The Ouma legend lives on and on

The story of Ouma rusks started more than 60 years ago in the small north-eastern Cape village of Molteno. The great depression spurred Ouma Grevensteyn to find ways of helping their church mission. She invested half-a-crown to bake a batch of rusks, using her trusted family recipe, and selling them to farming families in the community. Orders soon started pouring in.

The rusks are still produced on the original farm, "Friedenheim", where Oom Thys and Ouma Greyvensteyn first established the country's only "rusk factory". No fewer than 100 full time staff work around the clock in shifts, ensuring that South Africans will always be able to "Dip 'n Ouma".

Key ingredients which give Ouma Rusks their unique flavour, include wheat flour, orange and lemon peel, raisins, peanuts, oats, coconut, vanilla and honey. Ouma's new Hot Cross Bun Flavoured Rusks are available nationally at leading retail stores and the 500g packs sell at a recommended retail price of between R23,99 and R25,99.

"Our quality is coveted by fans such as international fashion model Candice Swanepoel and local newsreader Riaan Cruywagen, who have publically acknowledged their love for this market leading product." says Kim Van Draanen, Foodcorp's Ouma Rusks' brand manager.

The Ouma brand is owned by South Africa's third largest food producer, Foodcorp (Pty) Limited and the rusks retail in 500g and 1kg packs in the following flavours: Buttermilk, Condensed Milk, Muesli, Muesli Lite Sliced, Wholewheat Sliced, Plain Sliced, Buttermilk Sliced, Sliced Marmalade and now a limited issue of Hot Cross Bun Flavoured Rusks.