# Manildra Group

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{{Short description|Australian agribusiness}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Manildra Group
| logo = Manildra logo.svg
| type = 
| traded_as = 
| founded = 1952
| founder = Dick Honan
| location_city = [Gladesville](/source/Gladesville)
| location_country = 
| locations = 7 locations:<br>[Bomaderry](/source/Bomaderry)<br>[Cootamundra](/source/Cootamundra)<br>[Gunnedah](/source/Gunnedah)<br>Harwood<br>[Manildra](/source/Manildra)
| area_served = 
| key_people = 
| industry = [Agribusiness](/source/Agribusiness)
| products = [Ethanol](/source/Ethanol)<br>[Glucose](/source/Glucose)<br>[Meat processing](/source/Meat_packing_industry)<br>[Starch](/source/Starch)
| services = 
| revenue = $1.2 billion
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| num_employees = 
| divisions = 
| subsid = 
| owner = Honan family
| homepage = [http://www.manildra.com.au/ www.manildra.com.au]
}}

The '''Manildra Group''' is an Australian [agribusiness](/source/agribusiness) based in [Sydney](/source/Sydney). It was formed in 1952 when Dick Honan purchased a flour mill in [Manildra](/source/Manildra). In 1966 a [starch](/source/starch) and [gluten](/source/gluten) plant was established in [Auburn](/source/Auburn%2C_New_South_Wales). In the early 1970s, further starch plants opened in [Bomaderry](/source/Bomaderry) and [Devonport, Tasmania](/source/Devonport%2C_Tasmania), a [glucose](/source/glucose) plant in Bomaderry and a flour mill in [Gunnedah](/source/Gunnedah) purchased.<ref name=Timeline>[http://www.manildra.com.au/timeline/ Timeline] Manildra Group</ref><ref>[https://www.theland.com.au/story/3373421/from-little-mill-to-big-player/ From little mill to big player] ''[The Land](/source/The_Land_(newspaper))'' 11 December 2014</ref>

In 1985 the Auburn plant closed with operations transferred to Bomaderry. In 1991, [Ethanol](/source/Ethanol) production commenced in Bomaderry.<ref name=Timeline/> In July 2014, Manildra diversified into meat production with the purchase of an [abattoir](/source/abattoir) in [Cootamundra](/source/Cootamundra).<ref>[https://www.theland.com.au/story/3380764/manildra-groups-meaty-move/ Manildra Group's meaty move] ''The Land'' 13 December 2014</ref>

In 2021, Manildra was ranked 29th on FoodTalks' Top Global Specialty Oil Company list.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fu|first=Rice|date=2021-05-26|title=2021年全球特种油脂企业30强|trans-title=2021 Global Top 30 Specialty Oil Companies|url=https://www.foodtalks.cn/news/foodnews/top_100/6037|access-date=2022-01-27|website=FoodTalks|language=zh}}</ref>

In October 2024, two grain silos at Manildra's Shoalhaven Starches plant in [Bomaderry](/source/Bomaderry%2C_New_South_Wales) collapsed, spilling grain into the [Shoalhaven River](/source/Shoalhaven_River) and triggering an emergency response.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Romy |date=2024-10-23 |title=Grain clean-up to take weeks amid investigations into silo collapse |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-23/manildra-bomaderry-wheat-silos-grain-cleanup-/104505914 |access-date=2026-03-18 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> No significant environmental harm was caused to the river but the [NSW Environment Protection Authority](/source/New_South_Wales_Environment_Protection_Authority) ordered Shoalhaven Starches to fund over $170,000 for local environmental projects and to undertake an environmental hazard analysis to prevent future incidents.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Romy |date=2026-03-17 |title=Company ordered to pay $170,000 over grain silo collapse |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/shoalhaven-starches-170k-bomaderry-silo-collapse-order/106463822 |access-date=2026-03-18 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Sunshine Sugar==
Sunshine Sugar is partnership between the grower-owned [New South Wales Sugar Milling Co-operative](/source/New_South_Wales_Sugar_Milling_Co-operative) and the Australian family-owned business, Manildra Group.

==References==
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Category:Agriculture companies of Australia
Category:1952 establishments in Australia
Category:Sugar companies of Australia
Category:Family-owned companies of Australia
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