Feed
From the field to the plate to the glass.
INVESTORS
Invest in Africa’s prosperity
Big Five Group™ feeds, educates and empowers people across Africa. Here is the opportunity, what the work already shows, and how to request investor access.
THE OPPORTUNITY
One group. Three missions. Eleven pillars.
Food, learning and trade are connected problems in Africa. We organise them as one group, so each pillar strengthens the others.
Educate
Whole-person leaders for business and the public sector.
Empower
Trade, access and institutions that let people prosper.
- Big Five RoyalA partnership in progress with the Zulu Royal Household.
- Big Five ConnectVerified, ethical trade on SupplierAdvisor®.
- Big Five DirectDirect market access where people already are.
- Big Five AccessGovernment and institutional pathways.
- Big Five GlobalRoutes to market beyond South Africa.
- Big Five ImpactProgramme delivery and measurement.
- Big Five FoundationRegistered NPO in South Africa.
TRACTION
What the work already shows.
The same numbers, with the same labels, as on our Proof page. Reported is counted. Plan is a target.
REPORTED AND RESEARCHED
500k+
Meals delivered
Programme-reported · Foods
9
Nations with a live presence
Africa · today
70–76%
Leadership linked to learning & experience
Super-Cube® DBA thesis · UKZN, 2020
PLAN SCALE · NOT CURRENT OPERATIONS
2.5m
Children a day
NSNP plan · DBE pathway
Plan scale, not a current headcount. Menu approval is not a contract and not an awarded tender.
13
Priority markets
Global · route to market
Ten African markets, including Somalia (a school-meals and food-security programme), plus Germany, Hungary and Georgia. Priority corridors, not shelf coverage.
54
African nations in view
Vision · not a footprint
Africa is what we are built for. Presence today is nine nations.
MILESTONES
Built step by step.
2018
Big Five Group™ established in KwaZulu-Natal.
2021
Super-Cube® doctoral research (DBA, University of KwaZulu-Natal): genes explain only about 24–30% of who holds leadership roles; about 70–76% is linked to experience, environment and learning.
2022
Super-Cube® research peer-reviewed in SAJEMS and JCM.
2026
All Big Five Foods™ products certified Halaal by SANHA.
2026
Big Five Foods™ approved by the National Department of Basic Education for the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP): three 5kg institutional packs.
Sep 2026
Big Five Waters™ launched as the Group's newest pillar, with the UMTHOMBO™ range.
Sep 2026
Big Five Foods™ one-pot meals served at the Palm Footwear Impact Day at The Heal Kitchen, Durban.
NSNP approval is menu approval: it is not a contract and not an awarded tender. Read the latest updates.
COMPANY PROFILE · PDF · 15 PAGES
Big Five Group™, company by company.
Mission and the eleven pillars, then a clean section for each operating company: our ranges and platforms, impact, partners and leadership. The public edition: no pricing.
Also available: the Big Five Learn profile (PDF, 14 pages), our Educate pillar and the Super-Cube® leadership model, and the Big Five Connect profile (PDF, 15 pages), our Empower pillar and SupplierAdvisor®.
LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE
Who leads the Group, and the records behind it.
Our leadership team
Leadership
Dr. Craig R. Muller
- Founder & CEO, Big Five Group™
- Information Officer (PAIA and POPIA)
D.B.A., University of KwaZulu-Natal (2021). Creator of the Super-Cube® leadership model. Author of Leadership Is Learnable (2026).
Over 20 years of blue-chip experience in FMCG, supply chain optimisation and global consulting.
Full profile
Bianca Westhorpe-Pottow
Marketing & HR Director, Big Five Group™
Brad Funnell
Sales Director, Big Five Direct
Thabiso Ncgobo
Operations Director, Big Five Direct
Jomo Gecaga
Executive Director, East Africa
Russel Hastings
Executive Director, East Africa
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Big Five Group™ is operated by Big Five Foods (Pty) Ltd, registration number 2025/108507/07, 21A Old Howick Road, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This page is general information, not an offer of securities or investment advice.