When you order a KFC Burger, Crunch Master or Wrapsta, you’re tasting the result of deliberate choices. The chicken is sourced from trusted partners who meet strict standards. The preparation follows KFC’s global recipes. And the cheese? That comes from a partnership born from a commitment to quality and local manufacturing.
Sundale Schreiber’s processed yellow Cheddar cheese slices, which are supplied to KFC restaurants across South Africa, won the SA Champion Award at the 2026 South African Dairy Championships, the largest and oldest competition of its kind.
The award recognises the top product in its class, as selected by 130 expert judges. That’s significant external validation of product quality, consistency and technical performance. But the real story runs deeper than one award.
In 2020, KFC made a strategic shift. Rather than relying on imported cheese slices, we partnered with Sundale Schreiber to develop a local manufacturing solution. That meant building capacity in the Eastern Cape through a Special Industrial Development Zone, ramping up production, and strengthening a local supply partnership.
The partnership was about building supply resilience, supporting local manufacturing capability and ensuring consistent product quality for every restaurant. When you control your supply chain closer to home, you understand it better, respond to problems faster and maintain standards more reliably.
That commitment to partnership shaped how Sundale Schreiber developed. Over the past few years, the company expanded its local workforce by 20% and deepened support for local dairy farmers. The growth flows through the entire value chain.
“This achievement reflects the strength of the partnership between Sundale Schreiber and KFC,” says the team at Sundale Schreiber. “It reinforces the importance of reliable supplier partnerships in supporting consistent menu execution.”
For KFC, the partnership delivers several outcomes:
The SA Champion Award validates what KFC experiences every day: Sundale Schreiber delivers cheese slices that meet the highest standards of quality, consistency and performance.
But it also signals something broader about how KFC approaches supplier partnerships. We don’t select suppliers based on price alone. We invest in partnerships where both parties commit to quality, innovation and shared success.
That approach creates products our customers can trust, operations our franchisees can rely on, and growth that strengthens South African manufacturing.
When you sit down to a KFC meal, quality runs through every element. It’s in the chicken from trusted farms. It’s in the training restaurant teams receive. It’s in the cheese on your burger from a local partner producing the best in the country.
That’s what partnership looks like at KFC: shared commitment to excellence, local sourcing, consistent quality and long-term growth that benefits customers, suppliers and communities.
Sundale Schreiber’s SA Champion Award celebrates manufacturing excellence. It also celebrates what happens when suppliers and restaurants align around a single goal: delivering quality that customers can taste and trust … every time.
