Boplaas 1743 Landgoed

What Boplaas 1743 Landgoed does

Boplaas 1743 Landgoed Edms Bpk, trading primarily as Boplaas 1743 Estate, is a privately held South African family-owned agricultural group headquartered in the Western Cape near Ceres, with operations across the Koue Bokkeveld and Boland regions. The group cultivates and exports pome fruit (apples and pears from the Boplaas, Dankbaar and Bergvliet farms), stone fruit (peaches from Dankbaar), and citrus (oranges, tangerines and lemons from Marlenique and Du Cap), selling to international procurement agents and fruit buyers across more than 80 countries. Its core technical infrastructure includes gravity-flow and drip irrigation, rainwater harvesting, integrated pest management, and a 60 kWp floating photovoltaic plant at Marlenique that supports an approximately 50% reduction in the farm's carbon footprint.

Revenue is generated through four distinct streams. The primary stream is export fruit sales via direct B2B relationships with international procurement agents across Europe, the Far East, the Middle East, South-East Asia, North America, Africa and Australia. A secondary stream is contract packing services from the Marlenique Packhouse (located at Simondium between Paarl and Franschhoek), where state-of-the-art camera-based automated sorting and cold-chain capabilities are offered to surrounding citrus and stone fruit producers, with local and African market redistribution for non-exportable fruit. A third, recently launched stream is medicinal and pharmaceutical cannabis production for research institutions and pharmaceutical buyers, in which the group was first-to-market in South Africa. A fourth, ancillary stream is a 4-star self-catering guesthouse accommodating up to 8 guests.

The group is held entirely within the Van der Merwe family across ten generations, with no institutional investors, and is led by tenth-generation custodian Schalk van der Merwe alongside family members Fanie, Carl, Daniel and Frans, and operational leadership including Innis Brynard as General Manager of Marlenique. Certifications including SIZA Ethical Standards, GLOBALG.A.P with SPRING and Chain of Custody add-ons, BRCGS Global Food Safety Standard, FDA registration, PhytClean and SAMSA recognition are held across the relevant producing units and the packhouse, supporting market access into regulated retail and specialty export channels.

Name

Boplaas 1743 Landgoed

Legal name

Boplaas 1743 Landgoed Edms Bpk

Website

https://boplaas1743.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

1743

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Boplaas 1743 Landgoed is a South African family-owned agricultural group that cultivates and exports pome, stone, and citrus fruit to more than 80 countries, while also offering contract packing at Marlenique Packhouse, medical cannabis production, and a heritage guesthouse in the Western Cape.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ceres

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Export Fruit Sales: Cultivation and export of premium apples, pears, peaches, oranges, tangerines, and lemons from farms in the Koue Bokkeveld and Boland regions. Produce is sold to international procurement agents and fruit purchasers across 80+ countries.
2. Contract Packing Services: State-of-the-art citrus and stone fruit packing and cooling facility providing contract packing services to the broader citrus and stone fruit industry, including automated sorting and distribution to local markets.
3. Medicinal Cannabis: Production and marketing of high-quality craft cannabis for medical and pharmaceutical sectors, targeting research and non-harmful alternatives for pain management, mental health and chronic diseases.
4. Guesthouse Accommodation: 4-star self-catering guesthouse accommodation on historic Boplaas farm, accommodating up to 8 guests in 4 bedrooms with amenities including hot tub, braai facilities, and farm tours.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Boplaas 1743 Estate is a family-owned agricultural group that cultivates and exports premium pome (apples, pears), stone (peaches), and citrus (oranges, tangerines, lemons) fruit from multiple farms in the Western Cape of South Africa. The group also operates the Marlenique Packhouse, a state-of-the-art citrus and stone fruit contract packing and cooling facility; produces medicinal cannabis for the pharmaceutical sector; operates Africa's first floating solar plant; and runs a heritage guesthouse for agritourism.

Product overview

Boplaas 1743 Landgoed is a wholly owned group of export fruit producing farms and agriculture-related enterprises in the Western Cape region of South Africa. The portfolio consists of five distinct offerings: Export Fruit (pome, stone, and citrus fruit cultivated across four farms), Medicinal Cannabis (medical/pharmaceutical cannabis production), Marlenique Packhouse (citrus and stone fruit packing facility with contract services), Floating Solar Plant (Africa's first floating photovoltaic system), and Boplaas Guesthouse (historic self-catering accommodation). The group exports to more than 80 countries and is South Africa's oldest family-owned business, established in 1743.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Marlenique Packhouse: State-of-the-art citrus and stone fruit packing and cooling facility providing contract packing services to the surrounding citrus and stone fruit industry.
• Boplaas Guesthouse

Products and services

• Export Fruit (Pome, Stone and Citrus) Export-quality fruit production including pome fruit (apples and pears from Boplaas, Dankbaar and Bergvliet farms in the Koue Bokkeveld), stone fruit (peaches from Dankbaar), and citrus fruit (oranges, tangerines and lemons from Marlenique and Du Cap farms near Paarl). Sold to international procurement agents across 80+ countries.
• Medicinal Cannabis Cutting-edge cannabis production facility for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors, producing the highest quality craft cannabis in South Africa. Targets research and non-harmful alternatives for pain management, mental health and chronic disease treatment.
• Marlenique Packhouse (Contract Packing Services) State-of-the-art citrus and stone fruit packing and cooling facility on Marlenique farm near Paarl/Simondium, providing contract packing services to the surrounding citrus and stone fruit industry. Features advanced automated sorting with camera technology and real-time quality control. Also redistributes non-exportable fruit to local and African markets.
• Floating Solar Plant (Marlenique) Africa's first floating photovoltaic plant at Marlenique farm, generating 60 kWp of solar power. Pioneers the implementation of floating alternative energy sources and reduces the farm's carbon footprint by 50%.
• Boplaas Guesthouse 4-star self-catering accommodation on the historic Boplaas farm in the Koue Bokkeveld near Ceres. The standalone heritage homestead sleeps up to 8 guests in 4 bedrooms with panoramic valley and mountain views, outdoor hot tub, and access to the fruit-producing farm.

Quantifiable outcome

• Carbon footprint reduction of 50% at Marlenique through floating solar plant
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fruit South AfricacoreOthersAffiliation with Fruit South Africa, an umbrella body for the South African fruit industry which strives for a competitive, equitable and sustainable South African fruit industry.
• Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB)coreOthersAffiliation with PPECB, an independent service provider of quality certification and cold chain management services for producers and exporters of perishable food products.
• Hortgro PomecoreOthersAssociation membership that promotes and protects the interests of apple and pear growers of South Africa.
• Agri Western CapeminorOthersMembers' organisation representing commercial agriculture producers in the Western Cape.
• New South Energy (NSE)coreTechnology or IntegrationInstallation partner for Africa's first floating solar plant at Marlenique farm. NSE CEO David Masureik attended the inauguration ceremony on March 1, 2019. The system pioneered the implementation of floating alternative energy sources.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/boplaas1743
• Instagraminstagram.com/boplaasguesthouse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boplaas-1743-landgoed

Compliance8 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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