Ouma Rusks

Ouma
Plain Ouma Rusks
Product typeRusk
OwnerRCL Foods (2013)
CountrySouth Africa
Introduced1939 (1939)
MarketsSouthern Africa
Previous owners
  • Greyvenstyn Family (1939)
  • Fedfood (1977)
  • Foodcorp (1992)
TaglineBaked on the original farm
Websitewww.rclfoods.com/ouma

Ouma (/ˈ.mɑː/ (commonly referred to as Ouma Rusks)) is a South African rusk made from a traditional buttermilk recipe. It was first produced in the rural town of Molteno, in the Eastern Cape, by Elizabeth Ann Greyvenstyn in 1939, in response to an initiative by the town's pastor to help the entrepreneurial efforts of the women in his congregation. The brand currently dominates the relatively-small local rusk market, and is manufactured in the same town it was first produced.