Bokomo
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Bokomo Foods is the largest breakfast cereal
Cereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...

 company in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, and is a division of Pioneer Foods
Pioneer Foods
Pioneer Foods is a South African company in the food and beverages industry.In May 2008Pioneer Foods and Foodcorp were referred to the competition tribunal because Foodcorp had been contravening the competition act by taking part in bread price fixing. In January 2009 this case was settled, with...

 (Pty) Ltd.

History

Bokomo Foods (Bolandse Kooperatiewe Molenaars) started as a wheat co-operative about 80 years ago and has since grown and expanded greatly to become one of South Africa's largest manufacturer of cereals. Bokomo also has a base in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 as well as an alliance with Sanitarium
Sanitarium Health Food Company
The Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing Company is the trading name of two sister food companies . Both are wholly owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church....

, an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n food manufacturer.

Over the years, Bokomo broke into the baking and dessert market, acquiring Moir's, South Africa's largest range of baking products. More recently, they also acquired Kwality Biscuits, the manufacturer of products such as Romantic Dreams, Munch-A-Lot, Centre Court and Vinta.

Many Bokomo products are endorsed by the Heart Foundation of South Africa.

Products

  • Bokomo Rusks
  • Crumbs and coatings
  • Moir's desserts and baking products
  • Kwality Biscuits products

Cereals

  • Weet-Bix
    Weet-Bix
    Weet-Bix is a high-fibre breakfast biscuit manufactured in Australia and New Zealand by the Sanitarium Health Food Company, and in South Africa by Bokomo....

     (from Sanitarium)
  • Sunny-Bisk
  • Bran Flakes
  • Corn Flakes
    Corn flakes
    Corn flakes are a popular breakfast cereal originally manufactured by Kellogg's through the treatment of maize. A patent for the product was filed on May 31, 1895, and issued on April 14, 1896.-History:...

  • Fibre Plus
  • Flakes Range
  • Maximize
  • Otees
  • Powervite
  • ProNutro Traditional and Wholewheat
  • Up & Go
  • Crunchies
  • Breakfast bars
  • Nature's Source muesli

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