Gourmet Ingredients
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Natural ingredients products
Joint venture partnership between SPC and Dohler of Germany which started in 2020.
Company Ownership
Gourmet Ingredients Pty Ltd | AUS | |||||
SPC Global Ltd ![]() owns 50% of Gourmet Ingredients Pty Ltd |
AUS | website | ||||
Fruit processors SPC was established in 1917 as the Shepparton Preserving Company, becoming SPC Ardmona in 2002 after merging with Ardmona. Coca-Cola Amatil bought the company in 2005, and sold it in June 2019 for $40 million to private equity backed Shepparton Partners Collective, a joint venture backed by Australian private equity firms Perma Funds Management and The Eights. Entered a joint venture with German global giant Dohler in 2020. Acquired PomLife and a majority stake in The Kuisine Company in 2020. Took on additional investors in 2022, including the sale and leaseback of the flagship SPC property in Shepparton to Charter Hall. | ||||||
Dohler ![]() owns 50% of Gourmet Ingredients Pty Ltd |
GER | website | ||||
Food and beverage ingredients operates in 130 countries. |
Company Assessment
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SPC Global Ltd | ||||
This company received the highest packaging performance level of 5 (Beyond Best Practice) in its 2023 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).
Source: APCO (2023) |
Company retails, manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label.
Source: ACO (2022)
Human Rights Law Centre's 2022 report, "Broken Promises: Two years of corporate reporting under Australia's Modern Slavery Act", examines statements submitted to the Government's Modern Slavery Register by 92 companies sourcing from four sectors with known risks of modern slavery: garments from China, rubber gloves from Malaysia, seafood from Thailand and fresh produce from Australia. Modern slavery statements are analysed to see if they comply with the mandatory reporting requirements, identify or disclose obvious modern slavery risks, and demonstrate effective actions to address risks. This company's modern slavery disclosure statement received a rating in the 31-40% range. The average score was 44% and the highest score was 89%.
Source: Human Rights Law Centre (2022) |
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Dohler | ||||
This company is a member of the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform, the main food industry initiative supporting the development of sustainable agriculture worldwide. Created by Nestle, Unilever and Danone in 2002, the SAI Platform is a non-profit organization to facilitate sharing, at precompetitive level, of knowledge and initiatives to support the development and implementation of sustainable agriculture practices involving the different stakeholders of the food chain.
Source: SAI Platform (2023) |
Company Details
Type | Joint venture |
Contact Details
Address | Australia |