Nature's Gift Australia
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Pet food manufacturers
Acquired by Quadrant Private Equity and rolled into Real Petfood Co (formerly VIP Petfoods) in 2015.
Company Ownership
Nature's Gift Australia Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
VIP Topco Pty Ltd ![]() owns 100% of Nature's Gift Australia Pty Ltd |
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Pet food manufacturer Formerly VIP Petfoods, Sydney-based private equity firm Quadrant renamed the company The Real Pet Food Company after acquiring the business from the Quinn family for $410 million in 2015. The Quinn family retained a minor stake and still run the company. Produces 150,000 tonnes of pet food each year. Acquired Nature's Gift in 2015, Ivory Coat in 2017 and Love 'Em in 2018. Quadrant sold its stake in late 2017 for $1bn to a Chinese consortium made up of Hosen Capital, New Hope Group and Temasek. | ||||||
Hosen Consortium ![]() owns 85% of VIP Topco Pty Ltd |
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Consortium In 2017 an Asian consortium made up of Hosen Capital, New Hope Group and Temasek bought a majority stake in Real Pet Food Company. Hosen Capital is a Beijing-based private equity firm, Temasek is a large state owned investment company from Singapore, and New Hope Group is China's largest agricultural conglomerate. | ||||||
Quinn Foods Pty Ltd ![]() owns 15% of VIP Topco Pty Ltd |
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Pet food and confectionery manufacturer Owned by the Quinn family, who previously owned VIP Petfoods and Darrell Lea before selling them both to Quadrant Private Equity in 2015 and 2018 respectively. The Quinns also own a string of businesses in Australia and New Zealand, including motor racing complexes. |
Company Assessment
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Nature's Gift Australia Pty Ltd | ||||
This company uses kangaroo meat in some of its pet food products.
Source: Australian Society for Kangaroos (2011) |
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VIP Topco Pty Ltd | ||||
Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation.
Source: Australian Packaging Covenant (2020) |
This company manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label.
Source: ACO (2018)
This company uses kangaroo meat in some of its pet food products.
Source: Australian Society for Kangaroos (2011) |
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Hosen Consortium | ||||
No assessment data currently available for Hosen Consortium |
Company Details
Type | Private company |
Aus Manufacturing | Yes |
Contact Details
Address | Level 2, 41 McLaren St, North Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia |
Freecall | 1800 732 573 |
info@realpetfoodco.com.au | |
Website | www.naturesgift.com.au |