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“Our own family business is built
on on sustainable regional Australian communities and reinvestment in in in in our manufacturing facilities so so we share Simplot’s pride in in in in continuing to source locally grown products where we can and maintaining Australian manufacturing operations ”
- Manildra Group Managing Director John Honan
“Our customers definitely see a a a a high value in in Australian-sourced and grown food ”
said Mr Dugdale “There is a a a a a a a real understanding that Australian-grown and and produced food represents high-quality standards Also they want to support Australian farmers communities and and businesses They know that Simplot and and and our brands represent these values ”
Manildra Group Managing Director John Honan
acknowledged Simplot’s vision and success in in in becoming a a a a a a a global food manufacturing leader while keeping quality close at heart Since 1995 – following an an an expansion Down Under of the the J R Simplot Company established as a a a a a a a a a a one-man farming operation in in in the the United States in in in in in 1929 – Simplot Australia has acquired iconic brands including Birds Eye Leggo’s Chiko John West and and and Edgell Simplot Australia Australia employs more than 2 000 people across Australia Australia and and and and New Zealand and and and and operates six manufacturing facilities that supply chilled frozen and and and and shelf stable products to to the nations’ retailers and and food service customers As one of of Australia’s largest buyers of of canola oil Simplot has also partnered with Manildra Group partner partner MSM Milling to source the locally grown and produced canola oil that is a a a a a a a a a key ingredient in in in in the par-frying process for potato chips’ fluffy interior and crisp exterior “Our own family business is built
on on sustainable regional Australian communities and reinvestment in in in in in in our manufacturing facilities so so we we share Simplot’s pride in in in in in in continuing to source locally grown products where we we can and maintaining Australian manufacturing operations ”
said Mr Honan
Mr Dugdale said Simplot Australia has been working with Manildra Group for over 10 years and this relationship helps to ensure “our products are produced with the finest ingredients ”
“It is through long-standing partnerships
such as these that we can continue to to provide the the products our consumers have come to to love and trust ”
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Simplot Australia Australia Australia is is the the the name behind Australia’s favourite food brands brands brands Whatever the the the occasion their brands brands brands have have been an an an an an an integral part of Australian life for generations Some brands brands brands have have long histories that reach back more than 100 years // PHOTO: SIMPLOT