Dairy Farmers 5689666 208412585 2008-04-26T22:56:06Z Seo75 2307646 /* External links */ Rm external link to Pura, for it has nothing to do with Dairy Farmers {{Infobox Company | company_name = Dairy Farmers | company_logo = [[Image:Dairy-farmers-brand.svg|181px]] | company_type = [[Cooperative|Co-operative]] | foundation = [[1900]] | founder = | location = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Homebush Bay, New South Wales]] | origins = Dairy Farmers Co-operative Milk Company | key_people = [[Ian Langdon]], [[Chairman]]<br>[[Rob Gordon]], [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] | area_served = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia]] | industry = [[Food]] | products = [[Dairy]] | services = | revenue = {{profit}} [[Australian dollar|A$]]1,155.928 million (2006) | operating_income = {{profit}} [[Australian dollar|A$]]30.905 million (2006) | net_income = {{profit}} [[Australian dollar|A$]]288.590 million (2006) | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = Australian Co-operative Foods Limited | subsid = | owner = | company_slogan = | homepage = [http://www.dairyfarmers.com.au/ www.dairyfarmers.com.au] | intl = yes }} '''Dairy Farmers''' is one of Australia's largest and oldest dairy manufacturers, established in 1900, supplying products to local and international markets such as [[eastern Europe]], the [[Middle East]] and [[Asia]]. ==History== On [[15 January]] [[1900]] the Dairy Farmers Co-operative Milk Co-operative Limited was created by 65 stakeholders, most being dairy farmers in the [[Illawarra|Illawarra region]] of [[New South Wales]]. The aim of the co-op was to market their milk and butter products effectively to city customers.<ref>{{cite web | title = Our History | work = Student pack | publisher = Australian Co-operative Foods Limited | url = http://www.dairyfarmers.com.au/df/aboutus/studentpack/ourhistory | format = HTML | accessdate = 2007-09-02 }}</ref> After 107 years, Dairy Farmers is still 100% Australian owned by Australian dairy farmers, with 11 processing facilities in the country.<ref>{{cite web | title = Facts at a glance | work = What we do | publisher = Australian Co-operative Foods Limited | url = http://www.dairyfarmers.com.au/df/aboutus/whatwedo/factsataglance | format = HTML | accessdate = 2007-09-02 }}</ref> In [[2005]], Dairy Farmers came third in dairy sales, with [[Norco milk|Norco Co-operative]] second and [[National Foods]] with their brand Pura respectively coming first. In [[2008]] it was reported that [[Japanese]] beverage maker Kirin Holding was in preparations to buy Dairy Farmers. <ref>{{cite web | title = Japanese firm readies bid for Dairy Farmers | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/19/2221567.htm | format = HTML | accessdate = 2008-08-26 }}</ref> ==Brands== Main brands of products manufactured by Dairy Farmers include the Dairy Farmers milk range, Cracker Barrel and [[Coon cheese|COON]] cheeses, dare and OAK flavoured milks, moove flavoured UHT milk, Shape milk, and SKI yogurt. ==External links== *[http://www.dairyfarmers.com.au/ Dairy Farmers] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Australia-company-stub}} [[Category:Food companies of Australia]]