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Beak & Johnston

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Meats, ribs, soups and sauces supplier

Established in 1986. Provides private-label meat and convenience foods for Woolworths, as well as supplying restaurants and selling their own branded goods. Acquired NZ based organic soup maker Pitango in 2013. Woolworths owns a 23% stake.

Company Ownership

Beak & Johnston Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email      
  Woolworths Ltd   
   owns 23% of Beak & Johnston Pty Ltd  
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Supermarkets and other retail

Australia's largest supermarket operator, and NZ's second largest. Australia's largest owner of poker machines. Woolworths owns: Woolworths, Big W, liquor retailers (BWS, Dan Murphy's, Cellarmasters, Langtons, plus 316 hotels) and 75% of Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group. Sold Dick Smith Electronics in 2012, closed its failed Masters hardware chain in Dec 2016 and sold its petrol retail business to Euro Garages in 2019.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Beak & Johnston Pty Ltd
Business Ethics CSR claims
This company has a corporate social responsibility claims on its website, in the areas of waste management, energy consumption, environmental emissions and community support.
Source: company website (2018)

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Company Details

Type Family-owned private company
Aus Manufacturing Yes
Subsidiaries Pitango Pty Ltd 

Fresh meal manufacturer

Pitango make packaged organic fresh meals in New Zealand. Their products are for sale in Australia, NZ, Hong Kong and Canada. Acquired by Gourmet Food Holdings in 2008, who sold it to Beak & Johnson in March 2013.

Contact Details

Address 43 Wentworth St, Greenacre , NSW , 2190, Australia
Phone 02 9742 3011
Fax 02 9742 3017
Email feedback@beak.com.au
Website www.beak.com.au

Products / Brands

Beak & Johnston
Beak & Sons Cooking Sauce

Pitango
Artisano Ready Meals
Pitango Certified organic Certified organic  Ready Meals


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