Mars Africa is part of the AIME (Africa, India and Middle East) division of Mars Incorporated, which is one of the world’s largest food companies. Mars Africa operates from Rosslyn (north of the City of Tshwanee) in Gauteng and Montague Gardens in Cape Town. We are commonly associated with the MARS® bar product, but there’s a lot more to us than chocolate. Mars Africa has three Divisions: Petcare (55% of production), Food (25%), and Snackfood (20%).

Rosslyn
As a socially responsible organisation, we contribute actively to the communities in which we operate, with social investment and sustainability projects as part of our long-term commitment. We are also dedicated to promoting healthy living, improving food safety standards and educating our associates about the importance of looking after the environment. Eighty percent of the workforce in the Rosslyn Petcare Plant comes from the local communities of Soshanguve, Mabopane and Centurion.

Mars Africa is very proud to have been placed 11th in the South African Best Companies to Work for Survey, 2008. We also celebrated our achievement as having highly engaged associates across the business and were amongst the first to attain the 80th percentile based on the Gallup database.

Cape Town
Our Food production plant in Montague Gardens produces one of South Africa's heritage brand Royco®, which has over 50 years of family favorites. Our Food site is located next to Canal Walk and Ratanga Junction theme park in the beautiful city of Cape Town popularly known as the Mother City. The Cape Town Food factory is known for its innovation with products such as Royco® Pour Over Sauces achieving market leadership within the second month of launch.

Our Brands

We produce some of South Africa's leading pet food brands such as, PEDIGREE® and WHISKAS®. Other brands in this division are: SHEBA®, CESAR®, Perfect Fit®, and KITEKAT®. Our Food Division produces South Africa's heritage brands ROYCO® and OXO®. Our Snackfood business prides itself with global brands including MARS®, SNICKERS®, M&M's®, TWIX®, SKITTLES®, and BOUNTY®.

Mutuality at our firm may be better understood as the spirit of living our Five Principles which is evidenced throughout the organisation. Mars Africa chose to locate the manufacturing and corporate offices in locations close to everyday communities in more rural locations in order to stimulate the micro-economy and job opportunities – and thus you will find our head office with the manufacturing plant – close to the people we serve.

Maximising Efficiency has been a challenge in our first decade of operation. We have needed to develop skills and implement systems and processes which are atypical in the South African environment. The result has been an intense learning curve and in the last year a turn-around for the organisation as we have found optimum levels of operation. Skills development continues to be an area of focus for Mars Africa as we grow, and our commitment to our Graduate Programme and to sponsoring deserving candidates for University education.

Profit helps us to maintain Freedom. Mars is one of the world’s largest family owned corporations. This family ownership is a deliberate choice. Many other companies began as Mars did, but as they grew larger and required new sources of funds, they sold stocks or incurred restrictive debt to fuel their business. To extend their growth, they exchanged a portion of their freedom. We believe growth and prosperity can be achieved another way. At Mars Africa, our freedom allows us to engage with government and stakeholders with a different perspective, offering a truly independent point of view on issues. We are committed to working with our stakeholders, communities and government in delivering our products to the people of South Africa and indeed Africa.

So Why Work for Mars?

Our success depends on yours. Wherever you are in the organisation we invest in your growth. Wouldn’t you want to work for an organization whose corporate culture is: Free, Fair, Open, Engaging, and Empowering?


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