 subsidiaries edit over the years tiger brands has continued to grow and expand its corporate footprint all around the world . throughout this journey tiger brands has continued to expand its horizons through the acquisition of various subsidiary organisations the list of these organisations looks as follows designer group durban confectionery works proprietary limited enterprise foods proprietary limited langeberg holdings limited langeberg & ashton foods proprietary limited tiger food brands intellectual property holding company proprietary limited tiger consumer brands limited tiger brands mauritius limited haco industries kenya limited chocolaterie confiserie camerounaise deli foods nigeria limited east africa tiger brands industries davita trading proprietary limited pharma i investment holdings limited tiger branded consumer goods plc other miscellaneous property investment and dormant companies corporate social activities edit the company conducts and supports a number of corporate social activities in south africa . these include food security projects such as partnerships with ngos the buhle farmers academy afrika tikkun and the nelson mandela metropolitan university community project . the company also supports public befit organisations and activities by organisations such as cotlands and the tiger brands foundation . brands edit brand country if not in south africa year of acquisition and or launch 20 21 baby products purity baby food elizabeth anne s & purity baby food natural good nights baby sleep and scent oils sun smart baby range sunscreen elizabeth anne s & purity special baby shampoo elizabeth anne s & purity baby aqueous cream elizabeth anne s & purity baby aqueous lotion elizabeth anne s & purity baby perfumed jelly elizabeth anne s & purity baby barrier cream elizabeth anne s & purity baby cornstarch powder elizabeth anne s & purity baby oil elizabeth anne s & purity baby powder vi daylin telament phipps milk of magnesia muthi wenyoni antipeol packaged food all gold black cat 1926 colman s mustard fatti s and moni s spaghetti 1982 ice cap koo canned foods 1940 spray & cook cooking oil beverages energade energy drink 1993 halls fruit juice 1999 oros flavoured drink mix king korn sorghum beer mix kings brew sorghum beer mix maltex hot wheat cereal mnanti sorghum beer candy & sweets ambrosoli chile 2001 anytime 1990 beacon allsorts beacon slabs beacon fizz pops beacon smoothies beacon sprikles fizz pop magic planet fruit chews inside story chocolate bar maynards superfine chocolate nosh bar now bar nut puffs tinkies tv bar wonder bar dairy a selection of three popular dairy belle dairy products . a box of full cream long life milk a bottle of strawberry drinking yogurt and a carton of passion fruit yogurt . dairybelle lanolene milk grains albany bread established after numerous mergers and acquisitions in the 1970s and 1980s ace maze meal golden cloud flour induna maze meal jungle oat bran jungle oats jungle oats energy bar jungle lion superpop popcorn maxi meal morvite cake mix oats easy instant oats old mill stream rice olde cape seed loaf tastic rice tasmati tastic rice o mix tastic savory classics taystee wheat tnt microwave popcorn tnt superpop pet food jerky treats perishables a selection of three enterprise products . sliced meats canned viennas and a can of corned meat . renown like it lean enterprise foods easy meal mrs. paul s kitchen nice and easy simply delicious suddenly supper sea food products lucky star canned fish sea harvest sa sea product ltd oceana toiletries design group shampoo and personal care products 1998 cepacaine mouth wash gill other brands and subsidiaries trinity biotech v med see also edit list of companies of south africa references edit a b c tiger brands annual report 2015 . tiger brands . retrieved october 2015 . check date values in access date help cnbc article on tiger brands limited . http www.cnbcafrica.com businessnews sens 170896.htm google finance tiger brands limited public jnb tbs bhp blue financial remgro telkom tiger south african equity preview by janice kew bloomberg 21 june 2010 . jungle oats brand history retrieved 6 july 2010 a b brooke simons phillida 2000 . ice cold in africa the history of imperial cold storage & supply company limited . cape town fernwood press . pp. 237 246 . isbn 1 874950 50 4 . trade intelligence spar accessed 2 october 2010 business day tiger oats bids for all 7 october 1999 competition tribunal of south africa article on the merger and details . pdf file http www.comptrib.co.za % 5ccomptrib % 5ccomptribdocs % 5c488 % 5c33lmapr06.pdf thomson reuters business description tiger brands retrieved 21 july 2010 business day tiger brands buys crosse & blackwell from nestl published 2009 05 25 a b thomas stafford 15 july 2016 . tiger brands sharpening its claws . financial mail . retrieved 26 july 2016 . http www.xe.com retrieved on 5 july 2010 a b moneyweb tiger brands admits to bread price fixing pays fine 13 november 2007 moneyweb watchdog refers wheat milling cartel to tribunal 15 march 2010 business report tiger brands limited . price fixing saga bites tiger brands chief 7 december 2007 adcock ingram critical care proprietary limited aicc tiger brands website 9 may 2008 retrieved 2 february 2011 moneyweb tiger brands adcock ingram to pay r53 5m for price fixing 9 may 2008 finance24 tiger to unbundle adcock ingram 21 july 2008 profiles s stock exchange handbook october 2010 january 2011 . johannesburg south africa sasfin . 2010 . p. 357 . issn 1680 0036 . mbendi tiger brands ltd tigbrands accessed 2 october 2010 external links edit tiger brands limited official 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