Bega Cheese spreads its skills with $460m Vegemite deal

Andrew Marshall
Updated January 26 2017 - 5:05pm, first published January 25 2017 - 5:00pm
Mondelez Australia and New Zealand vice president, Amanda Banfield, and Bega Cheese executive chairman, Barry Irvin, mark Bega's acquisition of Mondelez' Australian and NZ brands at Kraft plant in Melbourne. Photo - Simon Schluter
Mondelez Australia and New Zealand vice president, Amanda Banfield, and Bega Cheese executive chairman, Barry Irvin, mark Bega's acquisition of Mondelez' Australian and NZ brands at Kraft plant in Melbourne. Photo - Simon Schluter

Bega Cheese will start searching for extra food industry talent for its board following last week’s $460 million move to buy the Vegemite brand and a host of other Kraft spreads and sauces.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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