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The SPAR Group

South African wholesale and retail services group unbundled from Tiger Brands and listed in 2004.

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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

The SPAR Group is a listed wholesale and retail services company with South African roots. [2]

History

Eight wholesalers established the South African business in Cape Town in 1963. [2]

Tiger Brands owned the company before its 2004 unbundling. [3]

SPAR listed on the JSE on 18 October 2004. [3]

Ownership after unbundling

SPAR’s 2005 report said it had no controlling shareholder at 30 September 2005. [3]

The listing separated SPAR from Tiger Brands ownership. [1][3]

Frequently asked questions

When did SPAR begin in South Africa?

Eight wholesalers established the business in 1963. [2]

When did SPAR list?

The SPAR Group listed on 18 October 2004. [3]

Does Tiger Brands still own SPAR?

No. SPAR was unbundled and separately listed in 2004. [1][3]

Key milestones

  1. Eight wholesalers established SPAR South Africa. [2]

  2. The SPAR Group listed after its Tiger Brands unbundling. [3]

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. The SPAR Group, History. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-12. ↩
  3. The SPAR Group, Annual Report 2005, 2005-09-30. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-12. ↩