Bonlac Foods Limited is an Australian-owned dairy foods and beverages manufacturer which exports more than half of its production to fifty countries worldwide. International customers account for $600m of Bonlac Foods annual sales revenue of approximately $1.2bn.

Within Australia, the company manufactures and markets some of the country's best-known brands, including Western Star and Allowrie spreads, Bodalla, Bega and Perfect Italiano cheeses, Diploma milk powder, Spring Valley juices and spring water, Wave dairy beverage and Gatorade sports drink.

Bonlac foods is leading the way in developing specialist health care products from cow's milk through its Bioscience Division. The first of these new generation products to be launched on the market is Recaldent™, a revolutionary additive that can help to prevent tooth decay. Chewing gum containing Recaldent is now on sale in the United States, southern Europe and Japan.

The Company is owned by 2,700 dairy farmers in Victoria and Tasmania, with manufacturing plants in these States and in New South Wales. The Company's headquarters is in Melbourne, Victoria.

Bonlac Foods, which has a co-operative history dating back to the 1880's, has received numerous awards for the quality of its products and for its single-minded commitment to sustainable production. It has set the pace in the Australian dairy industry for minimising the environmental impact of its manufacturing operations.
 

More information on Bonlac Foods can be obtained through Bonlac's  website @ www.bonlacfoods.com

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