Ice cream manufacturer
South Australia's largest ice cream manufacturer. Their factory is in Laura, where the company's links date back as far as 1880. Part of National Foods from 1991 til 2001, when a group of South Australian businessmen purchased the Golden North business.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Jun 2024)
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Golden North Pty Ltd
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5/5 for packaging performance
This company received the highest packaging performance level of 5 (Beyond Best Practice) in its 2024 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
(2024)
Palm oil free
Golden North ice cream is 100% palm oil free and made in South Australia. Golden North has been working with Adelaide Zoo on the issue of palm oil in food products. As a result Golden North's full range is now palm oil free.
Source: Zoos SA
(2020)
Govt grant to reduce energy costs
With a $447,500 grant from the Australian Government's Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment program, Golden North will upgrade its refrigeration system at its ice-cream manufacturing facility, 230 kilometres north of Adelaide. With initiatives funded by the grant, Golden North expects to: Decrease the carbon emissions intensity of its refrigeration system by 47%; save $140,000 in annual energy costs; and boost refrigeration capacity by 44%.
Source: Australian Govt
(2013)
Palm oil free products
Some, but not necessarily all, of this company's ice cream products are palm oil free. For more details, follow the link to see Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia's list of products which manufacturers have told them are palm oil free or contain segregated certified sustainable palm oil.
Source: BOS Australia
(2020)
Company Details
Employees:
55
(2010)
Contact Details
Address:
4/780 South Road, Glandore South, SA, 5037, Australia
Phone:
08 8292 3500
Freecall:
1800 001 572
Website:
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Golden North
Golden North
Ice Cream
★ palm oil free