Ernest Hillier
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Chocolate manufacturers
Established in 1914. Acquired by the Australian division of Hilco Capital in Feb 2014, ending almost 100 years of Australian ownership. Went into administration 11 months later.
Company Ownership
| Ernest Hillier (Operations) Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
Re:Capital Australia Pty Ltd 
owns 100% of Ernest Hillier (Operations) Pty Ltd |
AUS | website | ||||
| Hilco Capital Ltd
owns 100% of Re:Capital Australia Pty Ltd |
UK | website | ||||
| » Hilco Global
owns 100% of Hilco Capital Ltd |
USA | website | ||||
Company Assessment
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| Ernest Hillier (Operations) Pty Ltd | ||||
| No assessment data currently available for Ernest Hillier (Operations) Pty Ltd | ||||
| Re:Capital Australia Pty Ltd | ||||
| No assessment data currently available for Re:Capital Australia Pty Ltd | ||||
| Hilco Capital Ltd | ||||
| No assessment data currently available for Hilco Capital Ltd | ||||
| Hilco Global | ||||
| No assessment data currently available for Hilco Global | ||||
Company Details
| Company Structure | Wholly-owned subsidiary |
| # Employees | 60 in 2014 |
Contact Details
| Address | 18 Hocking St, North Coburg, VIC, 3058, Australia |
| Phone | 03 9355 8540 |
| Fax | 03 9355 8609 |
| info@ernesthillier.com.au | |
| Website | www.ernesthillier.com.au |
Products / Brands
Ernest Hillier|
Hillier's Chocolate |
Related News
Ernest Hillier chocolates bought by Hilco Capital
19th Feb 2014 — Australia's oldest chocolatier, Ernest Hillier Pty Ltd (Ernest Hillier), has been acquired by Re:Capital, the Australian arm of UK investment company Hilco Capital.
The sale comes as the former owners of Ernest Hillier's, the Piedimonte family, which owns a chain of supermarkets in Melbourne, focus on other business interests.
Ernest Hillier was founded in 1914 and operates under the Hillier's Chocolates and Newman's brands. The company's products are sold in a variety of retail and wholesale locations across Australia. [source]