Metcash

Australian conglomerate

Metcash Limited

Company type| Public

Traded as

| ASX: MTS
Industry|

* Food distributor
* hardware retail
* liquor retailing
* consumer goods

Founded| 1927; 97 years ago (1927) as Davids Limited, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia.
Founder| Joe David
Headquarters|

Australia

Key people

| Doug Jones (CEO)
Products|

* Supermarket FMCG
* convenience stores
* hardware products
* liquor stores

Website| www.metcash.com

Metcash Limited is an Australian wholesaler and conglomerate company that distributes food, liquor and hardware. The company is headquartered in Macquarie Park, NSW.[1]

The company has three business divisions, being Food & Grocery, Liquor (Australian Liquor Marketers), and Hardware (Independent Hardware Group).[2]

It owns many different banners, including IGA, Home Hardware, Cellarbrations and Thirsty Camel.[3][4] It licenses these banners to independent retailers, and provides marketing and operations support. The company also supplies banners that are not owned by Metcash, including FoodWorks and Friendly Grocer.

Metcash also operates a convenience division, made up of Campbells Cash & Carry, C-Store Distribution and Independent Grocers (NT).

## History

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This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2024)

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In February 2024, Metcash announced that it had signed three acquisition agreements (Superior Food Group; Bianco Construction Supplies; Alpine Truss) cumulatively valued at approximately USD$558.5 million.[5]

## Divisions

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IGA Supermarkets logo

### Metcash Food & Grocery (MFG)

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#### Metcash owned banners

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* IGA
* IGA Local Grocer
* IGA X-press
* IGA Fine Foods Market
* Supa IGA
* SUPA VALU
* Foodland
* Village Grocer
* The Fresh Pantry[6]
* Superior Food Group PTY LTD[7]
* Superior Food Services
* Global Meats

#### Supplied by Metcash

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* FoodWorks
* Friendly Grocer
* Eziway
* 7-Eleven
* bp
* Lucky 7

#### Convenience

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* Campbells Cash & Carry
* Cash & Carry WA
* C-Store Distribution

### Australian Liquor Marketers (ALM)

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Main article: Australian Liquor Marketers

Australian Liquor Marketers is the liquor arm of Metcash, running liquor store franchises and distributing liquor to businesses around Australia and New Zealand. Its almost 2900 franchisees operate under the brand names The Bottle O, Cellarbrations, IGA liquor, Duncan's Liquor, Thirsty Camel, Big Bargain Liquor, Porter's Liquor and Merchants Liquor.[4][8]

The company has 13 distribution centres across every state and territory of Australia, and a distribution centre in New Zealand. It is Australia's largest supplier of liquor to independently owned liquor retailers and largest broad-range liquor wholesaler, supplying to 12,000 liquor customers.[4]

### Independent Hardware Group (IHG)

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* Mitre 10
* Bianco
* Home Hardware
* Plants Plus
* Thrifty-Link Hardware[9]
* True Value Hardware
* Hardings
* Total Tools[10]
* Alpine Truss

## Former businesses

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In 2012, Metcash took a majority share in Automotive Brands Group (which operated Autobarn and Autopro chain of stores) for $53 million and incorporated it into its automotive division.[11] The company then sold its automotive division to Burson Group (now Bapcor) in 2015 for $275 million.[12] The chief executive officer of the automotive division was Supercar driver Paul Dumbrell.

## Home brands

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Home brands of Metcash include:

* Community Co[13]
* Black and Gold [14]
* Foodland products

## References

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1. ^ "IBISWorld - Industry Market Research, Reports, and Statistics". www.ibisworld.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
2. ^ "About Us". Metcash | Australia’s leading wholesale distribution and marketing company. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
3. ^ "Food". Metcash | Australia’s leading wholesale distribution and marketing company. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
4. ^ a b c "Liquor". Metcash | Australia’s leading wholesale distribution and marketing company. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
5. ^ Celene Ignacio (7 February 2024). "Metcash enters into $558.5 million acquisition agreements". Franchise Executives. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
6. ^ Mitchell, Sue (10 February 2020). "Green shoots: Metcash's bold strategy for growth". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
7. ^ "Completion of Superior Foods Acquisition". Metconnect. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
8. ^ Kilgallon, Steve (1 November 2020). "Bottle-O boss Grant Simpson steadfastly refuses to speak about migrant exploitation in some of its stores". stuff.co.nz.
9. ^ Greenblat, Eli (12 November 2009). "Mitre 10 unhappy over Woolworths-Danks deal". The Age. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
10. ^ Blake, Dean (28 June 2021). "Metcash hastens Total Tools buy up, enjoys strong FY20". Inside Retail. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
11. ^ Urban, Rebecca (29 June 2012). "Dumbrell switches lanes with $53m deal". The Australian. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
12. ^ "Burson buys Metcash's auto business for $275 million". Australian Financial Review. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
13. ^ "Phantom "Community Co" brand headed for IGA stores as Metcash struggles against Aldi tide". SmartCompany. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
14. ^ "Black & Gold Product of Australia Range - The Australian Made Campaign". www.australianmade.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

## External links

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* Official website
* Media related to Metcash at Wikimedia Commons

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* IGA
* Foodland
* Friendly Grocer
* IGA

Liquor store|

* Cellarbrations
* IGA liquor
* Merchants Liquor
* The Bottle O
* Thirsty Camel

Liquor - wholesale|

* Australian Liquor Marketers

Home improvement|

* Mitre 10
* Home Hardware
* Thrifty-Link Hardware
* Total Tools

Former divisions|

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* Plants Plus

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