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. They make 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 now owned by a company called KKR.
History of Arnott's Biscuits
The story of Arnott's began in 1847. A Scottish immigrant named William Arnott opened a bakery in Morpeth, New South Wales. Later, in 1865, he moved his bakery to Hunter Street, Newcastle. There, he made bread, pies, and biscuits for the town and for ships in the port. The Arnott family controlled the company until 1975. William Arnott's descendants, like Halse Rogers Arnott, were chairmen.
Arnott's mostly sold its products in its home state, New South Wales. But they also have factories in Virginia, Queensland and Shepparton, Victoria. In 1949, Arnott's joined with another biscuit maker called Morrows Pty Ltd. They formed a new company called William Arnotts, Morrow Pty Ltd.
In the 1960s, Arnott's joined with other Australian biscuit companies. These included Brockhoff Biscuits and Guest's Biscuits. This led to the creation of the Australian Biscuit Company Pty Ltd. This company later changed its name to Arnott's Biscuits Pty Ltd.
In 1997, something unusual happened. A person tried to threaten Arnott's. They said they would harm packets of Arnott's Monte Carlo biscuits. Arnott's quickly removed many biscuits from stores. They also told the public about the threats. This recall cost the company A$22 million. However, Arnott's was praised for being open and honest during this difficult time.
Also in 1997, an American company called Campbell Soup Company bought Arnott's completely. Campbell's had already owned some shares in Arnott's since the 1980s. Many Australians were worried about this. They wanted this famous Australian company to stay Australian. They also feared that Campbell's would change the products.
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, they made their 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 is now known as Snack Brands Australia.
In 2019, Campbell Soup Company agreed to sell Arnott's to KKR. KKR bought Arnott's for $US2.2 billion. Soon after this sale, Arnott's had a disagreement with Woolworths Supermarkets. This was about the cost of advertising in their stores. In August 2020, the company was officially renamed Arnott's Group.
Arnott's continued to grow. In December 2020, they announced they would buy Freedom Foods Group. In February 2021, Arnott's bought a large part of Diver Foods. They created a new division called Good Food Partners to manage these new businesses. In May 2021, Arnott's also bought a New Zealand cracker company called 180degrees.
In June 2023, Arnott's opened a new factory in Avondale, New Zealand. This was a big step, as it marked their return to making biscuits in New Zealand after 25 years. In August 2023, Arnott's opened a very large automated distribution center. This center is located at their Huntingwood site.
Popular Arnott's Products
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Arnott's is famous in Australia and around the world for its unique Australian biscuits. Here are some of their most well-known products:
- Adora Cream Wafers: These were vanilla wafers. (No longer made)
- Arno Shortbread: A classic shortbread biscuit.
- Butternut Snap: A tasty biscuit with a snap.
- Caramel Crowns: A plain biscuit with caramel on top, covered in chocolate.
- Cheds: A savory cracker with cheddar cheese and salt.
- Chocolate Butternut Snap: A crunchy biscuit with oatmeal and coconut, covered in chocolate.
- Choc Ripple: A chocolate biscuit often used to make 'Chocolate Ripple Cake'.
- Chocolate Royals: A vanilla biscuit with marshmallow, covered in dark or milk chocolate.
- Chocolate Wheaten: A round, semi-sweet biscuit made with whole wheat flour. It is covered in milk or dark chocolate.
- Clix: A round, buttery, and salty savory cracker.
- Cracker Chips: A mix between a cracker and a chip. They come in flavors like Honey Soy Chicken.
- Cruskits: A large, rectangular crisp bread, like Melba toast.
- Custard Cream: A custard cream filling between two vanilla biscuits.
- Delta Cream: Two round chocolate biscuits with vanilla cream inside. They are similar to Oreos.
- Farmbake: These come in many flavors, including 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.
- Honey Jumbles: Small, soft honey gingerbread cakes with pink or white icing. (No longer made)
- Hundreds & Thousands: A vanilla biscuit with pink icing and tiny colorful sprinkles.
- Iced Animals: Animal-shaped biscuits with pink, green, yellow, and orange icing.
- Iced VoVos: A wheat flour biscuit with raspberry jam, fondant, and coconut sprinkles.
- Jatz: A round, lightly salted, savory crisp cracker.
- Kingstons: Small, round coconut biscuits with chocolate cream in the middle.
- Lemon Crisps: Two sweet crackers with a hint of salt and lemon cream in between.
- Malt-O-Milk: A sweet biscuit with malt extract and milk.
- Marie: A sweet, vanilla-flavored biscuit.
- Milk Coffee: A sweet biscuit with a hint of golden syrup.
- Milk Arrowroot: A very old Arnott's biscuit, once given to babies.
- Mint Slice: A round chocolate biscuit with mint cream, covered in dark chocolate.
- Monte Carlo: Raspberry and cream filling between two golden syrup, honey, and coconut biscuits.
- Nice: A sweet biscuit covered with granulated sugar.
- Obsession: Chocolate biscuits introduced in 2022. They come in Milk Chocolate and Salted Caramel.
- Orange Creams: Two vanilla biscuits with orange cream in the middle.
- Raspberry Shortcake: A biscuit base with raspberry filling, topped with a doughnut-shaped biscuit.
- SAO: A large, square-shaped, plain cracker biscuit.
- Salada: A salted, rectangular crisp cracker.
- Savoy: A crispy cracker, originally sold in Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania.
- Scotch fingers: A type of shortbread biscuit. Also available with chocolate.
- Sesame wheats: Savory crackers with toasted sesame seeds.
- Shapes: Savory chips with different flavorings. Flavors include Barbecue, Pizza, and Chicken Crimpy.
- Shortbread creams: Two vanilla shortbreads with vanilla cream in the center.
- Shredded Wheatmeal: A plain biscuit with added wheatmeal.
- Sourdough Crisps: Crisps made with sourdough. Introduced in 2022.
- Spicy Fruit Roll: A pillow-shaped biscuit with a spicy fruit mix inside.
- Strawberry tarts: A tart base with strawberry jam in the center.
- Teddy Bear Biscuits: Biscuits shaped like a teddy bear.
- TeeVee Snacks: Small, chocolate-coated biscuits, great for snacking while watching TV.
- Tic Tocs: Round iced vanilla biscuits with clock faces on the bottom.
- Tim Tams: A famous chocolate-coated biscuit, usually with a chocolate cream filling. Many flavors are available, including caramel.
- Tina Wafer: Sweet cream between two light wafers. Flavors include chocolate and strawberry.
- Tiny Teddies: Small, thumb-sized teddy bear-shaped snacks.
- Venetians: A sweet, round coconut biscuit with dried currants. One side is dipped in white chocolate icing.
- Vita-Weat: Wholewheat crisp bread.
- Wagon Wheels: Marshmallow and jam between two large round biscuits, covered in chocolate.
- Water crackers: Plain, sesame, and cracked pepper varieties.
- Yo-Yo: A sweet biscuit made with butter, eggs, milk, and honey.
Images for kids
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Biscuit tin on display in a museum
See Also
- List of Arnott's products
