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Goodman Fielder

December 15, 2023

Goodman Fielder is an Australian[1] manufacturer, marketer and distributor of bread, smallgoods, dairy products, margarine, oil, dressings and various food ingredients. Its main operations are in New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and New Caledonia, with over 40 manufacturing sites. The company employs over 5,000 people, and has more than 120 brands.

Goodman Fielder
IndustryFMCG
Founded1986; 37 years ago (1986)
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
ProductsBread
Small goods
Dairy products
Margarine
Oil
Dressings
Other food ingredients
OwnerWilmar International
Websitegoodmanfielder.com

History edit

Goodman Group was founded as A.S. Paterson & Co. ltd in Dunedin in 1886 as a general importing firm by Scottish-Born businessman and philanthropist Alexander Stronach Paterson.[2] It was listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange in 1949 and would come to focus mainly on the grocery business. The firm was renamed as Goodman Group in 1979 after Paterson's grandson Alex was ousted as chairman in 1976 by "dissatisfied baking interests".[3]

Goodman Fielder was founded in 1986 after the merger of Allied Mills Ltd and Goodman Group Ltd. Since the merger in 1986, the company has purchased a further 13 companies. The company was taken over by Burns Philp in 2003.[4]

Goodman Fielder was re-listed on the share market at the end of 2005[5] with Burns Philp retaining a 20% share (subsequently sold in 2007). As part of the IPO, New Zealand Dairy Foods brands Meadowfresh, Tararua, Kiwi, Huttons, Anchor Cheese (under licence), Top Hat and Puhoi cheese became part of Goodman Fielder.

The Uncle Tobys and Bluebird snack food businesses of the "original" Goodman Fielder were not included in the float, the former being sold to Nestlé[6] and the latter to PepsiCo.[7]

Chris Delaney, the former Asia Pacific President of Campbell Soup Company, was Goodman Fielder's CEO from 4 July 2011. He resigned following a takeover of the company by Wilmar International and First Pacific joint-venture in March 2015 for $1.3 billion Australian dollars.[8][9]

Goodman Fielder's CEO was Scott Weitemeyer, until the takeover by Wilmar International.[10]

In 2019, Wilmar International acquired First Pacific's 50% share in the company.[11]

Brands edit

The company's brands include:

  • Cornwell's [12]
  • Country Life Bakery
  • Cow and Gate
  • Crisco
  • Ernest Adams – a New Zealand bakery brand[13] and part of the Goodman Fielder group of companies,[14][15] its products include cakes, desserts, loaves, biscuits, meringues, cakes, sponges, puddings and tarts.[16] The company was originally called Adams Bruce Limited, with Ernest Alfred Adams in partnership with Christchurch baker Hugh Bruce. The company grew rapidly, with bakeries in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin by the time of Bruce's retirement in 1929. Following Bruce's retirement, the company was split, with Adams Bruce operating in the North Island and a new company, Ernest Adams Ltd., taking over the South Island arm of the business. Despite his official retirement, Bruce continued to work for the company as manager of the Christchurch factory until his death in 1939.[17] In 2022 the Ernest Adams brand of baked goods was discontinued.[18]
  • Edmonds
  • ETA
  • Freya's Continental Style Bread
  • Gold'n Canola
  • Helga's Continental Bakehouse
  • Irvines
  • La Famiglia
  • Logicol
  • Meadow Fresh
  • MeadowLea
  • Mighty Soft
  • Molenberg
  • Mother's Choice
  • Nature's Fresh
  • Olivani
  • Olive Grove
  • Paradise
  • Pampas
  • Praise
  • Puhoi Valley
  • Quality Bakers – a New Zealand brand of bread products, it is a subsidiary of Goodman Fielder and has bakeries throughout Australia and New Zealand.[19][20][21][22]
  • Tararua
  • Vogel's – a bread based on a recipe by Alfred Vogel
  • White Wings

Goodman Fielder operate in the dairy, baking and grocery segments of the food manufacturing market, and have a portfolio of retail and food service brands, including Meadow Fresh, Puhoi Valley, Bouton D'or, Tararua, Vogel's, Quality Bakers, Molenberg, Natures Fresh and Meadowlea.

Internationally edit

The company exports many of its products to over 30 countries. Goodman Fielder has four divisions, home ingredients, baking, dairy and commercial fats & oils.

References edit

  1. ^ "Who we are » Goodman Fielder – Great Brands and Great People". Goodman Fielder. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ "OBITUARY". Otago Daily Times. 24 April 1940. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via National Library of New Zealand.
  3. ^ "Goodman Group profit $3.2M". The Press. 8 June 1979. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via National Library of New Zealand.
  4. ^ . Television New Zealand. 19 March 2003. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  5. ^ . Bloomberg. 14 December 2005. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  6. ^ . Bloomberg. 23 May 2006. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  7. ^ . Bloomberg. 25 July 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  8. ^ Frazer, Simon (26 February 2015). "Goodman Fielder: Shareholders of iconic Australasian food company vote in favour of foreign takeover". ABC News.
  9. ^ Mitchell, Sue (17 March 2015). "Goodman Fielder CEO Chris Delaney departs as Wilmar, First Pacific take control". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. ^ "Board – Goodman Fielder". Goodman Fielder. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Our History | Goodman Fielder". goodmanfielder.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  12. ^ Goodman Fielder. . Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  13. ^ "Chocolate company resurrected". Stuff.co.nz. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  14. ^ Hospitality. Trade Publications Limited. 2004. p. 40. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  15. ^ International Directory of Consumer Brands and Their Owners. Gale Group. 1997. p. 485. ISBN 978-0-86338-694-7. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  16. ^ New Zealand Patent Office Journal. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1999. p. 185. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  17. ^ Adams, S. "Ernest Alfred Adams", Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21 May 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  18. ^ Casey, Alex (22 June 2022). "RIP Ernest Adams, the nation's slice". The Spinoff. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Palmerston North gets the pies in Goodman Fielder rejig that will shutter two South Auckland factories". The National Business Review. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  20. ^ Carr, J.L. (2012). Major Companies of The Far East and Australasia 1993/94: Volume 3: Australia and New Zealand. Springer Netherlands. p. 58. ISBN 978-94-009-0379-1. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  21. ^ Business Review Weekly: BRW. Business Review Weekly. 1996. p. 40. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Redundancy fears for Nelson bakers". Stuff.co.nz. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

External links edit

  • Official website

December 15, 2023
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Goodman Fielder is an Australian 1 manufacturer marketer and distributor of bread smallgoods dairy products margarine oil dressings and various food ingredients Its main operations are in New Zealand Australia Fiji Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia with over 40 manufacturing sites The company employs over 5 000 people and has more than 120 brands Goodman FielderIndustryFMCGFounded1986 37 years ago 1986 HeadquartersSydney AustraliaProductsBreadSmall goodsDairy productsMargarineOilDressingsOther food ingredientsOwnerWilmar InternationalWebsitegoodmanfielder wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Brands 3 Internationally 4 References 5 External linksHistory editGoodman Group was founded as A S Paterson amp Co ltd in Dunedin in 1886 as a general importing firm by Scottish Born businessman and philanthropist Alexander Stronach Paterson 2 It was listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange in 1949 and would come to focus mainly on the grocery business The firm was renamed as Goodman Group in 1979 after Paterson s grandson Alex was ousted as chairman in 1976 by dissatisfied baking interests 3 Goodman Fielder was founded in 1986 after the merger of Allied Mills Ltd and Goodman Group Ltd Since the merger in 1986 the company has purchased a further 13 companies The company was taken over by Burns Philp in 2003 4 Goodman Fielder was re listed on the share market at the end of 2005 5 with Burns Philp retaining a 20 share subsequently sold in 2007 As part of the IPO New Zealand Dairy Foods brands Meadowfresh Tararua Kiwi Huttons Anchor Cheese under licence Top Hat and Puhoi cheese became part of Goodman Fielder The Uncle Tobys and Bluebird snack food businesses of the original Goodman Fielder were not included in the float the former being sold to Nestle 6 and the latter to PepsiCo 7 Chris Delaney the former Asia Pacific President of Campbell Soup Company was Goodman Fielder s CEO from 4 July 2011 He resigned following a takeover of the company by Wilmar International and First Pacific joint venture in March 2015 for 1 3 billion Australian dollars 8 9 Goodman Fielder s CEO was Scott Weitemeyer until the takeover by Wilmar International 10 In 2019 Wilmar International acquired First Pacific s 50 share in the company 11 Brands editThe company s brands include Cornwell s 12 Country Life Bakery Cow and Gate Crisco Ernest Adams a New Zealand bakery brand 13 and part of the Goodman Fielder group of companies 14 15 its products include cakes desserts loaves biscuits meringues cakes sponges puddings and tarts 16 The company was originally called Adams Bruce Limited with Ernest Alfred Adams in partnership with Christchurch baker Hugh Bruce The company grew rapidly with bakeries in Auckland Wellington Christchurch and Dunedin by the time of Bruce s retirement in 1929 Following Bruce s retirement the company was split with Adams Bruce operating in the North Island and a new company Ernest Adams Ltd taking over the South Island arm of the business Despite his official retirement Bruce continued to work for the company as manager of the Christchurch factory until his death in 1939 17 In 2022 the Ernest Adams brand of baked goods was discontinued 18 Edmonds ETA Freya s Continental Style Bread Gold n Canola Helga s Continental Bakehouse Irvines La Famiglia Logicol Meadow Fresh MeadowLea Mighty Soft Molenberg Mother s Choice Nature s Fresh Olivani Olive Grove Paradise Pampas Praise Puhoi Valley Quality Bakers a New Zealand brand of bread products it is a subsidiary of Goodman Fielder and has bakeries throughout Australia and New Zealand 19 20 21 22 Tararua Vogel s a bread based on a recipe by Alfred Vogel White WingsGoodman Fielder operate in the dairy baking and grocery segments of the food manufacturing market and have a portfolio of retail and food service brands including Meadow Fresh Puhoi Valley Bouton D or Tararua Vogel s Quality Bakers Molenberg Natures Fresh and Meadowlea Internationally editThe company exports many of its products to over 30 countries Goodman Fielder has four divisions home ingredients baking dairy and commercial fats amp oils References edit Who we are Goodman Fielder Great Brands and Great People Goodman Fielder 17 March 2015 Retrieved 23 November 2017 OBITUARY Otago Daily Times 24 April 1940 Retrieved 15 January 2023 via National Library of New Zealand Goodman Group profit 3 2M The Press 8 June 1979 p 6 Retrieved 15 January 2023 via National Library of New Zealand Hart on board of Goodman Fielder Television New Zealand 19 March 2003 Archived from the original on 19 May 2011 Retrieved 1 October 2011 Burns Philp Gets A 2 1 Bln in Goodman Fielder IPO Update4 Bloomberg 14 December 2005 Archived from the original on 23 October 2012 Retrieved 5 September 2019 Nestle to Buy Australia s Uncle Tobys for A 890 Mln Update4 Bloomberg 23 May 2006 Archived from the original on 23 October 2012 Retrieved 5 September 2019 PepsiCo Looking Overseas for Acquisitions Nooyi Says Update3 Bloomberg 25 July 2007 Archived from the original on 23 October 2012 Retrieved 5 September 2019 Frazer Simon 26 February 2015 Goodman Fielder Shareholders of iconic Australasian food company vote in favour of foreign takeover ABC News Mitchell Sue 17 March 2015 Goodman Fielder CEO Chris Delaney departs as Wilmar First Pacific take control The Sydney Morning Herald Board Goodman Fielder Goodman Fielder Retrieved 22 June 2016 Our History Goodman Fielder goodmanfielder com Retrieved 28 December 2022 Goodman Fielder Cornwell s Archived from the original on 27 February 2010 Retrieved 2 March 2010 Chocolate company resurrected Stuff co nz 16 October 2012 Retrieved 9 December 2017 Hospitality Trade Publications Limited 2004 p 40 Retrieved 9 December 2017 International Directory of Consumer Brands and Their Owners Gale Group 1997 p 485 ISBN 978 0 86338 694 7 Retrieved 9 December 2017 New Zealand Patent Office Journal U S Government Printing Office 1999 p 185 Retrieved 9 December 2017 Adams S Ernest Alfred Adams Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand updated 21 May 2013 Retrieved 20 January 2014 Casey Alex 22 June 2022 RIP Ernest Adams the nation s slice The Spinoff Retrieved 28 September 2022 Palmerston North gets the pies in Goodman Fielder rejig that will shutter two South Auckland factories The National Business Review 8 June 2017 Retrieved 23 November 2017 Carr J L 2012 Major Companies of The Far East and Australasia 1993 94 Volume 3 Australia and New Zealand Springer Netherlands p 58 ISBN 978 94 009 0379 1 Retrieved 23 November 2017 Business Review Weekly BRW Business Review Weekly 1996 p 40 Retrieved 23 November 2017 Redundancy fears for Nelson bakers Stuff co nz 5 September 2012 Retrieved 23 November 2017 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Goodman Fielder amp oldid 1184670270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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