Sun World South Africa celebrates 20 years
Twenty years ago, Sun World opened its first international licensing office in Paarl, South Africa. Johan Jooste and Minette van der Walt were Sun World’s first two licensing employees and for many years were the face of Sun World in South Africa.
The business was based on the green seedless Sugraone variety that grew rapidly to around 2,000 hectares (4,942 acres) providing the only royalty income for Sun World SA at the time. Today Sun World enjoys a market share of approximately 25% across all grape variety types in South Africa.
SABLE SEEDLESS® brand, an early to mid-season black seedless Sun World variety (photos supplied by Sun World)