Real Pet Food Co
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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.
Company Ownership
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Hosen Consortium ![]() owns 85% of Real Pet Food Company 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 Real Pet Food Company 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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This company received a packaging performance level of 4 (Leading) 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) |
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 (2022)
This company uses kangaroo meat in some of its pet food products.
Source: Australian Society for Kangaroos (2011) |
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This company is part owned by China's largest agricultural conglomerate, New Hope Group, which has criticisms in the Shop Ethical database.
Source: Shop Ethical (2021)
This company is part owned by Singaporean state-owned enterprise, Temasek, which has criticisms in the Shop Ethical database.
Source: Shop Ethical (2021) |
Company Details
Type | Private company |
Revenue | 300 million AUD (2011) |
Employees | 600 (2015) |
Aus Manufacturing | Yes |
Subsidiaries | Nature's Gift Australia Pty Ltd ![]() Pet food manufacturers Acquired by Quadrant Private Equity and rolled into Real Petfood Co (formerly VIP Petfoods) in 2015. Vet's Best Products Pty Ltd ![]() Pet food Manufacturing occurs in NSW. Acquired by The Real Pet Food Company in 2018. Vetco Australia Pty Ltd ![]() Pet food manufacturer Founded by Steven Deveraux-Stanford in 2013 and acquired by Real Pet Food Company in 2017. |
Contact Details
Address | Level 2, 41 McLaren St, North Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia |
Freecall | 1800 732 573 |
info@realpetfoodco.com.au | |
Website | www.realpetfoodco.com.au |
Products / Brands
Real Pet Food Co
Chunkers Pet Food (chilled) Farmers Market Cat Food Farmers Market Dog Food Farmers Market Pet Food (chilled) Farmers Market Dog Treats Fussy Cat Pet Food (chilled) Fussy Cat Cat Food Grainfree Cat Food Ivory Coat Dog Food Little Paws Pet Food (chilled) Love 'em Dog Treats Mega Bite Pet Food (chilled) |
Nature's Gift Dog Food Nature's Gift Dog Treats Nature's Gift Cat Food Nature's Gift Pet Food (chilled) Natures Goodness Dog Food Natures Goodness Pet Food (chilled) Paws Fresh Pet Food (chilled) Tucker Time Pet Food (chilled) VIP Petfoods Pet Food (chilled) VIP Petfoods Dog Treats VIP Petfoods Cat Food |