Goodman Fielder (ASX: GFF, NZX: GFF) is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of bread, small goods, dairy products, margarine, oil, dressings and various food ingredients. Its main operations are in New Zealand and Australia. The company has an annual turnover of over $2 billion. As of 2005, the company had 28 major brands, with over 1,000 lines in 23 markets.
The company's dairy brands include:
- Activate
- Bouton d'or
- Chesdale
- Meadow Fresh
- Naturalea
- Ornelle
- Puhoi Valley
- Tararua
The company was founded in 1986 after the merger of Allied Mills Ltd and Goodman Group Ltd. Since the merger in 1986, the company has purchased a further 13 companies. The company was taken over by Burns Philp in 2003.
Goodman Fielder was relisted on the sharemarket at the end of 2005 with Burns Philip company retaining a 20% share (this share was subsequently sold in 2007). As part of the IPO, New Zealand Dairy Foods brands Meadowfresh, Tararua, Kiwi, Huttons, Anchor Cheese (under licence), Top Hat and Puhoi cheese became part of Goodman Fielder.
The Uncle Tobys and Bluebird snack food businesses of the "original" Goodman Fielder were not included in the float, the former being sold to Nestle[3] and the latter to Pepsico.
Goodman Fielder's current CEO is Chris Delaney (effective 4 July 2011), former Asia Pacific President of Campbell Soup Company.
