Arnott's Group facts for kids
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Arnott's Distribution Centre in Huntingwood, Sydney
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| Industry | Biscuits Snack food |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Headquarters | North Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Revenue | A$1.04 billion (2018) |
| Parent | KKR |
Arnott's Group is a famous Australian company. It makes many popular biscuits and snack foods. William Arnott started the company in 1865. Today, Arnott's is the biggest biscuit maker in Australia. It is part of a larger company called KKR.
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The Story of Arnott's Biscuits
How Arnott's Began
In 1847, a Scottish immigrant named William Arnott opened a bakery. It was in Morpeth, New South Wales. Later, in 1865, he moved his bakery to Hunter Street, Newcastle. He sold bread, pies, and biscuits. These were for the people in town and for ships at the port. The Arnott family owned and ran the company until 1975.
Growing Across Australia
Arnott's first mainly sold its products in New South Wales. Over time, it grew much bigger. The company built factories in other states. These included Virginia, Queensland and Shepparton, Victoria.
In 1949, Arnott's joined with another biscuit maker. This company was Morrows Pty Ltd from Brisbane. They formed a new company called William Arnotts, Morrow Pty Ltd.
During the 1960s, Arnott's joined with more companies. These included Brockhoff Biscuits and Guest's Biscuits. They also joined with Arnott-Motteram and Menz in South Australia. Mills and Ware in Western Australia also became part of the group. This led to the creation of the Australian Biscuit Company Pty Ltd. This company later changed its name to Arnott's Biscuits Pty Ltd.
Facing Challenges and New Owners
In 1997, Arnott's faced a big challenge. The company had to recall many packets of biscuits. This was due to a serious threat. The recall cost Arnott's A$22 million. However, many people praised Arnott's. They said the company was very open and honest during this time.
Also in 1997, the Campbell Soup Company bought Arnott's. Campbell Soup was a company from North America. They had already owned some shares in Arnott's since the 1980s. This meant Arnott's Biscuits Ltd became fully owned by Campbell Soup. Some Australians were worried about this. They wanted this famous Australian company to stay Australian. They also feared the products might change.
However, Arnott's biscuits continued to be made in Australia. As part of a plan to grow, Arnott's closed its Melbourne factory in 2002. At the same time, it made its factories in Sydney, Adelaide, and Brisbane bigger.
In 2002, Arnott's bought Snack Foods Limited. But in 2008, Campbell Arnott's sold Arnott's Snackfoods. This part of the company became known as Snack Brands Australia.
Recent Changes and Growth
In July 2019, Campbell Soup Company sold Arnott's. The new owner was KKR. KKR bought Arnott's for $US2.2 billion. A year later, in August 2020, the company changed its name to Arnott's Group.
Arnott's Group has continued to grow. In December 2020, they announced they would buy Freedom Foods Group. This company makes cereals and snacks. In February 2021, Arnott's also bought a large part of Diver Foods. Arnott's created a new division called Good Food Partners. This division manages these new businesses. In May 2021, Arnott's bought 180degrees. This is a cracker company from New Zealand.
In June 2023, Arnott's opened a new factory in Avondale, New Zealand. This was a big step. It marked Arnott's return to making products in New Zealand after 25 years. In August 2023, Arnott's opened a very large, automated distribution center. It is at their Huntingwood site. This center helps them send out products more efficiently.
Arnott's Parrot Logo
The original Arnott's logo shows a colorful parrot. The parrot is sitting on a T-shaped perch. It is eating a cracker biscuit. A descendant of William Arnott once explained the logo. He said it represents the saying "Honesty is the best policy." The phrase was linked to the parrot on its "T."
Popular Arnott's Products
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Arnott's makes many well-known biscuits. Some of these are very famous in Australia and around the world. Here are some of their major products:
- Adora Cream Wafers: These were vanilla wafers. (No longer made)
- Arno Shortbread: A classic shortbread biscuit.
- Butternut Snap: A crunchy biscuit.
- Caramel Crowns: A plain biscuit with caramel and chocolate on top.
- Cheds: A savory cracker with cheddar cheese and salt.
- Chocolate Butternut Snap: An oatmeal and coconut biscuit covered in chocolate.
- Choc Ripple: A chocolate biscuit often used in desserts. People make 'Chocolate Ripple Cake' with it.
- Chocolate Royals: A vanilla biscuit with marshmallow and chocolate. They come in dark or milk chocolate.
- Chocolate Wheaten: A round, semi-sweet biscuit. It is made with whole wheat flour. It is covered in milk or dark chocolate.
- Clix: A round savory cracker. It is buttery and salty with a soft texture.
- Cracker Chips: A mix between a cracker and a chip. Flavors include Honey Soy Chicken.
- Cruskits: A large, rectangular crisp snack bread. It is like Melba toast.
- Custard Cream: A custard cream filling between two vanilla biscuits.
- Delta Cream: Two round chocolate biscuits with vanilla cream. They are similar to Oreos.
- Farmbake: Available in many flavors like Chocolate Chip and Golden Crunch.
- Flatbread Dippers: Oven-roasted flatbread crisps. They were introduced in 2022.
- Ginger Nut: A hard, crisp ginger biscuit. Arnott's makes different kinds for different states.
- Gaiety: Chocolate-coated wafers.
- Granita: A type of biscuit.
- Honey Jumbles: Small, soft honey gingerbread cakes. They have pink or white icing. (No longer made since 2021)
- Hundreds & Thousands: A vanilla biscuit with pink icing. It is covered in tiny colorful sprinkles.
- Iced Animals: Animal-shaped biscuits with pink, green, yellow, and orange icing.
- Iced VoVos: A wheat flour biscuit with raspberry jam and fondant. It is sprinkled with coconut.
- Jatz: A round, lightly salted savory cracker.
- Kingstons: Small, round coconut biscuits with chocolate cream.
- Lemon Crisps: Two sweet crackers with lemon cream in the middle.
- Malt-O-Milk: A sweet biscuit with malt extract and milk powder.
- Marie: A sweet, vanilla-flavored biscuit. It is similar to a rich tea biscuit.
- Milk Coffee: A sweet biscuit with a hint of golden syrup.
- Milk Arrowroot: A very old Arnott's biscuit. It is made with arrowroot flour.
- Mint Slice: A round chocolate biscuit with mint cream. It is coated in dark chocolate.
- Monte Carlo: Raspberry and cream filling between two honey and coconut biscuits. It is very popular.
- Nice: A sweet biscuit covered with granulated sugar.
- Obsession: Chocolate biscuits introduced in 2022. Flavors include Milk Chocolate and Salted Caramel.
- Orange Creams: Two vanilla biscuits with orange cream in the middle.
- Orange Slice: Two round biscuits with orange cream.
- Raspberry Shortcake: A biscuit base with raspberry filling. It has a doughnut-shaped biscuit on top.
- SAO: A large, square-shaped, plain cracker biscuit.
- Salada: A salted crisp cracker. It is rectangular and can be halved.
- Savoy: A crispy cracker. It was first sold in Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania.
- Scotch fingers: A type of shortbread biscuit. It also comes with chocolate coating.
- Sesame wheats: A savory cracker with toasted sesame seeds.
- Shapes: Savory chips with sprinkled flavorings. Popular flavors are Barbecue and Pizza.
- Shortbread creams: Two vanilla shortbreads with vanilla cream.
- Shredded Wheatmeal: A plain biscuit with added wheatmeal.
- Sourdough Crisps: Crisps made with sourdough. They were introduced in 2022.
- Spicy Fruit Roll: A pillow-shaped biscuit with spicy fruit mix.
- Strawberry tarts: A tart base with strawberry jam in the center.
- Teddy Bear Biscuits: Biscuits shaped like a teddy bear.
- TeeVee Snacks: Bite-sized chocolate-coated biscuits.
- Tic Tocs: Round iced vanilla biscuits. They have clock faces on the bottom.
- Tim Tams: A famous chocolate-coated biscuit. It has two layers and a chocolate cream filling. Many flavors are available.
- Tina Wafer: A sweet cream between two light wafers. Flavors include chocolate and vanilla.
- Tiny Teddies: Small, teddy bear-shaped snacks.
- Triple Wafer: A type of wafer biscuit.
- Venetians: A sweet coconut biscuit with dried currants. One side is dipped in white chocolate icing.
- Vita-Weat: Wholewheat crisp bread. It comes in original and sandwich sizes.
- Wagon Wheels: Marshmallow and jam between two large round biscuits. They are coated in chocolate.
- Water crackers: Plain, sesame, and cracked pepper varieties.
- Yo-Yo: A sweet biscuit made with butter, eggs, milk, and honey.
