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Monde Nissin Australia

OVERALL

Owned
PHL
Rating
Praises, some criticism

Food manufacturer

Acquired Australian dip manufacturer Black Swan in 2014, juice maker Nudie in Feb 2015, dip maker Menora Foods in Mar 2015, and international meat-substitute firm Quorn Foods in Oct 2015.

Company Ownership

Monde Nissin (Australia) Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email      
  Monde Nissin Corporation   
   owns 100% of Monde Nissin (Australia) Pty Ltd  
PHL     website         

Food company

Founded by Betty Ang in the Philippines in 1980. One of the Philippines top 100 companies. The company holds around 60% of the Filipino instant noodles market, and 30% of the biscuits market. Acquired Australian dip manufacturer Black Swan in 2014, juice maker Nudie in Feb 2015, dip maker Menora Foods in Mar 2015, and international meat-substitute firm Quorn Foods in Oct 2015.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Monde Nissin (Australia) Pty Ltd
Environment Australian Packaging Covenant signatory
Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation.
Source: Australian Packaging Covenant (2020)
Environment Palm oil free products
Some, but not necessarily all, of this company's biscuit 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)
Animals Monkey-free coconuts
Monkeys in Thailand are kept chained, trained using abusive methods, and forced to climb trees to pick coconuts used for coconut milk, oil, and other products. This company has policies of sourcing from farms where no monkey labour is used.
Source: PETA Asia (2020)
Business Ethics No tax paid in 2016/7
According to data released by the Australian Tax Office in Dec 2018, this company was one of 2,159 local and foreign-based companies that paid no tax in Australia in 2016-17. 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 (2018)
Monde Nissin Corporation
Environment Unsustainable palm oil use
This company scores Ethical Consumer's worst rating for their use of palm oil, signifying they are using no or minimal certified palm products, and with no or minimal positive commitments.
Source: Ethical Consumer (2019)
Social Labour dispute in the Philippines
In 2018 members of Monde Nissin Labor Association built a protest camp outside one of this company's manufacturing plants in the Philippines, demanding the regularization of employees and reinstatement of dismissed workers.
Source: Bulatlat (2018)
Business Ethics Responsibility claims
This company has a number of responsibility claims on its website in the areas of calamity response, zero wastewater discharge, waste management, energy recycling and pollution control.
Source: company website (2016)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary
Subsidiaries Menora Foods Pty Ltd 

Food importers and distributors

Menora owns the brands Wattle Valley and Peckish, and markets and distributes Bonne Maman, Maille, Chobani, Huon, Cobram Estate, Pitango, Kez's Kitchen, Saxbys, Griffiths Coffee, La Casa Del Formaggio and Philips Lighting. Acquired by Filipino company Monde Nissin in 2015, who also bought dip brand Black Swan in 2014 and juice brand Nudie in 2105.


Black Swan Foods 

Makers of dips

Australia's third largest dip maker. Acquired by Philippines-based food company Monde Nissin in 2014. Formerly known as Poseidon Tarama Pty Ltd.


Nudie Foods Australia Pty Ltd 

Juice processors

Founded by Tim Pethick in Sydney in 2002. Pethick left the company in 2005. Acquired by Monde Nissin in Feb 2015.

Contact Details

Address Level 3, 6 Nexus Court, Mulgrave, VIC, 3170, Australia
Phone 03 8793 3000
Email customerservice@mondenissin.com.au
Website www.mondenissin.com.au

Products / Brands

Monde Nissin Australia
Black Swan Dips
Black Swan Yoghurt
Nudie Juice & Fruit Drinks
Nudie Coconut Water
Nudie Breakfast On the Go
Nudie Yoghurt
Peckish Biscuits/Crackers
Tasty Tea
Wattle Valley Cheese
Wattle Valley Dips
Wattle Valley Flat Bread


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