National Foods Limited is one of Australia’s largest food and beverage companies, with core activities in milk, fresh dairy foods, juice, soy beverages and specialty cheese.
National Foods’ vision is to be a leading food and beverage company in the Asia Pacific region though the delivery of superior and sustainable growth. The Company is committed to investing in its people and employee engagement is one of the company’s key strategic objectives.
The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kirin Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd. It was created in 1991 through the amalgamation of several dairy and food related businesses with brand names and histories dating back to the 1800s.
The company is the only milk and juice business servicing the entire Australian market. It is the market leader in fresh milk and produces a range of full cream, flavoured and modified fresh and UHT milks, with leading brands such as Pura, Dairy Farmers, Moove, Farmers Union, Dare, Big M and Masters.
National Foods is also the leader in the fresh dairy foods market where the company manufactures a range of yogurts, fromage frais, dairy desserts and cream under brands including Yoplait, Fruche, Thick and Creamy, YoGo and Divine Classic.
In 2005, National Foods and the Berri Ltd juice business merged, combining leading juice brands such as Berri, Daily Juice, Australian Fresh, Just Juice and many more into the portfolio.
The company also produces a range of premium specialty cheeses under brands such as King Island, South Cape, Tasmanian Heritage, Mersey Valley, Tilba, Timboon, and Heidi Farm, along with the popular block cheddar brands of Coon and Cracker Barrel.
In New Zealand, National Foods manufactures and markets Yoplait yogurts and a range of other dairy products. In addition to Australia and New Zealand, the company holds the Yoplait brand licence in Singapore and Hong Kong. The company also exports cheese to many countries throughout the world, while milk and fresh dairy products are exported primarily to the Asian region.
The company also operates in the soy beverage market through a joint venture with Vitasoy International Holdings of Hong Kong. A production plant in Wodonga, Victoria is supplying ESL and UHT soy drinks to the Australian and New Zealand markets.
National Foods has production facilities and sales offices in every Australian State as well as New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia (ice-cream) and Indonesia (juice) and employs approximately 5,000 people.