Continental Oil Mills (Pty) Ltd is the owner of a number of Southern Africa’s best known edible oil brands, including household names such as Excella Oil, Pan Oil, Conti Canola Oil, Cardin Pure Sunflower Oil, Conti Mayonnaise and Conti Dips. In addition to it’s consumer brands, Continental Oil Mills also manufactures and markets a wide range of bulk products for the catering and hospitality industries. Among others, these include brands like Copperfield Oil, Royale Cuisine Oil and Sunfield Deli.


Thanks to this rich heritage in the industry, Continental Oil Mills has always been at the forefront of food processing and oil expressing technology. With packaging capacities of over 300 000 litres per day, the Continental Oil Mills plant is one of the most modern and highly rated of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.  A brand new crushing plant, commissioned in 2008, is capable of processing 1 000 tones of sunflower seed per day.

As the largest independently owned oil expresser in Southern Africa, and one of the top marketers in its category, Continental Oil Mills’ brands hold a leading share of the sunflower and blended edible oils market in top and bottom end retail as well as the wholesale trade. Brands include Excella Pure Sunflower Oil, Pan Pure Sunflower Oil, Cardin Pure Sunflower Oil, S’Lite Pure Vegetable Oil, Vista Cottonseed Oil and Conti Canola Cooking & Salad Oil. 

Although the category is mainly driven by pricing considerations, Continental Oil Mills’ brands continue to command a premium due to their excellent quality and value propositions.  


Because of its independent ownership, Continental Oil Mills is also well positioned to compete with the larger corporate players in the industry. As such, Continental Oil Mills is able to react quickly and efficiently to category trends and focus on it’s competitive advantages under virtually any set of market circumstances.

Continental Oil Mills has also been in the export market for several years and is experiencing steady growth among its business links with many countries in Sub Saharan Africa.

In the mayonnaise ranges, brands include Conti Smooth & Tangy, Conti Lite, Conti Wonder Whirl and the first Conti Canola Mayonnaise. Continental’s shelf stable dips are available in a wide variety of flavours.

Constant research and development into new product lines and the improvement of current ranges ensure that Continental Oil Mills supplies only the highest quality products into the market place.