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Adcock Ingram

South African healthcare products group unbundled from Tiger Brands and relisted in 2008.

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The old Tiger Oats industrial complex in Moorreesburg, photographed on 26 September 2014. Photo: Christopher Murphy / Wikimedia Commons · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0, converted to WebP without cropping

Adcock Ingram is a South African healthcare products company with roots in an 1890 pharmacy. [2]

History

The business began as EJ Adcock Pharmacy in Krugersdorp in 1890. [2]

Tiger Brands acquired the minority shares and delisted Adcock Ingram in 2000. [2]

Tiger Brands unbundled Adcock Ingram, which relisted on 25 August 2008. [1][2]

Ownership sequence

Adcock was wholly owned within Tiger Brands from 2000 until the 2008 unbundling. [1][2]

The relisting restored a separate public ownership structure. [2]

Frequently asked questions

When did Adcock Ingram begin?

Its heritage dates to EJ Adcock Pharmacy in 1890. [2]

When did Tiger Brands fully own Adcock?

It acquired the minority shares and delisted Adcock in 2000. [2]

Does Tiger Brands still own Adcock Ingram?

No. It unbundled and relisted Adcock in 2008. [1][2]

Key milestones

  1. EJ Adcock Pharmacy began in Krugersdorp. [2]

  2. Tiger Brands made Adcock a wholly owned subsidiary. [2]

  3. Adcock relisted after the unbundling. [2]

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  • Tiger Brands — JSE-listed South African food group that developed from Jacob Frankel’s Newtown oats business.

Sources

  1. Tiger Brands, Integrated Report 2012, 2012-09-30. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-12. ↩
  2. Adcock Ingram, Integrated Report 2014, 2014-09-30. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-12. ↩