Expand Your Beverage Production
Hotfill Drink Processing Operation
Coega Food Group
Your Partner for Hot and Cold Fill Solutions
At Coega Food Group, we leverage the extensive knowledge of our strategic partner, bringing over 20 years of specialised experience in hot and cold fill bottling production and co-packing to every bottle filled.
The modern, purpose-built facility is equipped with advanced technology and adheres to stringent safety and quality standards, making the bottling facility the ideal partner for brands seeking reliable and efficient production solutions. We understand the unique demands of the beverage industry and are committed to helping our clients achieve their production goals with precision and care.
- State-of-the-Art Hot & Cold Fill Capabilities: Able to produce a wide variety of beverages with confidence, from juices and teas to specialised drinks.
- Significant Production Capacity: The facility has the infrastructure to produce large scale volume with your demand, ensuring your products are always ready for market.
- Uncompromising Quality & Safety: The FSSC 22000 certified plant operates with strict adherence to the highest food safety standards, guaranteeing product integrity.
- Dedicated Partnership Approach: We work closely with you, offering flexible and responsive services tailored to your specific needs and timelines.
- Efficiency & Expertise: Leverage exsisting industry knowledge and streamlined processes to help guide your products to market efficiently and cost-effectively.
Current Capabilities: Bringing Your Beverages to Life
This state-of-the-art facility is equipped for a wide range of beverage production needs. We offer comprehensive hot and cold fill services, ensuring your products are processed and packaged with precision and care. Current capabilities include:
- Hot Fill Processing: Ideal for products requiring sterilization during filling, such as fruit juices, nectars, teas, sports drinks, and other shelf-stable beverages. This method ensures product safety and extends shelf life without the need for refrigeration.
- Cold Fill Processing: Perfect for sensitive beverages that benefit from minimal heat treatment, including flavored waters, ready-to-drink coffee and certain dairy alternatives. The cold fill lines maintain product integrity and freshness.
- Diverse Packaging Options: The facility works with various PET bottle sizes, providing flexibility to match your brand’s vision and market requirements.
- Quality Control & Assurance: From raw material inspection to final product release, a rigorous quality management system (FSSC 22000 certified) guarantees consistent quality and compliance with food safety standards at every stage.
- High Production: With significant operational capacity, we are ready to accommodate large-scale production for established brands.”
Let us help you grow your beverage capacity through our state of the art hot and cold fill bottling facility.
If you would like to to learn more about our hot and cold fill plant please get in touch.
Our Investments
Introducing Our Group
Our ultimate goal is to be revered as the leading preferred Food Investment partner in sub-Saharan Africa. We believe our commitment to these core principles positions us to achieve this objective and generate long-term value for our investors.
Dairy Group
From farm to family, Dairy Group delivers quality dairy products.
Famous Brands Cheese Company
Cheese supply secured through joint venture for top restaurants.
Fairdale Foods
Delicious Bathurst pineapples, canned for your convenience.
Group Product Overview
Various products are recognized as market leaders in their respective segments, offering unparalleled quality in their respective segments as well as a diversified product portfolio with growth potential.
Experienced
Leadership Team
Located in the Eastern Cape, our dedicated management team leverages their extensive network and understanding of the local grower and processing sectors to strategically expand on existing investments and cultivate a thriving investment portfolio.
Each individual brings a wealth of knowledge and a shared commitment to excellence. Their varied perspectives and backgrounds ensure well-rounded decision-making across the food industry landscape.
Keith Buhr CA (SA)
CEO | Coega Food Group
Keith brings a wealth of experience to the table. He transitioned from CFO at Coega Food Group to CEO, leveraging his financial acumen honed at both CFG and his numerous other roles within diversified sectors. This well-rounded background positions him to lead CFG’s future success.
Llewellyn Collett CA (SA)
Chair | Coega Food Group
Born and rasied on an Eastern Cape dairy farm from which milk is directly sourced for Dairy Group SA, Llewellyn has both farming and business acumin. Via his agri consulting organisation, he was at the forefront of the formation of Coega Dairy. Llewellyn has chaired the Coega Dairy / Dairy Group / CFG boards for over ten years. Such experience has been recognised by the recent incorporation within Pinion, a large international agri consulting organisation.
Strategy
Core Mission
- Is to become a globally revered Food Investment group of African origan.
- To invest in resource based agricultural industries in order to maximize shareholder value
Focus
The business supports on-going growth in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of quality dairy and non-dairy food products with customers in the sub-Saharan retail, wholesale and food service industries.
Goal
- The business wants to ensure sustainable growth and profitability that will ensure a positive return to shareholders and satisfied stakeholders.
- The company will create a winning culture through values that will profile their attitude and behavior.
Brand Recognition
Track record of success
Well established and has been awarded numerous UHT and Cheese awards as well as the 1st dairy company in South Africa to receive the internationally recognised for Interactive Communication Management System, Food Safety Management and Hazard Control.
Market position
Various dairy products are recognized as market leaders in their respective segments, offering unparalleled quality in their respective segments as well as a diversified product portfolio with growth potential.
Quality & integrity of brand
Proven success of the brand through introduction of other dairy related products like cheese, butter.
Partners
Client and Stakeholder Relationships
Long term client and stakeholder relationships held with South Africa’s largest retail and food groups. Including Shoprite Checkers, Bidvest, Tiger Brands and Famous Brands.
