Pitango

OVERALL
Owned	AUS
Rating

Fresh meal manufacturer

Pitango make packaged organic fresh meals in New Zealand. Their products are for sale in Australia, NZ, Hong Kong and Canada. Acquired by Gourmet Food Holdings in 2008, who sold it to Beak & Johnson in March 2013.

Company Ownership


Pitango Pty Ltd	NZL	website	email	facebook
Beak & Johnston Pty Ltd owns 100% of Pitango Pty Ltd	AUS	website	email
Meats, ribs, soups and sauces supplier Established in 1986. Provides private-label meat and convenience foods for Woolworths, as well as supplying restaurants and selling their own branded goods. Acquired NZ based organic soup maker Pitango in 2013, and the Ready Chef and Pasta Master ready meal brands from General Mills in 2020. Woolworths owns a 23% stake.
Woolworths Group Ltd owns 23% of Beak & Johnston Pty Ltd	AUS	website	email	facebook	twitter
Supermarkets and other retail Australia's largest supermarket operator, and NZ's second largest. Sold Dick Smith Electronics in 2012, closed its failed Masters hardware chain in Dec 2016, sold its petrol retail business to Euro Garages in 2019, and spun off its liquor retail and hospitality businesses in 2021, creating ASX-listed Endeavour Group.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE

CRITICISM

INFORMATION

Pitango Pty Ltd

Environment

Organic products

Beak & Johnston Pty Ltd

Environment

Australian Packaging Covenant signatory

Business Ethics

Part owned by Woolworths, which has criticisms

Business Ethics

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Company Details

Type	Wholly-owned subsidiary

Contact Details

Address	Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Email	info@pitango.co.nz
Website	www.pitango.co.nz

Products / Brands

Pitango

Artisano Ready Meals
Pitango

Certified organic