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Tongaat Hulett is an agriculture and agri-processing business, focusing on the complementary feedstocks of sugarcane and maize. The company had its origins on the North coast of KwaZulu-Natal, specifically the town of Tongaat (now oThongathi). The company was formed as a result of a merger between the Tongaat Sugar Company founded by Edward Saunders and Hulett's Sugar founded in 1892 by Liege Hulett. Company stock is listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange. Its core businesses are sugar, starch and property management.

In the 2014/15 season, 1.314 million tons of sugar were produced.

Tongaat Hulett's had three sugar estates in Zimbabwe in Chiredzi District and they bordered one another.

Voermol Feeds, based in Maidstone, produces molasses-based animal feeds.

Cape Sweeteners, based in Durban, is a subsidiary of Tongaat Hulett Sugar, producing artificial sweeteners including; aspartame, neotame, acesulfame-K, fructose, sodium saccharin, sodium cyclamate, polydextrose, maltitol and lactitol. It is the exclusive South African agent of Nutrasweet's aspartame and neotame

Tongaat Hulett Starch, previously African Products is Africa's largest producer of starch and glucose, produced at five South African factories.

Tongaat Hulett Developments is a land conversion and development company that carries out land conversion activities by collaborating closely with the public sector, communities and other businesses.

At the end of 2018, the CEO, Peter Staude took early retirement and the chief financial officer, Murray Munro, went on sick-leave. In January 2019, a new CEO was appointed. In February 2019, the company announced a drop in expected profits as well as a liquidity crisis.

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