
The woman behind one of South Africa’s biggest food empires
Ina Paarman went from teaching cooking classes in a garage to founding one of South Africa’s most well-known food-manufacturing businesses.
MONDAY, 12 JANUARY 2026, 12:00

Ina Paarman went from teaching cooking classes in a garage to founding one of South Africa’s most well-known food-manufacturing businesses.

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