RCL Foods Limited

RCL Foods Limited is one of South Africa’s leading food manufacturers, producing branded and private label products from household staples to speciality foods. RCL Foods says it is in almost every South African household, with more than 20 well-loved brands, and employs nearly 10 000 people across about 200 operations. RCL Foods’ corporate head office is in Westville, Durban.

Registered name

RCL Foods Limited

Type

Listed company (food manufacturing)

Fields funded

Food manufacturing, engineering, agriculture and business-related fields

Website

rclfoods.com

Growing what matters

RCL Foods’ purpose is summed up in its slogan, “We grow what matters”: serving people’s needs, creating opportunities for employment and growth, and strengthening communities and the environment. RCL Foods’ sustainability strategy commits it to responsibly produced and sourced goods that support food security, and to a timely transition to a net-zero, waste-free economy.

The Do More Foundation

In 2017 RCL Foods founded the Do More Foundation as a separate non-profit, reflecting what it calls a “CSI unusual” approach focused on long-term impact. The Foundation supports the wellbeing of children from birth to five years in under-served communities, bringing public, private and non-profit partners together on nutrition, early learning and support for parents and caregivers.

A strong skills record

RCL Foods has registered more than 400 employees on SETA-accredited apprenticeships or learnerships. RCL Foods was certified a Top Employer from 2020 to 2024, won the 2024 GIBS Learning and Development Excellence Award and AgriSETA’s 2024 Leading Employer: Skills Development award, and was among the first companies recognised for taking part in the Youth Employment Service (YES) programme. RCL Foods also runs a graduate programme for recent university graduates.

Bursaries and learnerships

RCL Foods runs both a bursary scheme and SETA-accredited learnerships, including the Supreme Siyabhaka Academy baking learnership, designed as a feeder pipeline into its workforce, according to a provider record checked in August 2026. RCL Foods includes learnership placements for people living with disabilities. RCL Foods describes bursary completion as opening an opportunity for employment rather than a guaranteed job or a strict work-back requirement. BursariesAfrica’s older RCL Foods guide has not been refreshed with verified 2027 fields or dates.

How to research RCL Foods

Check the career opportunities page on RCL Foods’ website for bursary, learnership and graduate adverts, and learn which brands and factories operate near you. Explain in your application how your field could help a large food manufacturer improve food safety, efficiency or sustainability.

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