Baxters Australia

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Owned	UK
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Food importer and manufacturer

Baxters Foods Australia was established in 2006 supplying soup, chutney, condiment and pickled vegetables to the retail trade under Baxters brand. Bought Sole Mio in April 2008, makers of marinated, chargrilled vegetables and pesto sauces under the Bamboleo brand. Acquired Jensens in Feb 2013.

Company Ownership

Baxters Foods Australia Pty Ltd	AUS	website	email
Baxters Food Group Ltd       owns 100% of Baxters Foods Australia Pty Ltd	UK	website	email	facebook
Food manufacturing, especially soup Founded in Scotland in 1868 by George Baxter. Today the company is still family owned and operated.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE	CRITICISM	INFORMATION
Baxters Foods Australia Pty Ltd
		Organic products This company manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label. Source: ACO (2022) Previous Packaging Covenant signatory This company was a signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation. However in 2018 they elected to withdraw from the Covenant and report directly to state jurisdictions under the National Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Measure 2011 (NEPM). Source: APCO (2023)
Baxters Food Group Ltd
		Fined for worker injury In 2016 this company was fined 70,000 pounds after admitting to serious health and safety failings had caused a worker's hand to become mutilated in a pie machine. Baxters was also fined 60,000 pounds for another accident at its Fobachers site in October 2015. Source: news article (2016) Modern Slavery statement California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement. Source: company website (2023)

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Company Details

Type	Wholly-owned subsidiary
Aus Manufacturing	Yes
Subsidiaries	Jensens Choice Foods Pty Ltd  Wet spices, mustard, organic sauces and cookie dough makers Founded in 1984 by Stig and Kate Jensen. Acquired by UK's Baxters in Feb 2013.

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Products / Brands

Aunty Kaths Custard & Desserts Baxters Soup Baxters Pickles, Chutney & Relish Jensens Pickles, Chutney & Relish Jensens certified organic  Crushed Garlic Jensens certified organic  Pasta Sauce Yackandandah Jam