Pitango
Fresh meal manufacturer
Pitango make packaged organic fresh meals in New Zealand. Their products are for sale in Australia, NZ, Hong Kong and Canada. Acquired by Gourmet Food Holdings in 2008, who sold it to Beak & Johnson in March 2013.

Overall

Owned AUS
Rating C
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Company Ownership

Pitango Pty Ltd
NZL
Beak & Johnston Pty Ltd
owns 100% of Pitango Pty Ltd
AUS
Meats, ribs, soups and sauces supplier
Established in 1986. Provides private-label meat and convenience foods for Woolworths, as well as supplying restaurants and selling their own branded goods. Acquired NZ based organic soup maker Pitango in 2013, and the Ready Chef and Pasta Master ready meal brands from General Mills in 2020. Woolworths owns a 23% stake.
Woolworths Group Ltd
owns 23% of Beak & Johnston Pty Ltd
AUS
Supermarkets and other retail
Australia's largest supermarket operator, and NZ's second largest. Sold Dick Smith Electronics in 2012, closed its failed Masters hardware chain in Dec 2016, sold its petrol retail business to Euro Garages in 2019, and spun off its liquor retail and hospitality businesses in 2021, creating ASX-listed Endeavour Group.

Company Assessment

Pitango Pty Ltd
Information
Company retails, manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label.
Source: ACO (2022)
Beak & Johnston Pty Ltd
Praise
This company received a packaging performance level of 4 (Leading) in its 2023 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).
Source: APCO (2023)
Criticism
This company is 23% owned by Woolworths, which has an overall Shop Ethical rating of 'C'.
Information
This company sources RSPCA Approved chicken for their Simmone Logue soups and ready meals, and Beak & Sons slow cooked buffalo wings. These farms raise their birds in an enriched barn environment. Chickens enjoy space to move, good lighting and can perch, dustbathe and forage.
This company has a sustainability claims on its website, including a sustainability policy document.

Company Details

Type:
Wholly-owned subsidiary

Contact Details

Address:
Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Website:
www.pitango.co.nz

Products / Brands

Pitango
Artisano Ready Meals
Pitango Ready Meals
★ certified organic