Farmfresh Fine Foods is a division of Steinhardt Corporation
The family business was founded in 1957 by Ron and Marion Steinhardt when they purchased their first farming property, an unimproved parcel of land and commenced growing a variety of crops including peanuts, corn, cotton, tobacco, sugar cane and vegetables.
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Ron and Marion Steinhardt in 1957
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Ron Steinhardt clearing the first farm in 1957
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Loading cane on tram tracks
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Loading Bagged peanuts into Railway Wagon - 1959
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The family business has grown from humble beginnings to currently being recognised as leaders and innovators in Australian agribusiness, demonstrating the family’s commitment to growing and processing food over generations.
In 1980, the family business moved into large scale production of tomatoes and zucchinis supplying the major supermarket chains throughout Australia and New Zealand, under the brand name Steinhardt Family Farms.
Crop of Tomatoes 1980 |
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In 1998, the family made the decision to build a value adding factory to process vegetables and Farmfresh Fine Foods was born.
In 2003, the company further diversified into macadamia nuts, and today maintains over 130,000 trees, markets quality macadamia kernel throughout the world.