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CAPITOL CATERERS

Customer Base: Education, healthcare, retirement,
commercial sectors, private event catering
No. of Employees: 1423 (as of 30 June 2021)
B-BBEE Status: Level 1
KEY PERSONNEL
Chairman: Giles King
CEO: Merrill King
Managing Directors: Russell Nzimande & Laura Morton
CEO: Human Resources Director: Janet Mill
Merrill King Financial Director: Russell Tredway
Procurement Manager: Belinda Richards
Full Name of Company: Itakane Trading 47 (Pty) Ltd Group Marketing and Sales Manager: Melanie Wester
T/A Capitol Caterers Group Executive Chef: Angelique Goosen
Nature of Business: Business Services CONTACT DETAILS
Services / Products: Industrial catering, private Head Office
event catering, full facilities management, accredited
hospitality training programmes, kitchen management, Physical Address: 121 Jabu Ndlovu Street,
design and consulting Pietermaritzburg, 3200
Postal Address: P.O. Box 3572, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Date Established: July 1992 Tel: +27 (0)33 394 0310
Subsidiaries: Midlands Hospitality Academy; Capitol E-mail: admin@capitolcaterers.co.za
Caterers Eswatini; Capitol Cuisine, Falini Food Services Website: www.capitolcaterers.co.za

QUALITY SERVICE AND GREAT FOOD be attributed to a stable workforce evidenced by
the large number of staff who have been with the
Founded in July 1992, Capitol Caterers is now one of company for over fifteen years. These trends stem
the leading industrial catering companies in South from a strong empowerment ethic and a business
Africa. ‘Welcome to the Family’ is the company’s philosophy deeply rooted in staff wellness.
motto; a truism endorsed by staff and clients alike.
Founder, Giles King, with a vision of empowering
Capitol Caterers services more than 100 customised loyal staff for their long service, instituted a
catering contracts in the education, healthcare, significant change in 2002 by transferring 21% of
commercial and retirement sectors within South Africa the company’s ownership to the Capitol Workers
and Eswatini. The company specialises in providing Trust. This percentage has now ballooned to 49%
high quality, nutritious and well-balanced meals to and beneficiaries (after five years of service) all
meet divergent dietary requirements, tastes and receive a proportionate imbursement from regular
group sizes. dividend declarations.
CEO Merrill King heads up the operation, supported by Supply Chain
joint managing directors, Russell Nzimande and Laura
Morton. All bring a unique skill set to the company; A dedicated department manages all procurement
King and Morton as award winning executive chefs, for the group. Capitol Caterers supply chain
and Nzimande as an industry specialist in operations agreements ensure best price practice, quality
and contract catering. compliance, field to fork traceability and adherence
to the company’s sustainability plan. A strength is
The Capitol Workers Trust in the company’s flexibility to source products from
Capitol Caterers currently employs in excess of smaller and entrepreneurial suppliers to service the
1400 personnel. Much of the company’s success can specific needs of their contracts.

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