Starting as a mixed farming operation over four decades ago the family business has evolved into a robust vertically integrated company. Continuously driving growth through strategic partnerships with global and empowerment stakeholders, farm acquisitions, the establishment of state-of-the-art orchards and packing facilities, and the implementation of cutting-edge best practices.
Mouton Citrus is one of South Africa’s leading growers and exporters of top quality citrus fruit and Rooibos tea.
Our farms are situated along the Elephants River and flanked by the imposing Cederberg Mountains. The area enjoys a Mediterranean climate with hot summers and cold, wet winters, making it ideal for the production of novel varieties and citrus of the very highest standards. The region is free of phytosanitary citrus pests such as Citrus Blackspot, Greening and Citrus Canker.
Export of our own product are complimented by the fruit of carefully selected grower partners.
Mouton Citrus is proudly owned by the Mouton family and its empowerment partners, Masimong and Mgro. In 2002 Mgro Ltd (derived from ‘empowered growth’) was formed giving our employees a direct share in the company, today Mgro holds 12% of Mouton Holdings.
In 2019 Mouton Distribution was formed to facilitate imports into the USA and service our retail customers in this market.
We are a leading producer-packer-exporter of quality citrus and Rooibos tea with global alliances and partnerships
We create and grow a profitable, sustainable, competitive and empowered company based on sound business principles
Integrity, excellence, commitment, respect
Leverage our empowerment partners Mgro and Ruigerivier, proactively aligned to the BEE charter and empowerment credentials
We are a leading producer-packer-exporter of quality citrus and Rooibos tea with global alliances and partnerships.
The partnerships we choose and the way we expand our business is all about ‘growing with the winners’ – delivering to specific market requirements, maintaining high levels of customer service and increasing efficiency.
Carmién Tea is one of South Africa’s leading producers of quality packaged retail Rooibos tea products. The company is also a successful bulk tea exporter and private label packer to many countries around the globe. Carmién Tea markets all the Rooibos tea produced by Mouton Citrus.
Link Supply Chain Management (Pty) Ltd is a joint venture between five leading fruit producer exporters:
Mouton Citrus, TRU-CAPE Fruit Marketing, Two-A-Day, Ceres Fruit Growers and the DuToit Group. The company focuses on sea and air transportation, local and overseas inland transportation, terminal operations, and clearing and forwarding formalities.
Citrus Juices is a fruit processing company co-owned by producers from the Citrusdal region and Cape Fruit Processors. All our local industrial grade product is processed at Citrus Juices.
The Noda platform was developed from Mouton Citrus BI operations. It enhances the fruit industry’s supply chain through advanced technology, optimizing key operations from the field, through the supply chain to the market. It equips users with a robust data platform for smarter decision-making, supported by predictive estimations, strategic farming practices, and real-time monitoring. Designed for user-friendly simplicity, the platform operates seamlessly offline in remote locations.
Our product basket is strengthened by the following grower partners and packhouses supplying their produce exclusively to Mouton Citrus:
Since 2007, Mouton Citrus farms have been Fairtrade accredited. With the social premiums earned, as well as through the support of the foundations of some of the retail clients we serve, our community project fund has increased substantially. This is known as the Mouton Foundation. Retail foundations that support us are:
