{"id":36774,"date":"2026-02-10T15:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/?p=36774"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:32:09","slug":"bethlehem-apple-juice-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/south-africa\/free-state\/bethlehem-apple-juice-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeking funding partners for apple juice concentrate plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Location<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Bethlehem, Dihlabeng Local Municipality, Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality, Free State Province, South Africa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Economic sectors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Agriculture and agro-processing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Company name<\/h5>\n<p>Remmoho Capital Investments (Pty) Ltd. (RCI) is a 100% black-owned entity which seeks to drive transformation in the apple industry in the Eastern Free State by <strong>establishing a greenfield apple-juice concentrate plant<\/strong>. Remmoho Investments in Agriculture is the main business of RCI, being the production of apples through a 74% equity acquisition of Stead Fruit Growers.<\/p>\n<p>Remmoho Apple Juice Concentrate was established for the production of apple juice concentrate, which is currently in the project development phase.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Apple-Juice-Apples-Image-by-Nurdin-Bekkeldiev-from-Pixabay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Apple-Juice-Apples-Image-by-Nurdin-Bekkeldiev-from-Pixabay.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Apple-Juice-Apples-Image-by-Nurdin-Bekkeldiev-from-Pixabay-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Apple-Juice-Apples-Image-by-Nurdin-Bekkeldiev-from-Pixabay-1200x600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Apple-Juice-Apples-Image-by-Nurdin-Bekkeldiev-from-Pixabay-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Apple-Juice-Apples-Image-by-Nurdin-Bekkeldiev-from-Pixabay-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Apple-Juice-Apples-Image-by-Nurdin-Bekkeldiev-from-Pixabay-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Apple-Juice-Apples-Image-by-Nurdin-Bekkeldiev-from-Pixabay-1068x534.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Apple-Juice-Apples-Image-by-Nurdin-Bekkeldiev-from-Pixabay-840x420.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>Project description<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Production of apples. Manufacturing of apple-juice concentrate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Investment value<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>R396.6-million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Funding sources<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Debt and equity finance, grants and new blended finance from select development finance institutions (DFIs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Funding gap<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>R118.9-million<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Incentive required<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>No less than 30% of total development costs or 50% of capex (estimate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Jobs to be created<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>About 2 500 over the project development cycle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Empowerment<\/h5>\n<p>Of jobs at primary production level, more than 70% will be women with average age of 25. A quota system of 55% in favour of unemployed graduates during construction and post-construction phases plus in-service training opportunities for TVET college students. A set aside of 5% of skilled and specialised skills for youth with disabilities.<\/p>\n<h5>Project schedule<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>In progress, awaiting technical stream of feasibility study\u2217<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Project status<strong> (2024)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Primary agriculture:<\/strong> implementation phase is currently at 12ha, with plans to scale up to 100ha over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Concentrate plant:<\/strong> feasibility phase, bankable business case in place.<\/p>\n<h5>Regulatory requirements<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>None required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Issues to be resolved<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Water rights, market-related regulation, council permits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Partnerships<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Thabo Mofutsanyane District farmers, Heineken Beverages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Contact<\/h4>\n<p>Potential investors are encouraged to contact the investment facilitation team here. 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