TASTE Holdings explained

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]}

TASTE Holdings Ltd.
Type:	Public
Revenue:	R 136,3 million (2009)
Industry:	Retail
Predecessor:	Scooters Pizza (Pty) Ltd
Location:	South Africa
Num Employees Year:	1000
Subsid:	Starbucks South Africa, Domions South Africa
Homepage:	http://www.tasteholdings.co.za/

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%

External links

• Official website
• Corporate Information page
• Results presentation 2009
• JSE information page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taste heads to JSE's main board . Fin24 . 2011-06-28 . 2013-09-07.
2. Web site: Main Board - Listed companies . JSE . 2013-09-07.
3. Web site: TASTE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Name Change and Share Consolidation Finalisation Announcement. 7 August 2020 .
4. Web site: Taste acquires St Elmo's . Fin24 . 2010-09-30 . 2013-09-07.
5. Web site: Taste acquires The Fish & Chip Co . Fin24 . 2011-11-08 . 2013-09-07.
6. Web site: Taste to liquidate Domino's after talks with prospective buyers collapse. 2021-10-17. BusinessLIVE. en-ZA.
7. Web site: 2020-03-16. Domino's fall for Taste. 2021-10-17. Moneyweb. en.
8. Supply chain coordination. The Multinational Enterprise. 2018 . 75–76. 10.4337/9781788110068.00009. 9781788110068 .
9. Web site: 2019-11-01. Taste Holdings sells Starbucks franchise for a song after spending over a billion. 2021-10-17. CNBC Africa. en.
10. Web site: businessnews | market news TASTE TO ACQUIRE NWJ HOLDINGS - Slindile Khanyile . www.cnbcafrica.com . 2013-09-07 . dead . https://archive.today/20130710143046/http://www.cnbcafrica.com/businessnews/sens/649776.htm . 2013-07-10 .
11. http://www.tasteholdings.co.za/downloads/2012/TasteAnnualReport2012.zip Taste Holdings Limited 2012 Annual report