Cerebos is a long established business with a strong internationally known brand which is the market leader in the retail salt market in South Africa with extended distribution into Southern Africa. The company's industrial business is focused on the supply of quality salt to the food manufacturing sector.

Cerebos started business in South Africa during the sixties as a wholly owned subsidiary of RHM Ltd., UK and was subsequently acquired by AngloVaal Industries in the eighties through a subsidiary (now National Brands Limited). The management of Cerebos purchased the business in October 2002. On the 31st of October 2002 the documentation was finalised '- between AngloVaal Industries, the parent company of National Brands, and a local management consortium, seeing ownership move to this locally based independent entity. The new consortium has based it's work ethic and drive on the traditions of a company steeped in history and on a brand which has seen consistent customer loyalty for over 100 years, truly South Africa's first choice quality salt.

The salt refinery at Coega was last updated and re-capitalised in 1976. Cerebos has operated a small Escher Wyss PVD plant for the past 10 years supplying top of the range Cerebos salt, Saxa salt and BP grade pharmaceutical salt. Sufficient experience has been gained with the process and costing to target this technology for the new plant. The company has secured a site within the new IDZ for the plant. This site provides the company with competitive services and is ideally situated for exports and imports. Thus the shareholders of Cerebos Limited have completed funding and planning for the erection of the new PVD salt production facility within the IDZ. An investment in excess of 100 million rand was required to fund the project.

Through a strategic partnership with DBSA (Development Bank Of South Africa), KBSI (Khumo Bathong Strategic Investments) and the CDC(Coega Development Corporation). The project will be completed in March 2008.

Cerebos is currently the only manufacturer of Pure Vacuum Dried (PVD) salt in Southern Africa with a small 1 Ton/hr plant located at Coega. This plant supplies pharmaceutical grade salt (including BP Grade salt for intravenous usage) and premium quality food salt for retail and manufacturing. PVD salt is also a better carrier for fortification with iodine as required by Health Regulations due to its uniform size and crystal structure eliminating unacceptable variability. The capacity of the new plant will enable Cerebos to replace its solar salt used in its premium grade products with PVD salt thereby guaranteeing maximum food safety to consumers and users. It will also give Cerebos the capacity to open up new markets for PVD salt.

The installation of a modern PVD (Pure Vacuum Dried) salt plant represents a quantum leap for the salt industry in terms of technology and food safety standards.

Cerebos aims to secure its position as the leader in the supply of high quality salt to the highest manufacturing standard to meet the requirements of all multinational operations. The new state of the art facility will comply to HACCP standards.

The essence of Cerebos's new mission statement is to provide superior customer focus at all times. Its extensions into other flavour enhancements of Cerebos Gourmet Seasonings and now including Cerebos Salt Grinders, Cerebos Mediterranean Sea Salt Flakes, Saxa Rock Salt, Saxa Coarse Salt and Sooo Gravy Granules and various other Cerebos seasoning ranges shows a fresh and progressive stance to meeting the consumers needs. A dynamic, fresh approach to a company that has truly embodied itself as a market leader while maintaining the brand promise of free-flowing properties and endless possibilities for decades to come, See how it runs.

Cerebos is committed to black economic empowerment (BEE), which it regards as both a national and business imperative. This is not simply a philosophical or theoretical endorsement. It is a strategic priority for all Cerebos operations.

Cerebos has embarked on a campaign to become the first. fully compliant BEE salt manufacturer in South Africa and continue to drive the process into the future. Cerebos has made great steps to achieving this goal. .

The social upliftment of all Cerebos employees and previously disadvantaged individuals in the Eastern and Western Cape is also a key focus to the organization. The company encourages an innovative culture and behaves like a family loyally supporting their employees and it's strong brands. The working environment is dynamic and empowered and each Cerebos employee is nurtured and. given the opportunity to make a difference.

Cerebos also has an educational fund administered by employees and Management.

In March 2006 BEE partner Khumo Bathong Strategic Investments acquired a significant "'- stake holding in Cerebos Ltd .As part of its expansion, relocation and BEE drive Cerebos identified the need for a strategic partner that could provide both equity capital and strategic input.

Cerebos Ltd and DBSA Development Bank of South Africa) concluded documentation for the funding of a new salt manufacturing plant to be commissioned in the IDZ under the auspices of the CDC. The PVD (Pure Vacuum Dried) plant will produce PVD food grade salt which will now be freely available to the South African consumer. The new production facility will guarantee job continuity for the foreseeable future.

Cerebos is implementing Mission Directed Work teams (MDW) under the guidance of the NPI(National Productivity Institute) in the existing production facility in an effort to empower the work force with better skills and knowledge to drive the company forward together. This program allows individuals with initiative to stand out and take on more responsibility within the business.

Language arid writing skills have also been addressed and all employees are encouraged to attend language and writing classes provided by the company in an effort to increase literacy. Cerebos has always supported the communities in which they operate. The accent has always been on the upliftment of individuals and groups.