COMPANY FOCUS
$10m investment to catapult KAS Africa’s growth In a transaction aimed at supporting economic growth in Africa, KAS Africa has strengthened its balance sheet with a $10m investment from TRT Investments. Abby Vorster talks to Vinny Perumal, CEO of KAS Africa, about the Midrand-based contract manufacturer’s unique selling points and its plans for aggressive growth over the next few years.
A
s one of Africa’s leading contract manufacturers of personal, home, baby and oral care FMCG products, KAS Africa has built its reputation on achieving the highest levels of quality throughout the manufacturing value chain. The company is committed to meeting industry demands for a reliable contract manufacturing company that can respond effectively to local and global market dynamics. Based in Midrand, Gauteng, KAS Africa offers a full basket of in-house services from research, design, testing and sourcing of raw materials to production, packaging and the delivery of premium-quality products.
Did you know? KAS Africa was established in 2019 after acquiring the assets of Le-Sel Research and taking over employees from the previous company. Since then, the business has been completely rebuilt by KAS Africa in terms of processes, systems and capacities and it has introduced new capabilities while ensuring world-class quality and safety standards are maintained.
A section of the warehousing facility
34
MAY 2021 // WWW.PHARMACOS.CO.ZA
Vinny Perumal, CEO of KAS Africa
This 360-degree service offering takes clients’ ideas from concept and design through to sourcing and completion. KAS Africa’s world-class formulation, stability and safety testing facilities also provide clients with foundational support.
WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING KAS Africa is a majority black woman-owned business, with a focus on helping women
previously excluded from the industry to become successful beauty entrepreneurs. “We have established an academy for previously-excluded females which gives them cost-effective access to a programme that provides them with everything they need to take an idea from a concept to a finished product. The programme uses KAS Africa’s formulation, design, manufacturing, packing, labelling and stability testing services and gives
Quality standards are an overriding principal throughout the manufacturing facility
