Bega Cheese (ASX: BGA) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
Bega Cheese is Australia's largest dairy company, producing a wide range of cheese and dairy products with an international market presence.
Bega Cheese
Bega Cheese is a diversified Australian food and beverage company engaged in the processing, manufacturing, and distribution of dairy and consumer food products. Headquartered in Bega, New South Wales, the company processes raw milk and agricultural ingredients into natural cheese, processed cheese, fresh milk, flavoured milk, yogurt, butter, and spread products. Its consumer brand portfolio includes Vegemite, Bega Cheese, Dare iced coffee, Farmers Union yogurt, Daily Juice, Yoplait, Zooper Dooper, and Bega Peanut Butter. The company operates processing facilities across Australia, supplying retail, foodservice, and industrial food customers domestically and exporting products to international markets across Asia and the Middle East.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of Bega Cheese
- Branded Fresh Milk and Flavoured Beverages: Production and distribution of fresh pasteurised milk, iced coffee, and flavoured dairy drinks under brands like Dare, Farmers Union Iced Coffee, Big M, and Pura across Australian supermarket networks, convenience stores, and foodservice channels.
- Cheese and Dairy Ingredients Manufacturing: Processing raw milk into natural cheddar, processed cheese slices, mozzarella, cream cheese, and butter at dairy facilities in Victoria and New South Wales, supplying retail consumers, industrial food manufacturers, and export markets across Asia and North America.
- Spreads and Grocery Products: Manufacturing and packaging iconic Australian breakfast spreads, peanut butter, and fruit spreads including Vegemite, Simply Nuts, and nut-based spreads at dedicated manufacturing facilities in Melbourne for domestic grocery retailers and international export.
- Yogurt and Chilled Desserts: Formulating, fermenting, and packaging fresh cultured yogurt, dessert products, and chilled beverages under consumer brands such as Farmers Union, Yoplait, Daily Juice, and Zooper Dooper water ice products for national retail supermarket and convenience store distribution.
- Bulk Dairy Ingredients and Nutritional Powders: Spray-drying and manufacturing specialized dairy proteins, lactoferrin, milk powders, and nutritional ingredients at Tatura Milk Industries facilities in Victoria, supplying global infant formula brands, pharmaceutical companies, and international food processors.
- Foodservice and Commercial Supply Solutions: Supplying custom dairy products, bulk cheese, butter, and beverage solutions directly to quick-service restaurants, commercial bakeries, hotel chains, cafes, and institutional catering operations throughout Australia and select regional export destinations.
Bega Cheese executive team
- Barry IrvinExecutive Chairman
- Pete FindlayCOO & CEO
- Gunther G. BurghardtChief Financial Officer
- Zack ChisholmChief Information Officer
- Jacqueline ScarlettGroup General Counsel
- Darryn WallaceExecutive General Manager Retail Sales, Marketing & Partnerships
- Merryl DooleyChief People Officer
- Brett KellyCompany Secretary