KOO South Africa is a food brand that has been in operation for more than eight decades now.
Apart from convenience in accessing food products, the brand has impacted the country’seconomyby creating employment opportunities.
KOO SouthAfricais topping the headlines after it recalled approximately 20 million cans of products.
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The move has led to a significant economic impact on the brand.
Apart from the loss that KOO South Africa has incurred, the decision has impacted its share price.
Why was the move necessary?
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Read on for more details and what you should do.
History of KOO South Africa
Who started KOO?
KOO is the best-known canned food brand and is a company owned by Tiger Brands South Africa.
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It started in 1940 as a farmer cooperative and currently offers a product portfolio spanning across ten categories.
KOO South Africa has its headquarters in Bryanston, Gauteng, South Africa.
It has 1,320 employees, and its annual turnover is approximately R3.6 billion.
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KOO canned products have been in the market for more than eighty years now.
KOO is a rainbow brand for a rainbow nation.
The brand sources its products from established farms and delivers the best quality of products.
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The wide and versatile range of KOO canned products includes:
KOO vacancies
Who owns KOO?
KOO brand is owned by Tiger Brands, which deals with a wide range of brands.
Therefore, if you would like to work with the KOO company, reach out to thecompany for vacancies.
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Currently, the brand offers a young talentmentorship programme.
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Concerns due to potentially defective cans triggered the move.
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The 20 million cans account for about 9% of the brand’s annual production, worth R650 million.
The decision to recall the cans caused a 6.40% drop in Tiger Brand’s share price.
What is wrong with KOO cans?
The issue of defective cans was discovered in May 2021.
The batch came from a supplier.
While several others were not released for trade, a probe on the defective batch confirmed the problem.
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According to the brand, the leak presents a risk of secondary microbial contamination.
Therefore, the brand recalled the canned vegetable products manufactured between 1st May 2019 and 5th May 2021.
Which KOO products are being recalled?
These arethe KOO productsthat have been affected by the recall.
KOO pilchards and KOO canned fruits are not among those affected.
Meanwhile, check outKOO websiteon how to identify the recalled cans.
The website also provides further clarification about the matter.
Meanwhile, customers are advised to return the cansto supermarketsor the KOO factory shop and ask for a refund.
Who owns the multi-million brand?
Unilever South Africa is one of the largest FMCG brands in the country.
Most netizens grew up using products from Unilever and have always questioned the brand’s owner and origin.
This article unpacks answers to the questions and more.
She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.
In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
She has been writing articles on Briefly.co.za since 2019.
Email: pshmueni@gmail.com
