From Scotland's heartland to the United States of America's manufacturing centre, these brands have traversed continents to become household names in South Africa. Supplied Many food and beverage brands considered quintessentially South African have origins far beyond the country's borders. From Scotland's Bovril to Canada's Black Label, these products have traversed continents to become household names in South Africa.
These are eight household brands in your pantry that have surprising international roots. We often think of certain food and beverage brands asquintessentially South African. What's a Friday night without a cold BlackLabel? What's a delicious, buttered toast without salty Marmite or beefy Bovrilas our go to savoury toppings of choice? A closer look at some of our beloved pantry staples, thecountry's champion beer, and even a popular casual dining spot reveals asurprising truth: they all have roots outside South Africa.
From Scotland's heartland to the United States ofAmerica's manufacturing centre, these brands have traversed continents tobecome household names in South Africa. Here are eight food anddrink brands with unexpected global origins. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Erve` bukasa (@ervebukasa) Wimpy Yes, Wimpy is not as SouthAfrican as you might think.
While the breakfast and burger chain takescredit as the first restaurant to fully embrace the Rainbow Nation in the1980s, the popular chain restaurant has American roots and locations world.
