Australian Wholefoods
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Ready meals
Established in 1990. Operates a manufacturing facility in South Australia. Patties Foods acquired 50% of the company in 2017.
Company Ownership
Australian Wholefoods Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
Patties Foods Pty Ltd ![]() owns 50% of Australian Wholefoods Pty Ltd |
AUS | website | ||||
Pastry manufacturing Founded in Lakes Entrance (VIC) in 1966. Products manufactured at their facility in Bairnsdale, VIC. Acquired by Hong Kong private equity firm PAG in 2022. | ||||||
PAG ![]() owns 100% of Patties Foods Pty Ltd |
HKG | website | ||||
Investment firm Founded as Pacific Alliance Group in 2002. Investment partner operating in Asia with US$50 billion of assets under management. Australian investments include Craveable Brands (Red Rooster and Oporto), Patties Foods, Vesco Foods, The Cheesecake Shop, Cordina Farms, Australian Venue Co and Rex. |
Company Assessment
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Australian Wholefoods Pty Ltd | ||||
This company has a number of sustainability claims on its website under the headings Supporting Local, Sustainable Practice and Giving Back.
Source: company website (2018) |
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Patties Foods Pty Ltd | ||||
This company received a packaging performance level of 4 (Leading) in its 2023 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 (2023) |
This company has been criticised for offensive advertising. In 2016 the Advertising Standards Bureau upheld complaints about an ad by this company on the grounds that it breached advertising codes. The ad was subsequently discontinued or modified.
Source: Advertising Standards Bureau (2016)
This company is a signatory to the Responsible Children's Marketing Initiative (RCMI), which is managed by the Australian Food & Grocery Council and covers products found in retail outlets. Companies that have signed up to the initiative commit to: only advertising healthier choices to children and encouraging a healthy lifestyle through good diet and physical activity; not paying for or seeking product placement television programs, editorial content or interactive games aimed at children, unless the product is a healthier choice; not advertising and marketing to children in Australian schools unless they are asked to by those schools.
Source: AANA (2023)
Patties Foods use chicken from Australian RSPCA Approved farms for their range of Herbest Adams gourmet chicken pies. These farms raise their birds in an enriched barn environment. Chickens enjoy space to move, good lighting and can perch, dustbathe and forage.
Source: RSPCA Australia (2020)
This company is listed on the RSPCA Australia website as 'cage-free and proud', signifying a commitment to source 100% cage-free eggs. Essentially cage-free means barn laid, which is better than cage eggs, but still much worse than free-range or organic eggs when it comes to animal welfare.
Source: RSPCA Australia (2020)
This company has a publicly available Ethical Sourcing Policy on its website, with a focus on the areas of sustainable palm oil and packaging.
Source: company website (2016)
In February 2015 twelve people contracted hepatitis A due to the consumption of "Nanna's frozen berries" sourced from China and sold by this company. A number of frozen berry products were recalled, and Patties has since exited the frozen berries sector.
Source: news article (2015) |
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This company is part owned and backed by Blackstone, which has an overall Shop Ethical rating of 'F'.
Source: Shop Ethical (2021) |
This company has environment, social and governance claims on its website under the headings investment principles, approach and transparency & reporting.
Source: company website (2022)
UNPRI is a set of six principles direct institutional investors may adopt to consider environmental, social and corporate governance issues when investing. UNPRI is a voluntary agreement.
Source: UNPRI (2022) |
Company Details
Type | Private company |
Employees | 168 (2017) |
Contact Details
Address | 2 Turin Place, Salisbury, SA, 5106, Australia |
Phone | 08 8250 7094 |
Freecall | 1800 702 705 |
feedback@awfoods.com.au | |
Website | www.australianwholefoods.com.au |