December 2010

2010 has been a remarkable year for South Africa and equally so for the team at Afriplex. Our business has grown significantly as we continue to expand our product and service offering, invest in our manufacturing and distribution capabilities and further enhance the acumen of our team.

With big hopes and dreams for our future and new opportunities knocking at our door, we welcome the start of another year with a refreshed brand identity that better reflects the vertical alignment of our company.

Our new logo and positioning line captures the essence of what we stand for: a solutions-driven organization that delivers source-to-shelf products to the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries in South Africa and beyond.

Foodnavigator.com | September 2009

South African plant extract company Afriplex has expanded its existing emulsion facility in response to increasing demand for beverage emulsions.The company said that the expansion was completed in the first quarter of 2009 and will be producing at full capacity by the end of the year. A spokesperson said that the production facility was expanded in response to an increased demand for emulsions and the expansion of Afriplex’s client base in Africa and South America.

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AP-foodtechnology.com | August 2009

South African supplier, Afriplex, has debuted a weight management extract derived from a fruit tree native to West Africa it says has attracted the interest of at least two major US food producers.

The flesh of Irvingia gabonensis, or bush mango, has been consumed for centuries by west African natives such as Cameroonians and Nigerians, along with fresh or dried seeds that are commonly used in local cooking as flavourants and texturants.

It is the soluble fibre content of these seeds that is thought to promote satiety and which attracted the interest of Afriplex, which produced an extract that has shown similar effects in at least one peer-reviewed clinical trial.

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Food & Beverage Reporter | January/February 2009

Afriplex, SA’s unique producer of indigenous African plant extracts, has made a multi-million rand investment in a new fruit bar manufacturing facility.

Afriplex’s new fruit bar factory is a contract packer for companies wanting to, for instance, undertake brand extensions with fruit bars which are of high nutritive value but low in calories, and of excellent taste and convenience.

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Developtechnology.co.za | January 2009

Afriplex, SA’s unique producer of indigenous African plant extracts, has made a multi-million rand investment in a new fruit bar manufacturing facility.

Afriplex is a vertically-integrated company operating from farming of indigenous plants through to associations with large pharmaceutical companies to develop and manufacture complementary medicines. Having established relationships with manufacturers approved by the Medicines Control Council (MCC), Afriplex can offer a range of complementary medicines ranging from capsules and tablets to syrups. Afriplex’s new fruit bar factory is a contract packer for companies wanting to, for instance, undertake brand extensions with fruit bars which are of high nutritive value but low in calories, and of excellent taste and convenience.

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The CBS Interactive Business Network | December 2008

Rosehip’s red colored berries that are rich in vitamin C offers a number of health benefits. A number of clinical studies suggest that rosehips may be used to address a wide range of inflammatory disease conditions. Rosehip extracts are known to alleviate pain and improve the condition of individuals suffering from osteoporosis. Afriplex, a South African company based in the Western Cape, is a supplier of products and services in the nutritional, health and food sectors. Recently, Afriplex has introduced a rosehip extract product aiming to expand the applications areas to cereals, fruit bars, and smoothies from its regular usage in teas and in tablet forms.

Afriplex’s earlier rosehip extract product, which is in a powdered form, had limited applications, as it could not be diluted in water. Their current rosehip extract product is water-soluble can be used in a number of application areas that includes yoghurts, ready-to-drink beverages.

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Foodingredientsfirst.com | November 2008

Afriplex a South African Company based in the Western Cape has now expanded it’s range of extracts to include Rosehips (Rosa canina).

Rosehips (Rosa canina) known in the international markets for its medicinal qualities which assists in pain relief for Osteoporosis is now available in a water soluble extract. This opens oppertunities for different application of Rosehip (Rosa canina) other than the traditional tea. This extract can be used in yogurts, smoothies and ready to drink products.

This new development is due to demands from our customers both domestic and international

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Engineeringnews.co.za | August 2007

Plant extract and natural additive company Afriplex MD Danie Nel tells Engineering News that a ‘green’ type of rooibos tea is attracting the attention of the health-conscious consumer internationally. This new product from Afriplex will open new doors in the global health market.

He says that Afriplex decided to start producing green rooibos tea in 2003. In an effort to market healthy products, green rooibos tea, which is exclusive to South Africa, offers consumers of rooibos tea an improved product, with a higher source of nutrients, explains Nel. Green rooibos tea also contains less tannin, a common ingredient in tea, which is suspected of slowing metabolism and inhibiting the body’s ability to absorb protein and minerals such as iron.

Nel says that, although the company only began its green rooibos tea project two years ago, the product has gained popularity, particularly in US, European, Asian and Australian markets during that time.

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