Manildra Group

The Manildra Group is an Australian agribusiness based in Sydney. It was formed in 1952 when Jack Honan purchased a flour mill in Manildra. In 1966 a starch and gluten plant was established in Auburn. In the early 1970s, further starch plants opened in Bomaderry and Devonport, Tasmania, a glucose plant in Bomaderry and a flour mill in Gunnedah purchased.[1][2]

Manildra Group
IndustryAgribusiness
Founded1952
FounderJack Honan
Headquarters
Number of locations
Bomaderry
Cootamundra
Gunnedah
Harwood
Manildra
ProductsEthanol
Glucose
Meat processing
Starch
Revenue$1.2 billion
OwnerHonan family
Websitewww.manildra.com.au

In 1985 the Auburn plant closed with operations transferred to Bomaderry. In 1991, Ethanol production commenced in Bomaderry.[1] In July 2014, Manildra diversified into meat production with the purchase of an abattoir in Cootamundra.[3]

In 2021, Manildra was ranked 29th on FoodTalks' Top Global Specialty Oil Company list.[4]

References

  1. Timeline Manildra Group
  2. From little mill to big player The Land 11 December 2014
  3. Manildra Group's meaty move The Land 13 December 2014
  4. Fu, Rice (26 May 2021). "2021年全球特种油脂企业30强" [2021 Global Top 30 Specialty Oil Companies]. FoodTalks (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2022.


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