Company

Nestlé South Africa

South African subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., registered in 1916 and seated at Bryanston, Johannesburg; it makes KitKat for southern and eastern Africa.

Registered in
🇿🇦 South Africa
Founded
17 July 1916
Owned by
Nestlé
Products here
1

Who owns Nestlé South Africa

Every company above Nestlé South Africa, the top of the group first, each tie from a cited source.

Nestlé South Africa
What the sources say about these ties
Nestlé owns
GLEIF names Nestlé S.A. as both direct and ultimate parent.

Barcodes that start with Nestlé South Africa's number

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    Seen on 1 pack that name Nestlé South Africa; no source confirms the holder yet, for example 6009188002213

About Nestlé South Africa

Nestlé South Africa is the South African company of the Nestlé group, registered on 17 July 1916 under number 1916/001498/07 and seated at 8 Anslow Crescent, Bryanston; GLEIF names Nestlé S.A. of Vevey as its direct and ultimate parent.[1][2] It is printed as the manufacturer of the South African KitKat 4 Finger bar, whose current wrapper also carries consumer lines for Mozambique, Kenya and Mauritius.[3]

The prefix 6009188 is inferred, not sourced: this company is printed as the manufacturer on the KitKat bar 6009188002213, and the Open Food Facts packs under 6009188 carry only Nestlé group brands (KitKat, Aero, Tex, Bar-One, Maggi, Milo, Ricoffy, Cremora, Nido, NAN, Lactogen and Nespray among the first 30 read on 2026-09-25).[4]

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Nestlé South Africa is named on the pack or in a filing as the maker.

References

  1. ↑ GLEIF LEI record: NESTLE (SOUTH AFRICA), 8 Anslow Crescent, Bryanston, registeredAs 1916/001498/07 GLEIF. registry. Published 2025-09-02. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 549300I5PVOCV4TRIS82. CC0. GLEIF.
  2. ↑ GLEIF: the direct and ultimate parent of NESTLE (SOUTH AFRICA) is NESTLÉ S.A., Vevey GLEIF. registry. Published 2025-09-02. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: KY37LUS27QQX7BB93L28. CC0. GLEIF.
  3. ↑ Back of the 2025 wrapper: barcode, ingredients, nutrition table, manufacturer and ZA, MZ, KE, MU consumer lines Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2025-09-01. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 6009188002213. imgid 10. CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors. Upstream: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/6009188002213.
  4. ↑ Open Food Facts: KitKat – Nestlé – 41,5 g (6009188002213) Open Food Facts. catalogue. Published 2026-09-09. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 6009188002213. ODbL. Open Food Facts contributors.
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