Patties Foods, is an Australian food manufacturing company that produces

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, frozen fruits, and pre-made desserts. Patties Foods is represented in the Australian market by the Four'n Twenty, Patties, Herbert Adams, Nanna's, Chefs Pride, Boscastle and Snowy River brands. Patties is the largest Meat pie producing company in Australia, and the world. They are the producers of several well-known Meat pies, including the

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, Snowy River pie, Herbert Adams pie, and as of 2003, Four'n Twenty pies. Patties Foods is headquartered in

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History

Patties Foods was founded as Patties Bakeries. Originally a cake shop in

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, in August 1966 Patties Bakery, originally named for the owner's wife Patty Neat, was purchased by Peter and Annie Rijs, whom emigrated from the

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in 1956. In 1967 the Rijs family began to build business by introducing pies and bread rolls. The demand for Patties' product increased, prompting a series of shops and bakeries to be built, bought and sold. In 1985 a new factory was built and production was moved to

, where it continues to this day. The business continued to expand over the years, Patties began distribution in

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in 1986, and in 1995 exporting to

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. In 1993, Patties launched Arriba, a

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range. In 1996, after pastry sales grew, Patties sold its bread business to Sunicrust in order to concentrate on pastry products. Demand for pastry products continued to grow, resulting in significant expansions to the factory. In 1998, a two million dollar plant renovation and extension took place, including installation of a spiral freezer. In 2000, a new parallel manufacturing line, capable of making all

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s, sausage rolls and

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, was installed, substantially increasing capacity. Australian brands Four'n Twenty, Herbert Adams and Nanna's were purchased from

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in 2003 and Patties began manufacturing the associated products in the Bairnsdale factory in 2004. In 2006, Patties was inducted into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame and the Gippsland Business Awards Hall of Fame. Patties Foods was publicly listed on the

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in 2006. The Rijs brothers, sons of the founding Mr and Mrs Rijs, retained 40% shareholding of the company. In 2007 Patties acquired the Chefs Pride and Creative Gourmet businesses, and introduced gluten free foods to its product roster. In early 2015 a recall was ordered on Nanna's frozen berries which had been imported from China and Chile, after five people contracted hepatitis A. In November 2016 Patties was purchased by

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and delisted from the ASX. In September 2022 Patties was sold to PAG.Iconic Aussie food brands Four’n’Twenty, Lean Cuisine sold to Hong Kong investment giant
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Brands and product lines

Pattiess Pies

Pies, pasties, sausage rolls and quiches in three different sizes (standard, party and mini party), there is also a gluten free range of patties pies and a vegan roll.

Four'n Twenty

Pies, including the 'traveller pie', pasties and sausage rolls.

Wedgewood

Pies, party pies and sausage rolls.

Nanna's

Frozen fruit, family and snack sized fruit pies, waffles, danishes, crumbles and jam filled donuts.

Herbert Adams

A range of gourmet pies, pasties and sausage rolls.

Snowy River

Pies, pasties and sausage rolls in two different sizes (standard and party). *Arriba *Burritos

Chefs Pride

A range of bistro items, desserts, finger foods, fruits, vegetable and specialty items which are supplied to hotels, restaurants and other leading hospitality establishments.

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