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Arnott's Group is an Australian producer of biscuits and snack food. Founded in 1865 by William Arnott, the first factory was Arnott's Steam Biscuit Factory in Newcastle, New South Wales. The company undertook several mergers and acquisitions in the 1950s and 1960s, Arnott's was acquired by the Campbell Soup Company in 1997, before being sold to American global private investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) in 2019, of which it is now a subsidiary. They are the largest producer of biscuits in Australia, and are particularly known for sweet varieties such as Tim Tams, Iced VoVos, and Tiny Teddies, and savoury crackers such as Jatz, Shapes and SAOs.
Scottish immigrant William Arnott opened a bakery in Morpeth, New South Wales in 1847 or 1848. In 1865 he moved to a bakery on Hunter Street, Newcastle, providing bread, pies and biscuits for the townspeople and the ships docking at the local port.
In 1875, Arnott's Steam Biscuit Factory was established in Newcastle and started producing various types of plain and sweet biscuits and cakes. In the 1880s biscuits were sent from the factory to Sydney first by ship, and then later by road. A new factory began operations in Sydney in 1875.
In 1949 it merged with Morrows Pty Ltd, a Brisbane biscuit manufacturer, forming William Arnotts, Morrow Pty Ltd.
In 1950 William Arnott Pty. Ltd. purchased a half share in Adelaide biscuit manufacturers Motteram & Sons, which in 1952 became known as Arnott Motteram Ltd (or Arnott's-Motteram). Further acquisitions and mergers took place, for a while including Menz Confectionery, with the company renamed Arnott-Motteram-Menz. It later became the Australian Biscuit Company and was eventually renamed Arnott's Biscuits. Other companies absorbed in the mergers included Brockhoff Biscuits, Guest's Biscuits in Victoria, and Mills and Ware in Western Australia.
The Australian Biscuit Company was later renamed Arnott's Biscuits Pty Ltd.[when?]
Until 1975 the company was under family control, with the descendants of William Arnott, including Halse Rogers Arnott and Geoffrey H. Arnott, acting as Chairman.[citation needed]
In 1997, Arnott's Biscuits was subject to an extortion bid by Queenslander Joy Ellen Thomas, aged 72 years, who allegedly threatened to poison packets of Arnott's Monte Carlo biscuits in South Australia and Victoria. The company conducted a massive recall and publicity campaign, publishing the extortionist's threats and demands in full-page newspaper ads. Thomas was not charged with any offence as the prosecution dropped the case against her because of conflicting evidence. The recall cost the company A$22 million, but Arnott's was praised for its openness and honesty in dealing with the crisis.
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Arnott's Group is an Australian producer of biscuits and snack food. Founded in 1865 by William Arnott, the first factory was Arnott's Steam Biscuit Factory in Newcastle, New South Wales. The company undertook several mergers and acquisitions in the 1950s and 1960s, Arnott's was acquired by the Campbell Soup Company in 1997, before being sold to American global private investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) in 2019, of which it is now a subsidiary. They are the largest producer of biscuits in Australia, and are particularly known for sweet varieties such as Tim Tams, Iced VoVos, and Tiny Teddies, and savoury crackers such as Jatz, Shapes and SAOs.
Scottish immigrant William Arnott opened a bakery in Morpeth, New South Wales in 1847 or 1848. In 1865 he moved to a bakery on Hunter Street, Newcastle, providing bread, pies and biscuits for the townspeople and the ships docking at the local port.
In 1875, Arnott's Steam Biscuit Factory was established in Newcastle and started producing various types of plain and sweet biscuits and cakes. In the 1880s biscuits were sent from the factory to Sydney first by ship, and then later by road. A new factory began operations in Sydney in 1875.
In 1949 it merged with Morrows Pty Ltd, a Brisbane biscuit manufacturer, forming William Arnotts, Morrow Pty Ltd.
In 1950 William Arnott Pty. Ltd. purchased a half share in Adelaide biscuit manufacturers Motteram & Sons, which in 1952 became known as Arnott Motteram Ltd (or Arnott's-Motteram). Further acquisitions and mergers took place, for a while including Menz Confectionery, with the company renamed Arnott-Motteram-Menz. It later became the Australian Biscuit Company and was eventually renamed Arnott's Biscuits. Other companies absorbed in the mergers included Brockhoff Biscuits, Guest's Biscuits in Victoria, and Mills and Ware in Western Australia.
The Australian Biscuit Company was later renamed Arnott's Biscuits Pty Ltd.[when?]
Until 1975 the company was under family control, with the descendants of William Arnott, including Halse Rogers Arnott and Geoffrey H. Arnott, acting as Chairman.[citation needed]
In 1997, Arnott's Biscuits was subject to an extortion bid by Queenslander Joy Ellen Thomas, aged 72 years, who allegedly threatened to poison packets of Arnott's Monte Carlo biscuits in South Australia and Victoria. The company conducted a massive recall and publicity campaign, publishing the extortionist's threats and demands in full-page newspaper ads. Thomas was not charged with any offence as the prosecution dropped the case against her because of conflicting evidence. The recall cost the company A$22 million, but Arnott's was praised for its openness and honesty in dealing with the crisis.
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