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Golden North

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Owned
AUS
Rating
Some praise, no criticism

Ice cream manufacturer

South Australia's largest ice cream manufacturer. Their factory is in Laura, where the company's links date back as far as 1880. Part of National Foods from 1991 til 2001, when a group of South Australian businessmen purchased the Golden North business.

Golden North Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email      

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Golden North Pty Ltd
Environment 3/5 for packaging performance
This company received a packaging performance level of 3 (Advanced) in its 2022 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).
Source: APCO (2022)
Environment Palm oil free
Golden North ice cream is 100% palm oil free and made in South Australia. Golden North has been working with Adelaide Zoo on the issue of palm oil in food products. As a result Golden North's full range is now palm oil free.
Source: Zoos SA (2020)
Environment Govt grant to reduce energy costs
With a $447,500 grant from the Australian Government's Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment program, Golden North will upgrade its refrigeration system at its ice-cream manufacturing facility, 230 kilometres north of Adelaide. With initiatives funded by the grant, Golden North expects to: Decrease the carbon emissions intensity of its refrigeration system by 47%; save $140,000 in annual energy costs; and boost refrigeration capacity by 44%.
Source: Australian Govt (2013)
Environment Palm oil free products
Some, but not necessarily all, of this company's ice cream products are palm oil free. For more details, follow the link to see Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia's list of products which manufacturers have told them are palm oil free or contain segregated certified sustainable palm oil.
Source: BOS Australia (2020)

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Company Details

Employees 55 (2010)

Contact Details

Address 4/780 South Road, Glandore South, SA, 5037, Australia
Phone 08 8292 3500
Freecall 1800 001 572
Email admin@goldennorth.com.au
Website www.goldennorth.com.au

Products / Brands

Golden North
Golden North palm oil free palm oil free  Ice Cream


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