Crown National

The roots of Crown National can be traced back to 1912 when a company called Newtown Tin Works was founded in the bustling village of Newtown to serve the exploding gold mining community in Johannesburg. Newtown Tin became a company called Crown Mills which, by the late 1980s was a sizeable company serving predominantly the meat industry with spices, seasonings and butchery equipment. The dynamic Bidvest Group, then in its infancy, acquired both companies and amalgamated them – hence the name Crown National. Meister Club, So Good, Stetson, Flavabaste, Grama's Sauce, Something chunky and Rugby Marinades are all great products sold under the Crown National/Bidvest Brand.