• Astral Foods Limited
  •  Overview
  • Last Modified:
  • November 20, 2025
  • Company type:
  • Public
  • Industry:
  • Food Processing
  • Verified:
  • No
  • No of Employees:
  • 10 001 - 50 000
  • Stock Code:
  • ARL
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  • Signed Health Status Declaration Form
  • Turnover $50m + ?:
  • Yes
  • Headquarters:
  • Johannesburg
  • Public Interest Score:
  • 750+

 

  • Astral Foods Limited
  • General Information

Description

The largest integrated poultry producers in South Africa. Our key activities are animal feed pre-mixes, broiler genetics, sale of day-old chicks and production and distribution of a variety of fresh, frozen and value added chicken products.

Key activities comprise manufacturing of animal feeds, broiler genetics, production and sale of day old chicks and hatching eggs, breeder and broiler production, abattoir and further processing operations and sales and distribution of various key poultry. brands.

Theunis Eloff:
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Diederik Fouché:
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Tshepo Shabangu:
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Saleh Mayet:
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Willem Potgieter:
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Johan Ferreira:
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Gary Desmond Arnold:
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Anita Cupido:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No

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  • Company Information
  • Company System Number:
  • 11027
  • Founded Year: 
  • 2001
  • Registration Number: 
  • 1978/003194/06
  • Country: 
  • South Africa
  • Stock Exchanges: 
    • Johannesburg Stock Exchange
  • Financial year end: 
  • September
  • No. of Countries operations: 
  • 3
  • Company Status: 
  • In Business
  • Industry Sub Category: 
  • Date listed on Stock Exchange: 
  • 23/02/2001

 

  • Contact Information
  • Business operation: 
  • Astral Foods is a major integrated poultry producer and distributor in South Africa. They process over 200 million broilers each year through three HACCP-approved abattoirs. Astral Foods also owns 6,949 hectares of land.
  • Primary office: 
  • Lanseria Corporate Estate 13 Thunderbolt Lane Lanseria Ext 26 1748 South Africa

 

  • Additional Information
  • Listed?: 
  • Yes
  • Company secretary: 
  • L Marupen
  • Reporting currency: 
  • ZAR
  • ISIN number (12 digit): 
JSE
ZAE000029757
  • Authorised shares:
  • 75 000 000
  • Issued shares:
  • 42 922 235
  • No of shareholders:
  • 1001 and more shareholders
  • No of shareholders holding 20%:
  • 1 shareholder
  • Number of shares traded
  • Per Year:
  • Per Quarter:
  • Per Month:

 

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Company Directors

Name
Nationality
Age
Role
Qualification
Name

Theunis

Non Executive
NationalitySouth Africa
RoleChairperson
QualificationBJur (Econ), ThB, ThM, ThD
Date Appointed: 08/05/2007
Duration:
19 years and 2 months
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Diederik Johannes

Non Executive
NationalitySouth Africa
RoleNED
QualificationMComm, CA(SA), H Dip Tax Law, H Dip Business Processing
Date Appointed: 12/11/2015
Duration:
10 years and 8 months
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Tshepo Monica

Non Executive
NationalitySouth Africa
RoleNED
QualificationBProc, LLB, LLM (Magna Cum Laude)
Date Appointed: 01/06/2013
Duration:
13 years and 1 month
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Saleh

Non Executive
NationalitySouth Africa
RoleNED
QualificationCA(SA)
Date Appointed: 01/07/2019
Duration:
7 years and 0 month
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Willem Frederick

Non Executive
NationalitySouth Africa
RoleNED
QualificationBEng (Hons); Pr-Eng
Date Appointed: 01/07/2019
Duration:
7 years and 0 month
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Johan Andries Ignatius

Executive
NationalitySouth Africa
RoleCFO
QualificationBCom, BCom (Hons), CA(SA)
Date Appointed: 01/01/2023
Duration:
3 years and 6 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Gary Desmond

Executive
NationalitySouth Africa
RoleCEO
QualificationBSc Agric (Hons), MSc Agric, MBA, Pr.Sci.Nat
Date Appointed: 01/05/2012
Duration:
14 years and 2 months
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Anita Deline

Non Executive
NationalitySouth Africa
RoleNED
QualificationBA (HE); BA Hons; BB&A; MBA; MPhil Coaching (Cum Laude)
Date Appointed: 10/11/2021
Duration:
4 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile

 

Directors Tenure

Name
Duration
Name

Theunis Eloff

Duration19 years and 2 months
Profile
Name

Diederik Johannes Fouché

Duration10 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Tshepo Monica Shabangu

Duration13 years and 1 month
Profile
Name

Saleh Mayet

Duration7 years and 0 month
Profile
Name

Willem Frederick Potgieter

Duration7 years and 0 month
Profile
Name

Johan Andries Ignatius Ferreira

Duration3 years and 6 months
Profile
Name

Gary Desmond Arnold

Duration14 years and 2 months
Profile
Name

Anita Deline Cupido

Duration4 years and 8 months
Profile

 

Director Experience

Name
Experience
Name

Theunis

Experience Business Services
Profile
Name

Diederik Johannes

Experience Financial Services
Profile
Name

Tshepo Monica

Experience Legal
Profile
Name

Saleh

Experience Financial Services
Profile
Name

Willem Frederick

Experience Engineering
Profile
Name

Johan Andries Ignatius

Experience Financial Services, Real Estate
Profile
Name

Gary Desmond

Experience Other
Profile
Name

Anita Deline

Experience FMCG, Retail, Insurance, Banking, Education
Profile

 

Company Auditors

Name
Date Appointed
Years
Name

Deloitte

Date Appointed01/01/2023
Year3 years and 6 months
Profile

 

Company Past Directors

Name
ED/NED
Role
Name

Frans Gerryts

ED/NEDExecutive
RoleED
Date Appointed: 01/11/2021
Date Resigned: 30/01/2025
Profile
Name

Christiaan Ernst

ED/NEDExecutive
RoleCEO
Date Appointed: 01/05/2009
Date Resigned: 30/01/2025
Profile

 

Company Committees

Name

Theunis Eloff

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, HS, SE
Profile
Name

Diederik Johannes Fouché

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, RE, NG
Profile
Name

Tshepo Monica Shabangu

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, HS, SE
Profile
Name

Saleh Mayet

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

Willem Frederick Potgieter

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RE, NG
Profile
Name

Johan Andries Ignatius Ferreira

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, EX
Profile
Name

Gary Desmond Arnold

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, HS, SE, EX
Profile
Name

Anita Deline Cupido

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, HS
Profile

 

Committee
Abbreviation
Supervisory Board
SB
Board
BD
Risk & Compliance
RC
Audit
AU
Remuneration
RE
Capital investment
CI
Industry Specific
IS
Nominations & Governance
NG
Health, Safety & Environment
HS
Social & Ethics
SE
Technology
TE
Executive
EX
Other
OT