South Africa: Retail Foods

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)

The South African retail food sector is sophisticated and well developed relative to other markets on the African continent. In 2016, the retail sector contributed 9 percent to overall GDP, reaching R491.60 billion (USD $38 billion) in sales. Local retailers are aggressively expanding their footprints into other African countries giving United States companies that do business with South African retailers a gateway to the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa. 

South Africa: Retail Foods

Exporting, Trade Missions
Africa (Sub-Sahara), South Africa

Database Source:

Related Reports

View More
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Ukraine: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual

The biotechnology regulatory system in Ukraine is still not fully developed, but the country is gradually adjusting its domestic policies to align with European Union regulations.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Tunisia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Tunisia is continuing to postpone non-urgent matters in front of major political and economic reforms. As a result, Tunisia’s biosafety framework, which was drafted in 2014, remains on hold with no timeframe for a review and parliamentary vote.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly

Export prices of white and parboiled rice rose one percent from the previous week as exporters reportedly continued to secure the rice supplies to fulfill contract shipments.