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AUSTRALIA’S TOP 100 FOOD & DRINK COMPANIES 2022
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ABBREVIATIONS O Overseas
17 BAIADAPOULTRY REV UP/DOWN
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NL Non-listed
P Publicly listed
1760
Pty Proprietary/private C Co-operative ▼ Sales down ▲ Sales up
20 MANILDRAGROUP REV UP/DOWN
▲ 1548
Cajosa Pty Ltd, operating as Manildra Group, is an Australian-owned private company that derives its revenue from the production and supply of wheat and wheat-related products for commercial and industrial purposes in domestic and export markets. Consumer brands are The Healthy Baker, Lo-Fo Pantry, Sunshine Sugar and Auzure Canola Oil. Manildra Milling is the largest manufacturer of packaged retail wheat flours in the Australian grocery market. The company employs approximately 1100 full-time equivalent employees and is administered from its head office in Sydney, New South Wales.
TYPE
REV $M
PERIOD
PREVIOUS REV $M
TYPE
REV $M
PERIOD
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Pty
1806
06/21
Pty
1574
06/21
Baiada Poultry is an Australian-owned, private company that produces poultry products and the provision of property
developments through its Celestino
business. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Australian-based Baiada Pty Ltd. Baiada
brands include Steggles and Lilydale. This
year it launched a plant-based brand Greens & Goodness with a range including schnitzel, nuggets, kiev and tenders.The company
employs approximately 5150 people, operates throughout Australia, and is administered from its head office in Girraween, New South Wales.
MONDELEZ AUSTRALIA
REV UP/DOWN
21
SIMPLOT AUSTRALIA
REV UP/DOWN
▲ 1486
TYPE
REV $M
PERIOD
PREVIOUS REV $M
O Pty
1551
08/21
18
Simplot Australia (Holdings) Pty Ltd is a foreign-owned private company, deriving revenue from the manufacturing, importing and distribution of food products. Its brands include Birds Eye, John West, Leggo’s, Edgell, Seakist, Harvest, I&J, Chiko, Ally, Five Tastes, Chicken Tonight, Raguletto, Five Brothers and Simply Great Meals. The company employs approximately 2230 people, operates in Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and China, and is administered from its head office in Mentone, Victoria. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of US-based J. R. Simplot Company.
TYPE
REV $M
▲ 1576
Mondelez Australia Holdings Pty Ltd is a foreign-owned private company, deriving revenue from the manufacture, marketing and distribution of food products. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mondelez International Inc. Its brands are
belVita, Cadbury, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Captain’s Table, Oreo, Pascall, Philadelphia, Premium, Ritz, Sour Patch Kids and The Natural Confectionery Co. Global CEO Dirk Van de Put flew in
this year to mark Cadbury’s 100th anniversary and the launch of wrappers containing 30 per cent recycled material. The company employs approximately 3000 people, operates in
Australia and New Zealand, and is administered from its head office in Melbourne, Victoria.
MARS WRIGLEY
REV UP/DOWN
▲ 1586
SUNRICE
REV UP/DOWN
▲ 1030
Ricegrowers Limited, trading as SunRice, is a publicly listed company that derives its revenue from milling, storing, marketing and distributing rice and rice-based products, as well as the provision of other grocery products. Sunrice produces 98 per cent of Australia’s domestic rice products. The company has roughly 2000 employees with operations in the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and the US. Ricegrowers is headquartered in Leeton, New South Wales and is listed on the ASX under the code SGL.
THE A2 MILK COMPANY
REV UP/DOWN
▲ 1095
PERIOD
PREVIOUS REV $M
ONL
1707
12/21
22
TYPE
REV $M
PERIOD
PREVIOUS REV $M
P
1335
04/22
19
Wrigley Uno 2 Australia Pty Ltd, trading as Wrigley Australia, is a foreign- owned private company that manufactures and distributes confectionery products including Extra chewing gum, Maltesers, M&Ms, Mars, Skittles and Eclipse. The company announced it
would spend $25.5 million on its Ballarat facility to expand production, increase sustainable packaging efforts and drive operational efficiencies, building on the
$30 million announced in 2021. Wrigley Australia employs approximately 1700 people and has operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea. The company is administered from its head office in Padstow, New
South Wales. Wrigley Australia is wholly owned by US-based Mars Incorporated.
23
TYPE
REV $M
PERIOD
PREVIOUS REV $M
O Pty
1662
01/21
TYPE
REV $M
PERIOD
PREVIOUS REV $M
OP
1314
06/22
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The a2 Milk Company Limited is a New Zealand public company, deriving revenue from A1 protein free branded milk and related products. The company returned to growth this year and announced a NZ$150 million share buyback. It is facing three class actions relating to its FY21 performance. All three allege the company misled shareholders. The company employs approximately 330 people and operates in New Zealand, Australia, Asia, and the US. It is administered from its offices in Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney, New South Wales. The company is listed on the NZX and ASX, under the code ATM and A2M respectively.