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Jacob Frankel

Food manufacturer and company founder

By South African Index Editorial Desk · Published · Updated · Last reviewed

Representative image of the historic Tiger Oats complex associated with Jacob Frankel’s business
Representative business image. No verified portrait of Jacob Frankel was located in the checked records.: Christopher Murphy / Wikimedia Commons · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and converted to WebP. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.

Jacob Frankel established the Newtown oats business that developed into Tiger Oats and Tiger Brands. [1]

Founder and later ownership

Frankel supplied the operating foundation, while later shareholders owned the listed company. [1][2]

That distinction separates founder history from current equity and voting interests. [1][2]

Key contributions

Frankel established the oats business that supplied the corporate foundation for Tiger Oats. [1]

Life and career timeline

  1. Established the oats business in Newtown, Johannesburg. [1]

  2. The later Tiger Oats and National Milling Company incorporated and listed on the JSE. [1]

  3. Tiger Oats changed its name to Tiger Brands. [1]

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jacob Frankel?

He established the Newtown oats business that became Tiger Oats. [1]

Did Jacob Frankel found the current legal company?

He founded the operating business. The later company incorporated and listed in 1944. [1]

Is the profile image a portrait?

No. It is a representative image of the old Tiger Oats complex. [3]

Associated organisations

Related research

Sources

  1. Tiger Brands, Integrated Report 2012, 2012-09-30. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-12. ↩
  2. Tiger Brands, Group annual financial statements 2025: shareholders information, 2025-09-30. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-12. ↩
  3. Christopher Murphy / Wikimedia Commons, The old Tiger Oats complex, 2014-09-26. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-12. ↩