History

Two-a-Day, previously named Elgin Fruit Packers Co-operative Limited, was incorporated as a primary agricultural co-operative in the Elgin district, Western Cape, South Africa on 19 June 1948 with 18 shareholders which makes it the oldest and longest established local co-operative.

A crop increase of 150% during the 1950’s resulted in some 550 000 cartons of fruit packed. This rapid growth continued and in 1976 we packed more than 1,5 million cartons, of which two thirds were exported which gave us an 8% share in the South African apple export crop.

The diversified activities of the co-operative necessitated a policy of forward integration, which resulted in the formation of various companies involved in activities flowing from the core business of the co-operative.

The Group restructured itself in December 1993, and converted itself to an unlisted private company called Two-a-Day Group (Pty) Ltd.

TAD is one of the leading fruit growing, packing and marketing companies on the African continent comprising of more than 50 farms owned by the principle shareholders. Total area under fruit exceeds 3 300 hectares. Total production, including processing, equates to over 200 000 tonnes per annum.

The Group is currently exporting 6 300 000 cartons of apples and pears per year, and we also supply the local market with 2 900 000 cartons of apples and pears per annum.

The Group plays a leading role in the growing, marketing and technological fields and is widely recognized as having disciplined membership, committed to producing high quality fruit employing sound environmental, social and ethical practices..

Accreditation

BRC Global Standard

The BRC Global Standard for Food Safety is developed by food industry experts from retailers, manufacturers and food service organisations to ensure it is rigorous and detailed.

GLOBAL G.A.P

GLOBAL G.A.P. today is the world's leading farm assurance program, translating consumer requirements into Good Agricultural Practice in a rapidly growing list of countries – currently more than 125.

NOSA 4 STAR

NOSA provides occupational health, safety and environmental risk management services and solutions and is the exclusive provider of both the NOSA Five Star Grading System and SAMTRAC.

TESCO - NURTURE

Nurture was launched in 1992, to ensure Tesco delivers world class quality fruit and vegetables for our customers. It is an exclusive, independent quality standard that assures you, our customer, that Tesco fruit and vegetables are grown in an environmental and responsible way.

SEDEX - SMETA

Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) is one of the most widely used ethical audit formats in the world.

WALMART - GFSI

Walmart has aligned with the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and requires all fresh produce suppliers who have a total annual revenue greater than $1 million to obtain certification against a GFSI-recognized scheme on an annual basis.