Golden North is an Australian
ice cream maker headquartered in
Laura, South Australia
Laura is a rural town in the Mid North region of South Australia, 12 km north of Gladstone on the Horrocks Highway and 40 km east of Port Pirie. The first European to explore the district was Thomas Burr
Thomas Burr (1813–1866), ...
, and has been in business since 1923.
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History
Starting as a dairy farm operated by the Bowker family, the business took on ice-making to keep its
scalded milk
Scalded milk is dairy milk that has been heated to . At this temperature, bacteria are killed, enzymes in the milk are destroyed, and many of the proteins are denatured. Since most milk sold today is pasteurized, which accomplishes the first two g ...
fresh in the hot climate as it expanded its sales territory to
Broken Hill
Broken Hill is an inland mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia. It is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Highway (B79), in the Barrier Range. It is ...
in New South Wales.
The Golden North brand was adopted in 1948. The business was acquired by
Farmers Union in 1972, then in 1991, it became a subsidiary of
National Foods. In 2001, a group of
South Australian investors brought the business back under local private ownership. In 2006, they expanded their plant. Their flavours include a distinctive
honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...
ice cream. Besides manufacturing ice cream under the Golden North brand, they make generic brand ice cream for sale in supermarkets.
See also
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South Australian food and drink
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...
References
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External links
Entry at The Encyclopedia of South Australian Culture
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Food and drink companies established in 1923
Products introduced in 1923
Australian companies established in 1923
Australian cuisine
Ice cream brands
Companies based in South Australia
Ice cream parlors
Dairy products companies of Australia