Ownership of Food Brands

Over 85% of products in a typical supermarket trolley are either imported or come from foreign owned companies. Here are some famous examples of Aussie food brands which are now Foreign Owned.

Famous Aussie Food Brands Now Owned By Foreign Companies

Brand	Original Australian Owner	Now Foreign-owned By	Location
Beverages
P&N, Frantelle, Waterfords	P&N Beverages	Asahi Breweries	Japan
Andronicus Coffee	Andronicus Co	Nestle Limited	Switzerland
Billy Tea		Tata Group	India
Cottees Cordials	Cottees Foods	Asahi Breweries	Japan
Dairy Farmers, Dare Iced Coffee, Oak, Moove	Dairy Farmers	Kirin Holdings	Japan
Harris Coffee & Tea	D. E. Harris Pty. Ltd.	Douwe Egberts/Sara Lee D-E N.V.	Netherlands
Kinkara tea	J. R. Love & Co Pty Ltd	Tata Group	India
Mynor	The Mynn Co	Asahi Breweries	Japan
Nerada	Nerada Tea	BOH Plantations SDN BHD	Malaysia
Lan-Choo Tea		Unilever	UK
Berri	Berri Ltd	San Miguel (50%)	The Philippines
Bushell's Tea	Bushells	Unilver	UK
Jarrah Coffee	Jarrah	AB Food & Beverages	UK
Biscuits, pies and snack foods
Arnott's Biscuits - Tim Tam, Sao, Scotch Finger, Milk Arrowroot	Arnotts Biscuits	Campbell Soup Company	USA
Salada	Brockhoff Biscuits	Campbell Soup Company	USA
Chiko	Frances McEnroe	J. R. Simplot & Co.	USA
Peters	Peters Ice Cream	Nestle Limited	Switzerland
Streets	Streets Ice Cream	Unilever	UK
Confectionery
Allens Lollies - Butter Menthol, Fantales, Minties, Jaffas	Allens	Nestle Limited	Switzerland
Mac.Robertsons - Cherry Ripe, Columbines, Freddo Frog	Mac.Robertsons	Asahi Breweries	Japan
Red Tulip	Red Tulip	Asahi Breweries	Japan
Violet Crumble	Hoadleys	Nestle Limited	Switzerland
Jams and Spreads
Cottees Jams	Cottees Foods	H.J. Heinz & Co.	USA
Eta Peanut Butter	Eta Foods Ltd	Kraft Foods	USA
Monbulk	Monbulk Jams	H.J. Heinz & Co.	USA
Vegemite	Fred Walker Cheese Co	Kraft Foods	USA
General Grocery Items
Aeroplane Jelly	Aeroplane Jelly Co	McCormick & Co Inc	USA
Angas Park Fruit Company	Angas Park Fruit Company	Bright Foods Group	China
Edgell Country Garden	Gordon Edgell & Sons	J. R. Simplot & Co.	USA
Bundaberg Sugar	Bundaberg Sugar	Societe Financiere des Sucres s.a.	Belgium
Dorato	Pasta House	General Mills	USA
Fountain	W. C. Douglas	Cerebos/Suntory	Japan
Golden Circle	W. C. Douglas	H.J. Heinz & Co.	USA
Gravox	Klembro	Cerebos/Suntory	Japan
Greenseas Tuna		H. J. Heinz & Co.	USA
Latina Fresh	Pasta House	General Mills	USA
Leggos	H. M. Leggo & Co.	J. R. Simplot & Co.	USA
National Foods Pura, Dairy Farmers, Berri, Yoplait, Coon, Moove	National Foods	Kirin Holdings	Japan
Noble House	Pasta House	General Mills	USA
P.M.U	Pick Me Up Foods	H J Heinz & Co	USA
Safcol	Safcol Australia	Tropical Canning Group	Malaysia
Sunbeam Sultanas	Sunbeam Sultanas	Bright Foods Group	China

Tom Piper	Tom Piper Co	H J Heinz & Co	USA
Top Taste	Gartrell White	George Weston	UK
Uncle Tobys - Vita Brits, Roll Ups	Uncle Tobys	Nestle	Switzerland
Food Companies:
George Weston Foods Ltd		Associated British Foods	UK
Dairy Farmers		Kirin Holdings	Japan
KR Castlemain Foods		George Weston Foods Ltd	UK

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