Nourish Foods

Organic kids snacks producer

Founded in Melbourne in 2005 by husband and wife team, James Meldrum and Monica Waters. Whole Kids is Australia's leading brand of organic snacks for kids. Acquired by Tempo Group in October 2023 after entering voluntary administration a month earlier.

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Owned AUS

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Company Ownership

Nourish Foods Pty Ltd

AUS

Tempo (Aust) Pty Ltd

owns 100% of Nourish Foods Pty Ltd

AUS

Consumer electronics

Importer and wholesaler of consumer electronics and home appliances, with branches in Australia, China, UK, Europe, and the USA. Acquired two seafood brands from Freedom Foods in 2021, Nourish Foods in 2023, and Hiro Brands in 2024.

Company Assessment

(Last updated Jun 2024)

Praise Criticism Information

Nourish Foods Pty Ltd

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Exclusively organic products

All of the products this company sells are certified organic by Australian Certified Organic (ACO)

Source: ACO (2022)

Certified B Corporation

Certified B Corporations use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. B Corps meet comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards; meet higher legal accountability standards; and build business constituency for good business.

Source: B Corporation (2019)

Australian Organic Award winner

This company was awarded the Business of the Year at the Australian Organic Annual Awards 2019. The award was given by Australian Organic, owner of Australia's largest and most well known organic certification system.

Source: ACO (2018)

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Australian Organic Award winner

This company was awarded the Organic Innovation Award in 2014 for their range of products, marketing creativity and commitment to health and wellness. The award was given by Australian Organic, owner of Australia's largest and most well known organic certification system.

Source: ACO (2014)

One Percent for Our Kids

One Percent for Our Kids is a non-profit organisation established by Monica and James Meldrum, founders of Whole Kids, Australia's leading brand of organic food for kids. "For every Whole Kids product we sell, we donate one per cent of our total revenue (or 10% of net profit, whichever is the larger number) to One Percent for Our Kids to fund projects to help improve kids' health, their communities and their environment."

Source: company website (2012)

GM-Free brands

This company is on GM-Free Australia Alliance's GM-Free Shopping List, compiled in Oct 2015. All companies on the list have supplied their GM-free policies, fulfilled GMFAA's assessment criteria and choose to label their products as GM-Free or non-GM.

Source: GM-Free Australia (2015)

Tempo (Aust) Pty Ltd

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3/5 for packaging performance

This company received a packaging performance level of 3 (Advanced) 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)

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FSC certification

This company holds Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody Certification, and sells products certified as FSC Mix, FSC 100% and FSC Recycled.

Source: FSC (2023)