{{Short description|Australian snack food manufacturer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox company | name = Arnott's Group | logo = Arnotts logo.jpg | image = Arnott's Distribution Centre in Huntingwood (1).jpg | image_caption = Arnott's Distribution Centre in Huntingwood, Sydney | former_name = {{Unbulleted list|William Arnotts, Morrow|Australian Biscuit Company|Arnott's Biscuits Limited|Campbell Arnott's}} | type = Subsidiary | industry = Biscuits<br>Snack food | foundation = {{Start date and age|1865}} | location = North Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | area_served = Worldwide | products = {{hlist|SAO|Jatz|Shapes|Tim Tams|Iced Vovos|Tiny Teddies|Marie|Nice|Monte Carlo|Ginger Nut|Wagon Wheels|Campbell's (outside North America and Mexico)}} | revenue = A$1.04 billion | revenue_year = 2018 | num_employees = | num_employees_year = | parent = KKR | homepage = {{URL|https://arnotts.com/}} }}
'''Arnott's Group''' is an Australian producer of biscuits and snack food. Founded in 1865 by William Arnott, the first factory was Arnott's Steam Biscuit Factory in Newcastle, New South Wales. The company undertook several mergers and acquisitions in the 1950s and 1960s, Arnott's was acquired by the Campbell Soup Company in 1997, before being sold to American global private investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) in 2019, of which it is now a subsidiary. They are the largest producer of biscuits in Australia, and are particularly known for sweet varieties such as Tim Tams, Iced VoVos, and Tiny Teddies, and savoury crackers such as Jatz, Shapes and SAOs.
==History== [[File:William Arnott, circa 1869.jpg|thumb|upright|Arnott's founder William Arnott]] Scottish immigrant William Arnott opened a bakery in Morpeth, New South Wales in 1847<ref>{{cite web |title=Aussie legend Arnott's up for sale |website=retailworldmagazine.com.au |date=1 September 2018 |url=https://retailworldmagazine.com.au/aussie-legend-arnotts-up-for-sale/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526103043/https://retailworldmagazine.com.au/aussie-legend-arnotts-up-for-sale/ |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref> or 1848.<ref name=timeline>{{cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Jan |title=Arnott's Steam Biscuit factory |website=Australian Food Timeline |date=14 December 2022 |url=https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/arnotts-factory-opens/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225035633/https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/arnotts-factory-opens/ |archive-date=25 February 2025 |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref> In 1865 he moved to a bakery on Hunter Street, Newcastle, providing bread, pies and biscuits for the townspeople and the ships docking at the local port.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arnotts.com/about-us/arnotts-heritage.aspx|title=Our heritage|website=Arnott's Australia: Arnott's heritage|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326190604/http://www.arnotts.com/about-us/arnotts-heritage.aspx|archive-date=26 March 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref>
In 1875, Arnott's Steam Biscuit Factory was established in Newcastle and started producing various types of plain and sweet biscuits and cakes. In the 1880s biscuits were sent from the factory to Sydney first by ship, and then later by road. A new factory began operations in Sydney in 1875.<ref name=timeline/>
In 1949 it merged with Morrows Pty Ltd, a Brisbane biscuit manufacturer, forming William Arnotts, Morrow Pty Ltd.<ref>{{cite news|date=31 December 1949|title=Advertising|page=3|newspaper=The Courier-Mail|issue=4087|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49700955|url-status=live|access-date=15 September 2020|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915093534/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49700955}}</ref>
In 1950 William Arnott Pty. Ltd. purchased a half share in Adelaide biscuit manufacturers Motteram & Sons, which in 1952 became known as Arnott Motteram Ltd (or Arnott's-Motteram).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47422487 |title=Biscuit Makers Change Name |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=3 July 1952 |access-date=19 August 2014 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adelaide's Motteram biscuit legacy lost in the mesh with Menz and Arnott's takeover |url=https://adelaideaz.com/articles/adelaide-s-motteram-biscuit-legacy-lost-in-mesh-with-menz-and-arnott-s-takeover |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=adelaideaz.com}}</ref><ref name=slsa>{{cite web |title=Motteram & Sons: A family biscuit company |website=State Library of South Australia |date=6 February 1926 |url=https://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/motteram-sons-a-family-biscuit-company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260129225942/https://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/motteram-sons-a-family-biscuit-company |archive-date=29 January 2026 |url-status=live |access-date=29 January 2026}}</ref> Further acquisitions and mergers took place, for a while including Menz Confectionery, with the company renamed Arnott-Motteram-Menz. It later became the Australian Biscuit Company and was eventually renamed Arnott's Biscuits.<ref name=slsa/><ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-02-16 |title=ARNOTTS GOES BACK TO BISCUIT BASICS |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/arnotts-goes-back-to-biscuit-basics-19900216-kalqc |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Australian Financial Review|language=en}}</ref> Other companies absorbed in the mergers included Brockhoff Biscuits,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1963-06-06 |title=Biscuit Firms Plan Merger |work=Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131722165 |access-date=2022-04-04}}</ref> Guest's Biscuits<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-24 |title=A Cracker Of An Idea That Really Took The Biscuit-2021 News |url=https://hillstohawkesbury.com.au/a-cracker-of-an-idea-that-really-biscuit/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=hillstohawkesbury.com.au |language=en-GB}}</ref> in Victoria, and Mills and Ware in Western Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-24 |title=Remembering Mills and Ware |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/south/marys-memories-looking-back-at-biscuit-and-cake-empire-mills-and-ware--c-3909940 |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Community News |language=en}}</ref> [[File:Arnotts.jpg|thumb|Biscuit tin on display in museum at Young, New South Wales]] The Australian Biscuit Company was later renamed Arnott's Biscuits Pty Ltd.<ref name=slsa/>{{when|date=January 2026}}
Until 1975 the company was under family control, with the descendants of William Arnott, including Halse Rogers Arnott and Geoffrey H. Arnott, acting as Chairman.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}
In 1997, Arnott's Biscuits was subject to an extortion bid by Queenslander Joy Ellen Thomas, aged 72 years,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/26/1019441296856.html|title=Biscuit extortion case dropped over DNA hurdle|date=27 April 2002|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115921/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/26/1019441296856.html|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> who allegedly threatened to poison packets of Arnott's Monte Carlo biscuits in South Australia and Victoria. The company conducted a massive recall and publicity campaign, publishing the extortionist's threats and demands in full-page newspaper ads.<ref name="auto">Radio National (PM): [http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s111445.htm Herron's actions a contrast to Arnotts' open-ness] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041201150049/http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s111445.htm |date=1 December 2004 }}, ABC Radio, 17 March 2000.</ref> Thomas was not charged with any offence as the prosecution dropped the case against her because of conflicting evidence.<ref name="auto"/> The recall cost the company A$22 million, but Arnott's was praised for its openness and honesty in dealing with the crisis.<ref>''The 7.30 Report'': [http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2005/s1406752.htm Mars, snickers threat aimed at unnamed organisation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060409080910/http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2005/s1406752.htm |date=9 April 2006 }}, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 4 July 2005.</ref>
thumb|upright|1932 advertisement for Arnott's Biscuits In 1997, the Campbell Soup Company of North America, a shareholder of Arnott's since the 1980s, acquired Arnott's in full. Thus, in 1997, Arnott's Biscuits Ltd became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-09-28 |title=Arnott's ownership passed to Campbell's - Australian food history timeline |url=https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/arnotts-ownership/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Australian Food Timeline |language=en-AU}}</ref> This caused a significant amount of controversy in Australia, based on the desire for such an Australian icon to remain in Australian hands, and a fear that Campbell's would Americanise the products.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Druce |first=Alex |date=2019-07-24 |title=Arnott's gobbled up in $US2.2bn sale |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6294703/arnotts-gobbled-up-in-us22bn-sale/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=The Canberra Times |language=en-AU}}</ref>
Manufacturing of Arnott's biscuits, however, remained in Australia, and as part of a long-term expansion plan, Arnott's closed its Melbourne factory in September 2002.<ref>Moynihan, Stephen: [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/08/02/1028157844462.html Tearful workers feel the final crunch at Arnott's] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030418022541/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/08/02/1028157844462.html |date=18 April 2003 }}, ''The Age'', 3 August 2002.</ref> In the mid-2000s the company stated that it held over 70 per cent of the Australian market, with 97 per cent of Australian homes using its products.<ref name=timeline/>
In 2002, Arnott's acquired Snack Foods Limited.<ref>Business Breakfast: [http://www.abc.net.au/businessbreakfast/content/2002/s574846.htm Arnotts bids for Snack Foods] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205135925/http://www.abc.net.au/businessbreakfast/content/2002/s574846.htm |date=5 December 2007 }}, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 6 July 2002.</ref> In April 2008, Campbell Arnott's sold Arnott's Snackfoods to The Real McCoy Snackfood Co. and the company became known as Snack Brands Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-04-28 |title=The Real McCoy Snackfood Co buys Arnotts snack foods {{!}} Shop Ethical! |url=https://www.ethical.org.au/3.4.2/blog/the-real-mccoy-snackfood-co-buys-arnotts-snack-foods/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=www.ethical.org.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>
Campbell's put Arnott's up for auction in mid- 2018.<ref name=timeline/> In July 2019, Campbell Soup Company agreed to sell Arnott's to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), an American private equity group, for $US2.2 billion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arnott's sold by Campbells to KKR |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-24/arnotts-sold-by-campbells-to-private-equity-group-kkr/11341190 |access-date=24 July 2019 |work=ABC News |agency=ABC News |date=24 July 2019 |ref=15 |archive-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725163057/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-24/arnotts-sold-by-campbells-to-private-equity-group-kkr/11341190 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=timeline/><ref name="SMH">{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/barbarians-snatch-tim-tams-arnott-s-set-to-be-acquired-by-kkr-in-3b-deal-20190724-p52a71.html|title=Barbarians snatch Tim Tams? Arnott's set to be acquired by KKR in $3b deal|last=Powell|first=Dominic|date=2019-07-24|website=Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-11-17|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117232740/https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/barbarians-snatch-tim-tams-arnott-s-set-to-be-acquired-by-kkr-in-3b-deal-20190724-p52a71.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Just weeks after the sale, Arnott's was in a public dispute with Woolworths, which reportedly wanted to charge higher prices for marketing displays.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/arnott-s-in-stand-off-with-woolies-20190926-p52v61 |title=Arnott's in stand-off with Woolies |last=Mitchell |first=Sue |date=27 September 2019 |website=Australian Financial Review|publisher=Nine Entertainment |access-date=29 September 2019 |archive-date=26 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926232429/https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/arnott-s-in-stand-off-with-woolies-20190926-p52v61 |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2020, the company was renamed Arnott's Group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cameron |first=Nadia |date=2020-08-28 |title=Arnott's Group unveils new corporate logo and expansion plans |url=https://www.cmo.com.au/article/682504/arnott-group-unveils-new-corporate-logo-expansion-plans/ |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=CMO |language=en-au}}</ref>
In December 2020, Arnott's announced it would acquire the cereal and snack company Freedom Foods Group for {{AUD|20 million}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Kim |date=17 December 2020 |title=Arnott's to buy Freedom Foods' cereals and snacks business for $20m |url=https://www.foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au/news/arnott-s-to-buy-freedom-foods-cereals-and-snacks-business-for-20m |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=Food & Drink Business |language=en}}</ref> In February 2021, Arnott's acquired a 75 per cent stake in Diver Foods. Arnott's established the Good Food Partners division to manage operations from the two acquisitions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Kim |date=9 February 2021 |title=Arnott's continues acquisitions to grow cereal & snacks business |url=https://www.foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au/news/arnott-s-continues-acquisitions-to-grow-cereal-and-snacks-business |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=Food & Drink Business |language=en}}</ref> In May 2021, Arnott's acquired the New Zealand cracker company 180degrees.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Kim |date=14 May 2021 |title=Arnott's buys premium NZ cracker business |url=https://www.foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au/news/arnott-s-buys-premium-nz-cracker-business |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=Food & Drink Business |language=en}}</ref>
In June 2023, Arnott's opened a new factory in Avondale, New Zealand. It marked the company's return to manufacturing in the country after a 25-year absence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Alka |date=2023-09-10 |title=Watch: Arnott's new Auckland factory will cater for local tastes |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/watch-arnotts-new-auckland-factory-in-avondale-will-cater-for-local-tastes/43JL4KJEKFASDG6WFONFYUJC5E/ |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> In August 2023, Arnott's opened a {{convert|43,000|m2|adj=on}} automated distribution centre at its Huntingwood site in Sydney.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Kim |date=2023-08-30 |title=Arnott's officially opens automated DC to drive growth plans |url=https://www.foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au/news/arnott-s-officially-opens-automated-dc-to-drive-growth-plans |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Food & Drink Business |language=en}}</ref>
==Today== {{as of|January 2026}}, the Arnott's Group is headquartered in Sydney. Its brands include Campbell's, V8, Messy Monkeys, Freedom Cereals and 180Degrees. The company has more than 4,000 employees across the Asia Pacific region, including in its manufacturing operations in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.<ref name=aboutjan2026>{{cite web |title=The Arnott's Group: About Us |website=Arnott's |date=3 April 2023 |url=https://www.arnotts.com/articles/MISC/the-arnotts-group-about-us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103021744/https://www.arnotts.com/articles/MISC/the-arnotts-group-about-us |archive-date=3 January 2026 |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref>
Arnott's produces a wide range of foods, and is particularly known for its biscuits and snack foods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/2210992/Campbell-Arnotts.pdf|date=30 September 2012|title=Campbell Arnott's Submission to National Food Plan Green Paper|author=Campbell Arnott's|publisher=Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908070306/http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/2210992/Campbell-Arnotts.pdf|archive-date=8 September 2014}}</ref> They are the largest producer of biscuits in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |last=Drake |first=Isobel |date=24 April 2009 |title=Arnott's issues ultimatum to Krispy Kreme |url=http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2009/04/24/arnotts-issues-ultimatum-to-krispy-kreme.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908065654/http://ausfoodnews.com.au/2009/04/24/arnotts-issues-ultimatum-to-krispy-kreme.html |archive-date=8 September 2014 |publisher=Australian Food News}}</ref>
==Logo== The original Arnott's logo depicted a multi-coloured parrot sitting atop a T-shaped perch, eating a cracker biscuit. It is based on a Mexican parrot, or macaw, given to William Arnott by the captain of a fleet of coal ships when he returned to Newcastle from Scotland in the 1870s. The logo was drawn by Arnott’s daughter-in-law, and registered as a logo in 1888.<ref name =canada>{{cite web | title=The Arnott's Biscuits logo – City of Canada Bay Heritage Society | website=City of Canada Bay Heritage Society – Hosting Sydney’s 2 best kept secrets | date=17 October 2023 | url=https://canadabayheritage.asn.au/the-arnotts-biscuits-logo/ | access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref>
During a radio interview on ABC, William Arnott's great-great-great-grandson stated that the logo represents the proverb "Honesty is the best policy" where the phrase was constructed from "On his T, is the best pol' (polly) I see".<ref>{{Cite web | last=Arnott | first=Stephen | title=Baking an icon, the Arnott's way | website=ABC Radio | date=2023-10-04 | access-date=2024-11-25 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/newcastlecast/arnotts-biscuits-history-morpeth/102929916#:~:text=Stephen%20Arnott%3A%20So%20the%20parrot%27s%20really%20interesting%20in%20the%20sense%20that%20it%27s%20the%20colours%20of%20a%20rosella%2C%20but%20William%20wanted%20to%20do%20this%20as%20a%20slogan.%20So%20he%20looked%20at%20this%20and%20he%20said%2C%20well%2C%20uh%2C%20on%20its%20T%20is%20the%20best%20poll%20I%20see.%20Which%20means%20you%20came%20up%20with%20a%20slogan%20of%20honesty%20is%20the%20best%20policy.}}</ref>
In 2020 Arnott’s announced a new corporate logo, incorporating a modern, streamlined version of the parrot. Australian consumers were shocked at the change, but the original logo was retained on the Australian biscuits.<ref name =canada/>
==Products== [[File:Tim Tams.jpg|thumb|A plate of Tim Tams]] Arnott's are well known in Australia and internationally for producing several quintessentially Australian biscuits. Some of their major products include: * Adora Cream Wafers: vanilla wafers. (Discontinued)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-25 |title=These are the discontinued food products we're desperate to have back |url=https://www.taste.com.au/articles/these-discontinued-food-products-were-desperate-have-back/q2g1xutu |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Taste.com.au}}</ref> * Arno Shortbread: traditional shortbread flavour<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arno Shortbread {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/plain-biscuits/simple-pleasures/arno-shortbread |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> * Bush Biscuits: developed by Adelaide company Motteram & Williamson,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148075957 |title=The Manufacture of Biscuits |newspaper=The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser |volume=19 |issue=975 |location=South Australia |date=9 June 1899 |accessdate=28 April 2025 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> similar to an arrowroot biscuit, but larger and harder, made for camping.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Arnott's Cops Backlash After Changing Logo |url=https://www.wsfm.com.au/lifestyle/food-wine/arnotts-cops-backlash-after-changing-logo/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=WSFM 101.7 Sydney |language=en-US}}</ref> (Discontinued)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adelaideaz.com/articles/adelaide-s-motteram-biscuit-legacy-lost-in-mesh-with-menz-and-arnott-s-takeover |publisher=Adelaide A-Z |title=Legacy Lost in Arnott's Takeover |access-date=8 March 2025}}</ref> * Butternut Snap<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boys |first=Callan |date=2019-07-20 |title=The definitive ranking of every Arnott's Assorted biscuit from worst to very best |url=https://www.goodfood.com.au/eat-out/news/the-definitive-ranking-of-every-arnotts-assorted-biscuit-from-worst-to-very-best-20190719-h1gcv3 |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Good Food |language=en-au}}</ref> * Caramel Crowns: a plain biscuit, topped with caramel, and covered in chocolate<ref>{{Cite web |title=Caramel Crowns {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/tim-tam/chocolicious/caramel-crowns |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> * Cheds: a savoury cracker that is perforated and sprinkled with cheddar cheese and salt<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cheds {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/crackers/plain/cheds-plain |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> * Chocolate Butternut Snap: a crunchy oatmeal and coconut biscuit covered in chocolate<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chocolate Butternut Snap {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/chocolate-biscuits/family-chocolate/butternut-snap-chocolate |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> * Chocolate Dessert: a chocolate cream sandwiched between two chocolate biscuits; discontinued in 2005 due to low sales<ref name=":0" /> * Chocolate Monte: a golden syrup, honey and coconut biscuit covered in dark chocolate<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chocolate Monte {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/chocolate-biscuits/family-chocolate/monte |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> * Choc Ripple:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Choc Ripple {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/plain-biscuits/simple-pleasures/choc-ripple |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> a chocolate-flavoured biscuit that is commonly used by Australian home cooks as the basis of 'Chocolate Ripple Cake or Tassie Tiramisu' by adding layers of freshly whipped cream between each layer of biscuit and covering the whole construction in more cream and is then refrigerated overnight * Chocolate Royals: a vanilla biscuit topped with various flavours of marshmallow coated in dark or milk chocolate, similar to the Scottish Tunnock's teacake or New Zealand's mallowpuffs. The royal comes in two versions: dark chocolate (with white marshmallow)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chocolate Royals Dark {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/chocolate-biscuits/family-chocolate/royals-dark |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> and milk chocolate (with pink marshmallow)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chocolate Royals Milk {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/chocolate-biscuits/family-chocolate/royals-milk |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> * Chocolate Wheaten: a product acquired after Campbell's takeover. A round, semi-sweet, whole wheat flour biscuit covered in either milk chocolate or dark chocolate. Brand acquired from George Weston Foods in 2003<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arnott's Wheaten Milk Ratings |url=https://mouthsofmums.com.au/rate-it/sugar-treats-chocolate-snacks-drinks/plain-sweet-biscuits/arnotts-wheaten-milk/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=Mouths of Mums |language=en-AU}}</ref> * Clix: a round savoury cracker but more buttery and saltier than Jatz with a softer texture<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jatz Clix {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/crackers/jatz/clix-jatz |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> *Coconut Rings: a coconut biscuit shaped in a ring. Discontinued after Campbell's takeover<ref name=":0" /> *Cracker Chips: A cross between a cracker and a chip. Available in Honey Soy Chicken, Balsamic Vinegar & Sea Salt, and Three Cheese flavours.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Ally |date=2022-03-16 |title=Arnott's Has Gone Full Boujee, Introducing A Range Of Lush New Snacks |url=https://www.smooth.com.au/lifestyle/food-drink/arnotts-has-gone-full-boujee-introducing-a-range-of-lush-new-snacks/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Smooth |language=en-AU}}</ref> * Creamy Chocolate: Rectangular chocolate biscuits with a hint of ginger, with vanilla cream in the middle (discontinued). * Cruskits: a large rectangular crisp snack bread very much like Melba toast, available in Original,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cruskits Original {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/crisp-bread/cruskits/original-cruskit |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> Corn,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cruskits Corn {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/crisp-bread/cruskits/corn |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> Light,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cruskits Light {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/crisp-bread/cruskits/light |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> Rice<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cruskits Rice {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/crisp-bread/cruskits/original-rice |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> and Rye<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cruskits Rye {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/crisp-bread/cruskits/rye |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> varieties * Custard Cream: a custard cream filling sandwiched between two rectangular vanilla biscuits<ref>{{Cite web |title=Custard Cream {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/fancy-and-cream-biscuits/cream-biscuits/custard-cream |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> * Delta Cream:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delta Cream {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/fancy-and-cream-biscuits/cream-biscuits/delta-cream |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> two round chocolate biscuits with vanilla cream in the middle, similar to an Oreo, but sweeter and not so much cocoa * Farmbake: Available in Chocolate Chip, Triple Choc, Chocolate Chip Fudge, Butter Shortbread, Golden Crunch, Peanut Brownie, Crunchy Oat & Fruit flavours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Farmbake Butter Shortbread {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's |url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/cookies/farmbake/butter-shortbread |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> * Flatbread Dippers: oven roasted flatbread crisps, introduced in 2022. Available in Olive & Fetta, Parmesan & Basil, and Sesame & Middle Eastern Spice flavours.<ref name=":1" /> * Ginger Nut: A hard, crisp ginger biscuit. Arnott's manufactures four different regional varieties of ginger nut to suit the tastes of people in different states.<ref>{{cite news |first1 = Lish |last1 = Fejer |first2 = Penny |last2 = Travers |title = Ginger nut: The Aussie biscuit favourite that varies across the country |url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-20/arnotts-ginger-nut-biscuits-differ-across-australia/8533136 |work = ABC News |publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date = 20 May 2017 |access-date = 20 May 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170520120122/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-20/arnotts-ginger-nut-biscuits-differ-across-australia/8533136 |archive-date = 20 May 2017 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> * Gaiety: Chocolate-coated wafers. * Golliwog/Scalliwag: a biscuit made in the shape of the Golliwog toy, which was first sold in the 1960s and popular at that time. The name was changed to Scalliwag in the mid-1990s, however the biscuits remained in the shape of a Golliwog and the product was discontinued by the late 1990s. They made a reappearance in shops in 2010 but seem to have been removed from production again. Originally a Guest's Biscuits product. * Goldfish: a type of snack crackers that shaped like a goldfish. (Discontinued) * Granita<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Meier |first=Melissa |date=2020-08-20 |title=Your favourite Arnott's biscuits ranked, from healthiest to least healthy |url=https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/health/mens-health/nutrition-advice/your-favourite-arnotts-biscuits-ranked-from-healthiest-to-least-healthy/news-story/d39ce739c54c6e8fbd020232d3400426 |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Body+Soul}}</ref> * {{Anchor|Honey jumble}}Honey Jumbles: small soft honey gingerbread cakes, topped with pink or white icing. Discontinued in July 2021 due to low sales.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-26 |title=Much-loved Arnott's biscuit quietly discontinued during COVID |url=https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/food/much-loved-arnotts-biscuit-quietly-discontinued-during-covid-c-8980116 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=7NEWS |language=en}}</ref> * Honey Snaps: Honey and coconut flat biscuit. (Discontinued)<ref name=":0" /> * Hundreds & Thousands: a vanilla biscuit topped with pink icing and coated with tiny multicoloured nonpareils. * Iced Animals: created by the new owner Robert Arnott, animal shaped biscuits with pink, green, yellow, and orange icing on top. [[File:Iced Vo Vos.jpg|thumb|Iced VoVos]] * Iced VoVos: a wheat flour biscuit with a raspberry jam and fondant topping sprinkled with coconut.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iced Vo Vo {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's|url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/fancy-and-cream-biscuits/fancy-biscuits/iced-vovo|access-date=2021-10-30|website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> * Jaffa Cakes: a soft sponge with orange jam and coated with chocolate. (Discontinued)<ref name=":0" /> * Jatz: a round savoury crisp cracker, lightly salted, also available in a cracked pepper flavoured variety. * Kingstons: small round coconut biscuits with chocolate cream in the middle.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kingston {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's|url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/fancy-and-cream-biscuits/cream-biscuits/kingston|access-date=2021-10-30|website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> * Lattice: (Discontinued)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-04 |title=Arnott's Lattice biscuits have been discontinued |url=https://www.bestrecipes.com.au/articles/arnotts-lattice-plain-biscuits-have-been-discontinued/m9gm424d |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Bestrecipes.com.au}}</ref> * Lemon Crisps: two sweet crackers with a light sprinkling of salt and lemon cream sandwiched in between. * Malt-O-Milk: a sweet biscuit containing malt extract, milk powder and food colour. *Marie: a sweet, vanilla-flavoured biscuit similar to a rich tea biscuit. *Maryland Cookies: a superior very short choc chip cookie with hazelnut chips. First discontinued as a stand alone biscuit but still available in the Classic Assorted, then discontinued altogether. * Milk Coffee: a sweet biscuit with a hint of golden syrup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.winc.com.au/main-catalogue-productdetail/arnotts-milk-coffee-250g/86639878|title=Arnotts Milk Coffee 250g|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010071711/http://www.winc.com.au/main-catalogue-productdetail/arnotts-milk-coffee-250g/86639878|archive-date=10 October 2017|url-status=live|access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref> * Milk Arrowroot: historical flagship biscuit brand of Arnott's, made with Arrowroot flour, but only enough that the name Arrowroot can still be used on the label, once was commonly given to babies to introduce them to solid food.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dillon |first=Sally |title=ARNOTT'S MILK ARROWROOT BISCUITS- BEST FOR BABY? |website=Pauline Conolly |date=3 July 2019 |url=https://paulineconolly.com/2019/arnotts-milk-arrowroot-biscuits-best-for-baby/ |access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Milk Arrowroot |website=Books, biscuits and bicycles... |date=10 September 2010 |url=https://chillikebab.wordpress.com/2010/09/10/milk-arrowroot/ |access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref> * Mint Slice: a round chocolate biscuit topped with mint flavoured cream and coated in dark chocolate. Also available in Mandarin, Kahlua, and Coconut flavours. [[File:Packet of Monte Carlo Biscuits.jpg|thumb|A packet of Monte Carlo biscuits]] * Monte Carlo: a raspberry and cream fondant sandwiched between two golden syrup, honey and coconut biscuits. Widely considered the most popular within the Arnott's Assorted Cream range. * Morning Coffee: (Discontinued)<ref name=":0" /> * Nice: a sweet biscuit covered with granulated sugar. * Obsession: chocolate biscuits, introduced in 2022. Available in Milk Chocolate, Salted Caramel, Dark Chocolate, and Mint Chocolate flavours.<ref name=":1" /> * Orange Creams: two vanilla biscuits with orange cream in the middle. * Orange Slice: Two circular biscuits imprinted with a design based on a real orange slice, with orange cream in the middle. * Quatro: chocolate-coated biscuits with toppings such as fruit and nut, or caramel. Brand acquired from George Weston Foods in 2003. As of late 2010, no longer in production<ref name=":0" /> * Raspberry Shortcake: a biscuit base with raspberry filling then topped with a doughnut shaped biscuit and sprinkled with granulated sugar * Salada: a salted crisp cracker, rectangular in shape but with perforations down its centre to allow it to be halved for ''hors d'oeuvres''. Originally a Brockhoff product. [[File:SAO crackers.jpg|thumb|SAO biscuits |120px]] * SAO: a large square-shaped, plain cracker biscuit. The name may stand for "Salvation Army Officer" as the biscuit was likely made especially for the Salvation Army Officers of the day as a snack that they could carry with them on their visiting rounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/our-story/interesting-facts/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821103055/http://salvos.org.au/about-us/overview/did-you-know.php|url-status=dead|title=Interesting facts | The Salvation Army Australia|first=The Salvation Army|last=Australia|archivedate=21 August 2006|website=www.salvationarmy.org.au}}</ref> * Savoy: a crispy cracker. Originally only sold in Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania but later available in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and Queensland. Originally a Brockhoff product. * Scotch fingers: shortbread biscuit, also available in chocolate-coated variety. * Sesame wheats: savoury cracker topped with toasted sesame seeds. thumb|Shapes|120px * Shapes: savoury crackers with sprinkled flavourings. Flavours include: Barbecue, Pizza, Cheddar, Chicken Crimpy, Nacho Cheese, and Cheese & Bacon. * Shortbread creams: two vanilla shortbreads with vanilla cream in the centre. * Shredded Wheatmeal: from the original plain biscuit line with the major addition of wheatmeal. * Sourdough Crisps: crisps made with sourdough starter, introduced in 2022. Available in Cheddar & Roasted Garlic and Cracked Pepper & Thyme flavours.<ref name=":1" /> * Spicy Fruit Roll: a pillow shaped, spicy fruit mix covered with plain biscuit covering. Colloquially known as the "pillow biscuit". * Strawberry tarts: a tart base with strawberry jam in the centre. * Teddy Bear Biscuits: biscuits shaped like a teddy bear. Also comes in a chocolate coated variety. They are a different product to Tiny Teddies. Originally a Guest's Biscuits product. * TeeVee Snacks: a bite-sized chocolate coated biscuit, promoted as being ideal for TV snacking. Originally a Guest's Biscuits product. * Tic Tocs: Round iced vanilla biscuits, with clock faces embossed on the underside. * Tim Tams: a two-layered oblong chocolate-coated biscuit originally with a chocolate cream filling. Flavours now include milk chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, double coating of chocolate, and caramel centre. Tim Tams are regularly released with limited edition flavours, either added as an additional layer of filling, or via flavoured chocolate. * Tina Wafer: a sweet cream sandwiched between two light wafers. Varieties include chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. * Tiny Teddies: thumb-sized teddy bear-shaped snacks. Practically identical to the American Nabisco brand Teddy Grahams * Triple Wafer<ref name=":2" /> * Venetians: a sweet round coconut biscuit with chewy dried currants. One side dipped in a sweet white chocolate icing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Venetian {{!}} Arnott's {{!}} Arnott's|url=https://www.arnotts.com/products/fancy-and-cream-biscuits/fancy-biscuits/venetian|access-date=2021-10-30|website=www.arnotts.com}}</ref> * Vita-Weat: wholewheat crisp bread available in original and sandwich size. plain and multi-grain. Brand acquired from Peek Freans in 1982. thumb|Wagon Wheel|120px * Wagon Wheels: marshmallow and jam sandwiched between two large round biscuits, coated in chocolate (original variety); also available with chocolate fudge in place of jam (double choc variety). Usually sold in packs of one. The original brand was acquired from George Weston Foods in 2003. * Water crackers: original, sesame, and cracked pepper. * Yo-Yo: a sweet biscuit originally developed by Adelaide company W. Menz & Co.<ref>{{cite web | last=Spence | first=Andrew | title=Menz drops original name in sweets rebrand | website=InDaily | date=12 January 2022 | url=https://indaily.com.au/news/business/2022/01/12/menz-drops-original-name-in-sweets-rebrand/ | access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>
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==Further reading== * Boag, Charles: ''The Story of Arnott's Famous Biscuits: A History & A Celebration'' (1993), Lansdowne (Sydney). {{ISBN|1-86302-284-8}}. * Arnotts, Robert: 'The Biography of a Rich Man, Robert Arnotts - Family and Work' (1992)
==External links== {{commons category|Arnott's Biscuits}} * {{Official website|http://www.arnotts.com.au/}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c05_nlkdNDs 1951 video of manufacture of biscuits, including SAOs, Iced VoVos and Monte Carlos (2 min 24 sec video with audio)] {{Portal bar|Food|Companies|Australia}}
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