Paris Creek Farms
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Formerly | B-d. Farm Paris Creek.[1] |
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Biodynamic Organic Dairy Products |
| Founded 📆 | 1988[2] |
| Founders 👔 | Ulli and Helmut Spranz[3] |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Adelaide Hills[4] |
Area served 🗺️ | Australia |
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Number of employees | |
| Parent | Longtable Group[1] |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.pariscreekfarms.com.au/ |
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Paris Creek Farms is a South Australian dairy manufacturer based in the Adelaide Hills which creates bio-dynamic and organic dairy products including milk, cheese,yogurt, butter and cream. Paris Creek Farms products are produced and manufactured out of South Australia, and the company is the state's largest organic dairy company.[5] [6]
Formerly known as B-d. Farm Paris Creek, Paris Creek Farms was acquired by ASX-listed company Primary Opinion Limited in 2017.[7] Primary Opinion Limited was renamed to Longtable Group later in 2017. [8]
History[edit]
20th century[edit]
Paris Creek Farms was originally established by German immigrants Ulli and Helmut Spranz, who moved to Australia in 1988. Helmut had a background in government work, while Ulli had a background in graphic design. They had a desire to become farmers and chose Australia to farm after a holiday there in 1983. After completing studies in agriculture, the couple moved to South Australia and purchased 170 acres of land in Paris Creek. The Spranz's converted the land into a biodynamic farming business from their desire to keep dairy products as 'natural' as possible, free from added chemicals, genetic modification, and processes such as UHT treatment.[3] [9]
Since 2000[edit]
In 2016, the factory on site at Paris Creek Farms undertook renovations in order to process products for the growing international market.[10]
In late 2017, the company appointed advisory firm M&A Partners to assess strategic options for their business going forward. Following the review, M&A Partners initiated a sales process to find an appropriate buyer for the company. Longtable Group (formerly Primary Opinion) was identified as a suitable buyer, and they acquired Paris Creek Farms shortly thereafter.[11]
Awards[edit]
Paris Creek Farms' dairy products have received awards over the past 30 years in several dairy competitions in Australia. In 2018, their Norwegian Emmental cheese (commonly known as Swiss Cheese) was the winner of the Australian Cheeseboard Perpetual Trophy at the Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy Show, with other products receiving various gold and silver awards in the competition.[12] In the same year, Paris Creek Farms' biodynamically produced Triple Cream Brie was awarded the Cheeselinks Trophy by the Dairy Industry Association of Australia, again taking out multiple gold and silver awards among other entries.[13]
In addition to product awards, the company has also received several accolades recognising their efforts in sustainability and environmentally friendly production. In 2015, Paris Creek Farms won the PACE (Process & Control Engineering) Zenith award, for their use of solar energy and environmental sustainability [14]. The company has also won the Endeavour Awards Environmental Solution of the Year in 2015 as well as the South Australian Food Industry Award for Sustainability in 2014 [15]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Longtable Group. "Our Brands: Paris Creek". longtablegroup.com. Longtable Group. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ Brand South Australia. "B.-d. Farm Paris Creek Pty Ltd". brandsouthaustralia.com.au. Brand South Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Business World Australia. "Quality it sometimes about what you don't put in". businessworld-australia.com.au. Business World Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ Siebert, Bension (26 June 2016). "SA organic dairy struggles to meet sky-rocketing demand". InDaily. Solstice Media. InDaily. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ Siebert, Bension. "SA organic dairy struggles to meet sky-rocketed demand". indaily.com.au. Solstice Media. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ↑ Yeo, Melissa (20 November 2017). "Primary Opinion raises $43m to go full foodie; shares jump 31pc". Stockhead. Stockhead. Stockhead. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ Australian Security Exchange (3 January 2017). "ASX Code and Company Name Changes 2017". www.asx.com.au. Australian Security Exchange. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ↑ Australian Securities Exchange (3 January 2017). "ASC Code and Company Name Changes 2017". ASX.com.au. Australian Securities Exchange. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ Sustainable Table. "Dairy Diaries". sustainabletable.org. Sustainable Table. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ↑ Jasmina (4 February 2016). "B.-d. Farm Paris Creek to expand and modernise its factory in Adelaide Hills". Australian Manufacturing. Australian Manufacturing. Australian Manufacturing. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ M&A Partners (16 November 2017). "M&A Partners announces successful sale of Biodynamic – Organic Dairy Processor to Primary Opinion Ltd". mapartners.com.au. M&A Partners. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ Sydney Royal. "2018 Cheese & Dairy Produce Results". www.myras.com.au. Royal Agricultural Society. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ Royal Adelaide Show. "SA Dairy Awards Catalogue of Results" (PDF). diaa.asn.au. Dairy Industry Association of Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ PACE (8 July 2015). "Zenith Award winner profiles – B.-d. Farm Paris Creek". Pace Today. Process & Control Engineering. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ Barwick, Jen. "B.-d. Farm Paris Creek leading the pack in environmentally friendly cheese production". Brand SA News. Brand South Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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