About us

The History of AA Spice

Launching AA Spice in 1989 by crafting marinade for the very first time, The original founder set the foundation. Taking on the roles of manufacturing, packaging, marketing, selling, and distributing the marinade single-handedly, which initiated AA Spice with just two varieties of marinades. Today, we boast a selection of over 100 different marinades, sauces, basting sauces, spices, and meat rubs.

Arlene Combrinck entered the fold in 2013 followed by her right hand Brady Combrinck in 2016.

The company was purchased by Arlene in 2017 making way for a new vision set out to restore and advance the business to a new level.

Growth since
June 2017:

Led by the directors our diverse and dynamic team which has grown from 20-50 team members has seen tremendous growth over the years, a trend we aim to sustain for years to come.

Here are some of our achievements:

  • Navigated and survived through the Covid pandemic.
  • Navigated through the KZN civil unrest in July 2021.
  • Replaced our entire delivery fleet between 2017-2024.  
  • Built 2 X New production facilities and increased our warehousing space.
  • Launched the AA Spice retail brand Infoodz.
  • Thanks to increased production capacity the majority of outsourced manufacturing processes were eliminated to mitigate risk and ensure stability in our supply chain.