The Chambers (Sub-sectors) We Serve

The FoodBev Manufacturing SETA consists of the five sub-sectors (Chambers) listed below. In accordance with the FoodBev SETA constitution, each chamber has a committee, which is a sub-committee of the Accounting Authority with responsibilities delegated by the Accounting Authority. Members of chamber committees are grouped according to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes of their constituencies, where applicable. In addition to labour and employer organisations, interest groups connected to skills development are represented on the committee. 

Processed and Preserved Foods
Processed and Preserved Foods

Processed and Preserved Food

This sub-sector includes those that manufacture prepared meat, meat products, fish, fruits, and vegetables, as well as those that process and preserve fish.

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Sub-sector activities
Category SIC Code Constituency
301 Production, processing and preservation of meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, oil, and fats
Meat industry
30110 Production, processing and preserving of meat and meat products
30112 Manufacture of prepared and preserved meat including sausage
30113 Production of Lard and other edible fats
Fish industry
30120 Processing and preserving of fish and fish products
30121 Manufacture of canned, preserved, and processed fish
Fruits and vegetables industry
30130 Processing and preserving of fruits and vegetables
30131 Manufacture of canned, preserved, processed, and dehydrated fruits and vegetables and potato flour meals 
Oils and fats industry
30140 Manufacture of vegetables and animal oil and fats
30141 Manufacture of crude oil and oilseed cake and meal
30142 Manufacture of compound cooking fats, margarine, and edible oils
Dairy
Dairy

Dairy

Companies in the Dairy Chamber manufacture butter, cheese, edible ice, fresh milk, ice cream, yoghurt, and ice cream.

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Sub-sector activities
Category SIC Code Constituency
302 Manufacture of dairy products
Dairy industry
30201 Processing of fresh milk (pasteurised, homogenous, sterilized, and vitamin)
30202 Manufacture of butter and cheese
30203 Manufacture of ice cream and other edible ice, whether containing cream or chocolate

 

Breakfast Foods
Breakfast Foods

Breakfast Foods

Companies involved in baking, cooking, drying, and salting make up the Breakfast Foods Chamber. The subsector manufactures bakery products, breakfast foods, cocoa, coffee, chocolate, nuts, sugar confectionery, and tea.

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Sub-sector activities
Category SIC Code Constituency
303 Manufacture of breakfast products
Grain mill industry
30312 Manufacture of breakfast products
Food Preparation Products
Food Preparation Products

Food Preparation Products

This is the largest sub-sector, which produces goods that go into making meals and beverages. Products such as noodles, spices, and sauces fall into this category.

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Sub-sector activities
Category SIC Code Constituency
304 Food preparation products
Baking industry
30401 Manufacture of bakery products
Confectionary industry
30430 Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate, and sugar confectionary
30491 Manufacture of coffee, coffee substitutes and tea
Snacks industry
30492 Manufacture of nut foods
Other food products industry
30440 Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous, and similar farinaceous products
30490 Manufacture of other food products NEC
30499 Manufacture of spices, condiments, vinegar, yeast, egg products
Beverages
Beverages

Beverages

The Beverages Chamber represents companies that produce beer, malt, mineral water, soft drinks, spirits, and wine. Wine and beer comprise a large proportion of output.

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Sub-sector activities
Category SIC Code Constituency
305 Manufacture of beverages
Wine and spirits industry
30510 Distilling, rectifying, blending of spirits, ethyl alcohol production from fermented materials, manufacture of wine
Beer and malt industry 
30520 Manufacture of beer and other malt liquors and malt
30521 Breweries except for sorghum beer breweries
30522 Sorghum beer breweries
30523 Manufacture of malt
Soft drinks and water industry
30530 Manufacture of soft drinks, juices and juice extracts and production of mineral water (both carbonated and non-carbonated)