Dairy Farmers
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| Type | Co-operative |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Headquarters |  Homebush Bay, New South Wales |
| Area served | Australia |
| Key people | Ian Langdon, Chairman Rob Gordon, CEO |
| Industry | Food |
| Products | Dairy |
| Revenue | ▲ A$1,155.928 million (2006) |
| Operating income | ▲ A$30.905 million (2006) |
| Profit | ▲ A$288.590 million (2006) |
| Divisions | Australian Co-operative Foods Limited |
| Website | www.dairyfarmers.com.au |
Dairy Farmers is one of Australia's largest and oldest dairy manufacturers, established in 1900, supplying products to local and international markets such as eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
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[edit] History
On 15 January 1900 the Dairy Farmers Co-operative Milk Co-operative Limited was created by 65 stakeholders, most being dairy farmers in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The aim of the co-op was to market their milk and butter products effectively to city customers.[1]
After 107 years, Dairy Farmers is still 100% Australian owned by Australian dairy farmers, with 11 processing facilities in the country.[2]
In 2005, Dairy Farmers came third in dairy sales, with Norco Co-operative second and National Foods with their brand Pura respectively coming first.
In 2008 it was reported that Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holding was in preparations to buy Dairy Farmers. [3]
[edit] Brands
Main brands of products manufactured by Dairy Farmers include the Dairy Farmers milk range, Cracker Barrel and COON cheeses, dare and OAK flavoured milks, moove flavoured UHT milk, Shape milk, and SKI yogurt.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Our History (HTML). Student pack. Australian Co-operative Foods Limited. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ Facts at a glance (HTML). What we do. Australian Co-operative Foods Limited. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ Japanese firm readies bid for Dairy Farmers (HTML). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-08-26.
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