TASTE Holdings

TASTE Holdings is a South African management group with subsidiaries in the food and jewellery market. It is listed on the JSE with ticker symbol is of TAS, after it have been moved from the AltX board in June 2011.[1][2]

History

TASTE Holdings has been part of the Endeavor (non-profit) network since 2007.

TASTE Holdings has sold its hospitality service interests and has been renamed to Luxe Holdings Limited since 2020.[3]

Subsidiaries

Food

  • Maxi's - a chain of restaurants
  • Scooters Pizza - a chain of pizza take-away outlets (It predates TASTE Holdings)
  • St. Elmo's - a chain of pizza restaurants (acquired November 2010)[4]
  • Fish and Chip Co. - a chain of seafood take-away restaurants (acquired February 2012)[5]
  • Dominos Pizza - an American multinational pizza restaurant chain[6][7]
  • Starbucks - an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves[8][9]

Jewellery

  • NWJ Jewellery - a jewellery chain (acquired August 2008)[10]

Owners

  • Nando's owns approximately 14.5% of TASTE holdings.[11]
  • Brimstone Investments Corporation owns approximately 12%[11]

References

  1. Taste heads to JSE's main board Fin24, 2011-06-28, retrieved 2013-09-07^
  2. Main Board - Listed companies JSE, retrieved 2013-09-07^
  3. TASTE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Name Change and Share Consolidation Finalisation Announcement 7 August 2020^
  4. Taste acquires St Elmo's Fin24, 2010-09-30, retrieved 2013-09-07^
  5. Taste acquires The Fish & Chip Co Fin24, 2011-11-08, retrieved 2013-09-07^
  6. Taste to liquidate Domino's after talks with prospective buyers collapse BusinessLIVE, retrieved 2021-10-17^
  7. Domino's fall for Taste Moneyweb, 2020-03-16, retrieved 2021-10-17^
  8. Supply chain coordination The Multinational Enterprise, 2018^
  9. Taste Holdings sells Starbucks franchise for a song after spending over a billion CNBC Africa, 2019-11-01, retrieved 2021-10-17^
  10. businessnews | market news TASTE TO ACQUIRE NWJ HOLDINGS - Slindile Khanyile www.cnbcafrica.com, retrieved 2013-09-07^
  11. Taste Holdings Limited 2012 Annual report, p.87^