12/21/2023 0 Comments Clover diary aseptic![]() (Pty) Ltd and Compagnie Gervais Danone ("Danone") join forces as joint venture partners.ġ997 – Clover Holdings Ltd is established to act as a holding company for Clover S.A. (Pty) Ltd is established.ġ995 – Clover S.A. This partnership breaks up in October 1901.ġ902 – Milk distribution by Natal Creamery Ltd commences in Pietermaritzburg.ġ903 – Milk is dispatched to Johannesburg on a daily basis and Natal Creamery Ltd decides to investigate the Johannesburg milk industry.ġ906 – Natal Creamery Ltd takes over the Johannesburg Milk Supply Company Ltd.ġ908 – Heilbron Government Creamery is established.ġ923 – Natal Creamery Ltd is registered under the Co-operatives Societies Act of 1922.ġ932 – By 1932 Natal Creamery Ltd is operating in 32 centres countrywide.ġ934 – The operation of a 100% co-operative style system is approved and the name NatalĬreamery Ltd is changed to National Co-operative Dairies Ltd.ġ994 – Clover S.A. Due to the absence of proper legal channels to register a co-operative, Natal Creamery Ltd is registered under the Natal Companies Act and H Blaker is appointed as the first chairman.ġ901 – The first reference is made to Model Dairy as a partnership between Natal Creamery Ltd and Joseph Baynes Ltd for the marketing of fresh milk in Durban. At follow-up meetings the name Natal Creamery Ltd and co-operative principles are approved.ġ899 – Joseph Baynes starts the first butter factory in Natal on his farm Nel's Rust. Liked this article? Subscribe to Food Business Africa News, our regular email newsletters with the latest news insights from Africa and the World’s food and agro industry.The dairy farm of Joseph Baynes at Nel's Rust, Natal, before 1903.The building is today a museum and a Provincial Heritage SiteĬlover's history began in 1898 with a series of meetings among a group of farmers in the lush pastures of the Natal Midlands.ġ898 – Farmers meet in Mooi River to discuss the establishment of a butter factory. Packaging manufacturer Nampak and food brands group Libstar have also suffered due to poor service delivery at their production plants. The company’s move will result in 330 of its people losing their jobs and will cost Clover R1.5 billion (US$110m).Įarlier this year, poultry producer Astral Foods obtained a High Court order against government and the Treasury after the Lekwa (Standerton) municipality failed to delivery basic water and electricity supply services to its factory. “This has negatively impacted production which requires a continuous process and it is no longer feasible for the business to operate in Lichtenburg,” said Clover. ![]() Despite numerous efforts to engage the municipality on these matters, the issues have not been resolved,” notes Clover.ĭisruptions to electricity and water supplies have hit its cheese production hard, especially in the treatment and pasteurisation of milk. ![]() “For years, the Lichtenburg factory has been experiencing water and power outages and the surrounding infrastructure has not been maintained by the municipality. While Durban’s eThekwini municipality “has proven to be supportive”, Clover says it has for years tried to engage the Ditsobotla Local Municipality on service delivery – without success. Meanwhile in South Africa, dairy group Clover is closing down its largest cheese factory in Lichtenburg, North West, blaming “ongoing poor service delivery” by the local municipality for the decision.Īfter large losses due to long-standing water and electricity disruptions, Clover is moving to Queensburgh in Durban, where the company already has a plant, reports Fin24. ![]() Clover SA shuts down biggest cheese factory
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