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United Dairy Power

OVERALL

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AUS
Rating
Some praise, no criticism

Dairy

One of Australia's largest privately owned independent milk supply companies. Founded in 1999. Acquired the Murray Bridge and Jervois Dairy factories in South Australia from Lion in 2012, including the Caboolture cheese brand. Acquired by Hong Kong businessman William Hui in Feb 2014 for around $70m. Murray Goulburn acquired the Carboolture brand after United Dairy Power's parent company went into receivership in late 2014. Australian-based Beston Global Food Company acquired the company in 2015.

Company Ownership

United Dairy Power Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email      
  Beston Global Food Company Ltd   
   owns 100% of United Dairy Power Pty Ltd  
AUS     website   email      

Meat, dairy and plant-based

Owns minority stakes in premium food businesses selling milk, cheese, lobsters, tuna and beef and operates a cheese processing facility near Adelaide. Acquired Australian Provincial Cheese for $2.2 million in 2017. Manufactures plant-based products for Soulfresh Group.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
United Dairy Power Pty Ltd
No assessment data currently available for United Dairy Power Pty Ltd
Beston Global Food Company 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)
Business Ethics Environmental claims
This company has environmental claims on its website under the headings Energy, Water, Waste Management and Packaging, as well as Community Support.
Source: company website (2016)
Business Ethics No tax paid in 2019-20
According to data released by the Australian Tax Office in Jan 2022, this company was one of many local and foreign-based companies that paid no tax in Australia in 2019-20. Please note however that companies pay income tax on profits, not revenue (total income). While some companies use tax havens and loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of tax in Australia, other companies that paid no tax have perfectly legitimate reasons.
Source: ATO (2022)

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Company Details

Type Private company

Contact Details

Address Suite A, Ground Floor, 150 Albert Road, South Melbourne, VIC, 3205, Australia
Phone 03 9685 1800
Email customerservice@udp.com.au
Website www.udp.com.au

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