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Barker's of Geraldine

OVERALL

Owned
FRA
Rating
Criticism, some praise

Jams and pickles

Established in NZ in 1969. Bought Anathoth jams and pickles in 2007. Family-owned French company Andros acquired a majority stake in 2015.

Company Ownership

Barker Fruit Processors Ltd   NZL     website   email   facebook   
  Andros SA   
   owns 51% of Barker Fruit Processors Ltd  
FRA     website         

Fruit processors

Founded in France in 1959, they currently own and operate 25 factories worldwide, and sell their products in more than 100 countries.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Barker Fruit Processors Ltd
No assessment data currently available for Barker Fruit Processors Ltd
Andros SA
Business Ethics Price fixing in France
In 2015 French authorities fined the country's top yogurt makers a total of 193 million euros for engaging in a price-fixing cartel for six years. A subsidiary of this company, Novandis, was fined 38.3 million euros for its participation in the cartel.
Source: news article (2015)
Business Ethics Price fixing in France
In 2015 French authorities fined the country's main fruit-compote manufacturers a total of 58.3 million euros for pricing agreement and market sharing. This company was fined 14.1 million euros for its participation in the cartel.
Source: news article (2019)
Business Ethics Non-GMO products in USA
This company has products that have been verified as compliant with the Non-GMO Project Standard, North America's only independent verification for products made according to best practices for GMO avoidance.
Source: Non-GMO Project (2021)

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Company Details

Type Private company
Employees 150 (2013)
Subsidiaries Anathoth Marketing Ltd 

Jams and pickles

Sold to another NZ family owned company, Barkers, in 2007.

Contact Details

Address Te Moana Road, Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Email fruit@barkers.co.nz
Website www.barkers.co.nz

Products / Brands

Barker's of Geraldine
Barker's Jam
Barker's Cordial
Barker's Canned Fruit
Barker's Topping & Syrup


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