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I was surprised by so many brands now being owned by US giant Simplot.
Birds Eye โ Frozen vegetables, frozen fish, frozen meals, hot chips
Edgell โ Canned vegetables, frozen vegetables, beans, corn, hot chips
Leggo's โ Pasta sauces, tomato paste, pasta, cooking sauces (featured in the doco)
John West โ Canned tuna, salmon, canned seafood, frozen seafood
Chiko โ Chiko Rolls and frozen snack foods
Harvest โ Shelf-stable meals, canned meals, cooking ingredients
I&J โ Frozen seafood
Captain's Catch โ Frozen seafood
Chicken Tonight โ Cooking sauces
Raguletto โ Pasta sauces and pasta products
Five Brothers โ Pasta sauces
Seakist โ Canned tuna and seafood
Ally โ Canned seafood
Providore d'Italia โ Italian-style sauces
Top Sail โ Seafood products
And then this guff on the Simplot website: โ Our products have to be Australian sourced. Customers want to see that we are supporting the Australian business.โ hmmm