Nippy's is a drink manufacturer in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
. The company is 100% owned by a South Australian family with all of its products being made in Australia. The company produces Fruit Juices, Flavoured Milks and UHT Milk.
Following a
salmonella
''Salmonella'' is a genus of bacillus (shape), rod-shaped, (bacillus) Gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The two known species of ''Salmonella'' are ''Salmonella enterica'' and ''Salmonella bongori''. ''S. enterica'' ...
outbreak in 1999, the company was awarded 3 million in damages after they were supplied with infected oranges.
In 2011, the company commenced only using Australian grown oranges in its products for the first time since 2006.
In 2016, the company announced it intended to expand its operations in the
Riverland
The Riverland is a region of South Australia. It covers an area of along the Murray River, River Murray from where it flows into South Australia from New South Wales and Victoria (Australia), Victoria downstream to Blanchetown, South Australia ...
region. The $967,000 expansion was made possible with a 400,000 grant from the Federal government.
The company completed an 10 million plant in 2017 to produce flavoured milk bottles in addition to the existing range of flavoured milk boxes.
In 2021, the company announced they intended to remove voluntary health rating logos from their products after the fruit juice range rating changed from 5 stars to two stars following a review by the Australian and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation.
See also
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List of South Australian manufacturing businesses
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South Australian food and drink
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://nippys.com.au/
Drink companies of Australia
Juice brands
Companies based in South Australia
Family-owned companies of Australia
Brand name dairy products
Dairy products companies of Australia
Flavored milk