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PLENNEGY
(KZN)

Full Name of Company: Plennegy Pty Ltd COO: Colin Corbishly
Nature of Business: Agriculture Group Financial Director: Daryl Arbuckle
Services / Products: Growing food and servicing those CONTACT DETAILS
who grow food Head Office
Date Established: 1958 Physical Address: 211 Durban Street, Greytown,
No. of Employees: Approx. 3,500 3250
Tel: +27 (0)33 413 8800
KEY PERSONNEL E-mail: info@plennegy.co.za
Group Chairman: Michael Yeadon Website: www.plennegy.co.za

FEEDING THE CONTINENT
Founded in 1958, the Plennegy Group’s roots and
purpose revolve around agriculture, with its core
business being that of growing food and servicing
those who grow food, to feed and nourish the
continent and beyond.
We aim to do ethical and sustainable business whilst
ensuring that our customers, employees and the
communities that we serve are taken care of. We
are committed to extensive research programmes
to continually develop new seeds and products,
improved farming practices and the provision of
superior agricultural solutions and service.
Some of our statistics:
ƒ 1,160,000 tonnes of vegetables produced per
annum by commercial farmers from seed
developed in our proprietary seed breeding
programmes
ƒ 3,500,000 people fed per annum through our
grain and potato seed production programmes
ƒ 750,000 people fed per annum through our
8,500ha of commercial farming operations
ƒ 90,000,000 people nourished annually through
our three key vegetable breeding programmes
ƒ Around 3,500 people employed, including
permanent employees and seasonal workers
Although our footprint extends not only across
South Africa, but also into sub-Saharan Africa, South
America, Europe and the USA, the heart of our
business is based in KwaZulu-Natal. Our head office,
as well as most of our operating companies, are
based in Greytown in the KZN midlands. In Greytown

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