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Astral Foods

JSE-listed poultry and animal feed group unbundled from Tiger Brands in 2001.

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Historic Tiger Oats industrial complex in Moorreesburg, Western Cape
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

Astral Foods is a listed poultry and animal feed group created through a Tiger Brands unbundling. [1][2]

History

Tiger Brands separated its poultry and animal feed operations into Astral Foods in 2001. [1]

Astral listed on the JSE with a R332 million market capitalisation. [2]

Astral marked 25 years as a separately listed company in 2026. [2]

Ownership after unbundling

The unbundling made Astral a separately owned listed company. [1][2]

It is not presented as a current Tiger Brands subsidiary. [1][2]

Frequently asked questions

Where did Astral Foods come from?

It was formed from Tiger Brands poultry and animal feed operations. [1]

When did Astral list?

Astral listed in 2001. [2]

Does Tiger Brands still own Astral?

The 2001 transaction was an unbundling into a separately listed company. [1][2]

Key milestones

  1. Tiger Brands unbundled and listed Astral Foods. [1][2]

  2. Astral marked 25 years on the JSE. [2]

Related articles

Related institutions

  • 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. Astral Foods, Proudly celebrating 25 years on the JSE, 2026-04-09. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-12. ↩