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You have to do that chat soon! Is it because of the roarring with flavour? Then how did they come to the name Simba? We know lion translated by Swahili is Simba. We had a discussion last night and it just came out — how did they bring the lion to the potato? Your response is appreciated. Hi Paul, thanks for the info. Answer sounds very logical. Our group of friends have now googled and learnt so much about the company. This whole thing is now a competition between us all.

Back to the Ouma Rusk story, what started as a simple buttermilk bun rusk had grown into a successful family business, and more than 70 years later, Ouma Rusks were still being produced on the Friedenheim farm in Molteno. However, by , the logistical and financial challenges facing Ouma Rusks in Molteno had become a major concern for Foodcorp.

Ageing infrastructure, poor water quality, unreliable electricity supply and bad roads, along with rising transport costs, forced them to seriously consider moving the production facility to Randfontein in Gauteng.

In , Williamson announced that Foodcorp was investing R46m to build a new factory in Molteno. This project would be the biggest investment ever made in the small town, and would replace the existing facility, which was more than 50 years old. In addition to infrastructure challenges, the complexities of operating in a small town were becoming onerous.

And when it snowed, the absence of road clearing equipment meant that the factory became inaccessible. However, despite the economic viability of moving the factory to Gauteng, Williamson said the company had made a moral decision to invest in the Eastern Cape facility instead, pointing out that Foodcorp was currently the biggest employer in Molteno, employing workers.

We have reinvested in Molteno on moral and ethical grounds - financially it is a poor decision, but it was absolutely necessary," Williamson said. The factory has been geared for further expansion, as well as for the addition of new product lines in a grocery category in due course.

From the humble beginnings of a half-crown venture, Ouma's rusk empire emerged and grew into one of South Africa's most popular food brands. And from a chance meeting between Herman Lay and Ouma's son Leon, South Africans received their own brand of crispy potato chips.

No company is successful without hard work and effective management of the business's growth, and these elements are further critical components behind the success story of Ouma Rusks, Simba chips and the Greyvenstein family. Ouma Rusks: "Ouma of the week", in conjunction with the SABC3 Expresso show, gives viewers a chance to nominate their grandparents as the best grandparent, and includes a little story about why their grandparent should be grandparent of the week.

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So, how did Ouma get the ball rolling? Back in the world was in turmoil, we were in the throes of a global war and in Molteno, a small town in the Eastern Cape, things were not looking too bright either.