K & F Industries

Name

K & F Industries

Legal name

K&F Industries

Website

https://kandfindustries.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

K&F Industries is a family-owned South African B2B contract manufacturer founded in 1988, producing extruded cereal and biscuit ingredients for multinational and South African food companies including Mondelez, Kerry Group, Tiger Brands, and Pioneer Foods from a 5,600m2 facility in Port Elizabeth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Ingredient Manufacturing

NAICS

Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing (311821), Snack Food Manufacturing (31191)

SIC

Cookies & Crackers (2052), Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Crackers, Biscuits & Grain Snacks Manufacturing (savory biscuits, crispbreads) (AFAKABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cookies, Biscuits & Crackers Manufacturing (AFAKAAAC), Extruded Snacks Manufacturing (Puffs, Curls, Sticks) (AFAKAIAE)

Keywords

• Extruded cereal manufacturing
• Biscuit ingredient production
• Contract food manufacturing
• Food ingredient supplier
• Custom recipe development

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing - Cereal Ingredients: K&F Industries manufactures extruded cereal products (crisp rice, rice balls, muesli, etc.) as ingredients for confectionery and breakfast cereal companies. Products are sold as intermediate food ingredients rather than finished consumer products.
2. Contract Manufacturing - Biscuit Ingredients: Manufacturing of biscuit products (biscuit bits, gems, tots) in various flavours (cocoa, vanilla, coconut, honey) as ingredients for inclusion in confectionery and snack foods.
3. Custom Product Development Services: Original recipe and product development services for customers with unique requirements, creating niche market products and adding value to customer offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

K&F Industries is a South African B2B contract manufacturer of extruded cereal and biscuit products used as ingredients by confectionery, snack, and breakfast cereal companies. Using high-pressure extrusion, air-drying, and oven-baking technologies, the company produces a wide range of cereal inclusions (crisp rice variants, muesli, toasted coconut) and biscuit inclusions (biscuit bits, gems, tots) in bulk packaging for incorporation into customer food products.

Product overview

K&F Industries is a contract food product manufacturer specialising in extruded cereals and biscuits since 1988. The company operates from a 4000m2 production facility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Its product portfolio comprises two core product lines: (1) Cereal Products — including Cocoa Crisp Rice, Crisp Rice variants (Crisp Rice, Crisp Rice B, Crisp Rice Ball WF, Crisp Rice Petite, Crisp Rice Small Ball, Crisp Rice Sphere), Large Astro Centre, Large Crisp Rice, Midi Astro Centre, Mini Eggs, Muesli, O Biscuit, Roller Ball Centre, and Toasted Coconut — manufactured via high-pressure extrusion and air-drying or oven-toasting processes; and (2) Biscuit Products — including Biscuit Bits, Biscuit Gems, Biscuit Tots, Black Biscuit variants, Chocolate Biscuit variants, Cocorom Biscuit variants, and Honey Biscuit Bits — manufactured via oven baking. All products are Halaal and Kosher certified, and the company develops custom recipes and products to meet individual customer requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cocoa Crisp Rice Brown, elliptical extruded cereal product with cocoa flavor, produced via high-pressure extrusion and air-drying for inclusion in confectionery and cereal products.
• Crisp Rice Straw coloured, elliptical extruded cereal product produced by high pressure extrusion and air-drying, supplied in 10kg bags for inclusion in confectionery and breakfast cereal products.
• Muesli

Quantifiable outcome

• First private company in South Africa to receive FSSC 22000:2010 certification by SGS
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Mondelēz InternationalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorK&F Industries has a long history of supplying extruded cereal and biscuit ingredients to Mondelēz International, one of the world's largest snack companies.
• Kerry GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorK&F Industries supplies ingredients to Kerry Group, a major global ingredients and flavour company.
• Tiger BrandscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorK&F Industries supplies ingredients to Tiger Brands, one of South Africa's largest food companies.
• Pioneer FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorK&F Industries supplies ingredients to Pioneer Foods, a major South African food company.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tate & Lyle: Global food and beverage ingredients company producing specialty cereal-derived ingredients, texturants, and sweeteners. Serves overlapping food manufacturer customers with broader ingredient portfolios.
• Ingredion: Global ingredient solutions provider serving food, beverage, and nutrition customers with specialty starches, sweeteners, and cereal-based ingredients. Comparable in serving multinational food manufacturers with specialty grain-derived inputs.
• Tereos: French cooperative producing starch, sweeteners, cereals, and plant-based proteins for global food customers. Processes cereal grains at industrial scale and supplies B2B customers similar to K&F's confectionery and breakfast cereal clients.
• Roquette: Global leader in plant-based ingredients including starches, polyols, proteins, and cereal-based ingredients supplied to food and nutrition industries. Operates at vastly larger scale but competes in adjacent ingredient categories for the same multinational customers.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global food processing and ingredients giant producing cereal, snack, and confectionery ingredients for multinational food customers. Massive scale competitor in the same B2B ingredient supply chains K&F serves.

Direct peers

• TreeHouse Foods: Leading private label contract manufacturer of bakery, snack, and cereal products supplying retailers and food service operators. Directly comparable B2B co-manufacturing model with multi-year customer contracts and custom product development.
• MGP Ingredients: US-based producer of specialty grain-based ingredients, including extruded wheat proteins and starches, for food and beverage applications. Closely comparable mid-sized specialty cereal ingredient manufacturer with B2B contract manufacturing model.
• Clextral: French company specializing in twin-screw extrusion technology and contract manufacturing for cereals, snacks, and ingredient products. Directly comparable to K&F in extrusion-based cereal ingredient production for food industry customers.
• SunOpta: Plant-based food and ingredient company with extrusion capabilities producing specialty grain and fruit-based ingredients. Similar scale and B2B contract manufacturing approach targeting food industry customers.

Others

• Bühler Group: Swiss food processing technology provider supplying extrusion, baking, and grain processing equipment to ingredient manufacturers worldwide. Enabling technology partner rather than direct competitor; comparable in serving the same customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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