Type Public Parent organization PEP Services Pty Ltd | Key people Steven Chaur (CEO) Founded 1966 Founders Annia Rijs, Peter Rijs | |
Products Meat piesPastriesbaked goodsfrozen fruits and desserts Divisions Four'N TwentyPattiesHerbert AdamsNanna'sChefs PrideSnowy River brandsCreative Gourmet. CEO Steven Chaur (15 Apr 2014–) Subsidiaries Food Partners Ltd., Davies Bakery Pty Ltd, Chefs Pride Pty Ltd., Piper Partners Pty Ltd | ||
Patties Foods, is an Australian food manufacturing company that produces meat pies, baked goods, frozen fruits, and pre-made desserts. Patties Foods is represented in the Australian market by the Four'N Twenty, Patties, Herbert Adams, Creative Gourmet, Nanna's, Chefs Pride and Snowy River brands. Patties is the largest Meat pie producing company in Australia, and the world. They are the producers of several well-known Meat pie's, including the Patties, Snowy River pie, Herbert Adams pie, and as of 2003, Four'N Twenty pies. Patties Foods is headquartered in Bairnsdale, Victoria.
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History
A family company
Founded as Patties Bakeries, Originally a cake shop in Lakes Entrance, Victoria, in August 1966 Patties Bakery, originally named for the owner's wife Patty Neat, was purchased by Peter and Annie Rijs, whom emigrated from the Netherlands in 1956. In 1967 the Rijs family began to build business by introducing pies and bread rolls. The demand for Patties' product increased, prompting a series of shops and bakeries to be built, bought and sold. In 1985 a new factory was built and production was moved to Bairnsdale, where it continues to this day.
The business continued to expand over the years, Patties began distribution in Melbourne in 1986, and in 1995 exporting to New Zealand. In 1993, Patties launched Arriba, a Mexican food range. In 1996, after pastry sales grew, Patties sold its bread business to Sunicrust in order to concentrate on pastry products. Demand for pastry products continued to grow, resulting in significant expansions to the factory. In 1998, a two million dollar plant renovation and extension took place, including installation of a spiral freezer. In 2000, a new parallel manufacturing line, capable of making all pasties, sausage rolls and finger foods, was installed, substantially increasing capacity.
Australian iconic brands Four’n Twenty, Herbert Adams and Nanna's were purchased from American multi-national Simplot in 2003 and Patties began manufacturing the associated products in the Bairnsdale factory in 2004. In 2006, Patties was inducted into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame and the Gippsland Business Awards Hall of Fame.
A public company
Patties Foods was publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and became publicly listed in 2006. The Rijs brothers, sons of the founding Mr and Mrs Rijs, retained 40% shareholding of the company. In 2007 Patties acquired the Chefs Pride and Creative Gourmet businesses, and introduced gluten free foods to its product roster.
Since its founding, Patties Foods has grown into one of the largest pie manufacturers supplying the grocery market in Australia.
The long-standing family MD and CEO, Richard Rijs, retired in November 2007. The non-executive director, Michelle Allen was appointed his replacement at that time.
In September 2008, Greg Bourke, took over as MD/CEO after 20 years experience in senior executive roles for George Weston Foods in Australia and New Zealand. He resigned in September 2013 with the CFO Michael Knaap and Sales Director Tim Peters becoming acting CEOs.
In April 2014 named Steven Chaur as their new Chief Executive Officer .
During 2014 the company's frozen fruit packing line was closed with 18 people redeployed.
In early 2015 a recall was ordered on Nanna's frozen berries which had been imported from China and Chile, after 5 people contracted hepatitis A.
Patties's Pie's
Pies, pasties, sausage rolls and quiches in three different sizes (standard, party and mini party), there is also a gluten free range of patties pies
Four'N Twenty
Pies, including the 'traveler pie', pasties and sausage rolls.
Wedgewood
Pies, party pies and sausage rolls.
Nanna's
Frozen fruit, family and snack sized fruit pies, waffles, danishes, crumbles and jam filled donuts.
Herbert Adams
A range of gourmet pies, pasties and sausage rolls.
Snowy River
Pies, pasties and sausage rolls in two different sizes (standard and party).
Burritos
Creative Gourmet
A range of frozen foods including mixed berries, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, pitted cherries, rhubarb cuts and cranberries.
Chefs Pride
A range of bistro items, desserts, finger foods, fruits, vegetable and specialty items which are supplied to hotels, restaurants and other leading hospitality establishments.
Contamination of products by hepatitis A
Beginning in February 2015, four people contracted hepatitis A due to the consumption of "Nanna's frozen berries" manufactured by the Patties Food Company . The NSW Food Authority advised consumers to dispose of foods recalled due to the incidents in the following manner:
Consumers should not consume this product. Consumers can return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund.
As of 18 February, the number of people who contracted hepatitis A from consuming infected products rose to 12.
The products affected include:
As at 5 April, Patties had provided no further press releases indicating the outcome of the testing.