The Manildra Group is an Australian agribusiness based in Sydney. It was formed in 1952 when Jack Honan purchased a flour mill in Manildra. In 1966 a starch and gluten plant was established in Auburn. In the early 1970s, further starch plants opened in Bomaderry and Devonport, Tasmania, a glucose plant in Bomaderry and a flour mill in Gunnedah purchased.[1][2]
Industry | Agribusiness |
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Founded | 1952 |
Founder | Jack Honan |
Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 7 locations: Bomaderry Cootamundra Gunnedah Harwood Manildra |
Products | Ethanol Glucose Meat processing Starch |
Revenue | $1.2 billion |
Owner | Honan family |
Website | www.manildra.com.au |
In 1985 the Auburn plant closed with operations transferred to Bomaderry. In 1991, Ethanol production commenced in Bomaderry.[1] In July 2014, Manildra diversified into meat production with the purchase of an abattoir in Cootamundra.[3]
In 2021, Manildra was ranked 29th on FoodTalks' Top Global Specialty Oil Company list.[4]
Sunshine Sugar
editSunshine Sugar is partnership between the grower-owned New South Wales Sugar Milling Co-operative and the Australian family-owned business, Manildra Group.
References
edit- ^ a b Timeline Manildra Group
- ^ From little mill to big player The Land 11 December 2014
- ^ Manildra Group's meaty move The Land 13 December 2014
- ^ Fu, Rice (26 May 2021). "2021年全球特种油脂企业30强" [2021 Global Top 30 Specialty Oil Companies]. FoodTalks (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2022.