Patties Bakery are the largest meat pie producing company in Australia and the world. They are the producers of the Patties

Patties pie

Patties Pies are the original flagship product of Patties Bakery. In the early years of the 21st century, Patties were the second largest selling pie in Victoria and held 15% of the Australian national market....

, Snowy River and as of 2003 Four'N Twenty

Four'N Twenty Pie

The Four'N Twenty Meat Pie was invented in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia by LT. McClure in 1947. The meat pie is a very popular food product in Australia as strong demand for the pie saw production grow from 50 pies per day to 50,000 pies per hour in between the years of 1948 to 1998.McClure took a...

pies and related baked goods.

• Founded in 1966 by the Rijs family, immigrants from Holland.
• Based in Bairnsdale
  Bairnsdale, Victoria
  Bairnsdale is a small city in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. With a population at the 2006 census of 11,282, it is a major regional centre of eastern Victoria along with Traralgon and Sale....
  
   in Victoria's Gippsland
  Gippsland
  Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
  
   region.
• Publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, yet retains the pride and passion of the original founders
• In 2003 expanded substantially, purchasing the iconic Victorian brand Four'N Twenty
  Four'N Twenty Pie
  The Four'N Twenty Meat Pie was invented in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia by LT. McClure in 1947. The meat pie is a very popular food product in Australia as strong demand for the pie saw production grow from 50 pies per day to 50,000 pies per hour in between the years of 1948 to 1998.McClure took a...
  
   from American multi-national Simplot
  Simplot
  The J. R. Simplot Company, commonly referred to as Simplot, was founded in 1923 by 14-year-old J. R. Simplot near the small agricultural community of Declo in south central Idaho. J. R. Simplot led his company to tremendous growth in the period between its founding and World War II...
  
  , along with their other Australian bakery product lines and brand names.

History

Originally a cake shop in Lakes Entrance, it was purchased in 1966 by Peter and Annia Rijs, who migrated from Holland in 1959. In 1967 the Rijs family began to build business by introducing pies and bread rolls. The demand for Patties product increased, prompting a series of shops and bakeries to be built, bought and sold until 1985 when a new factory was built and production was moved to Bairnsdale, where it is to this day. In 1993 Patties launched its Arriba Mexican food range. The business continued to expand over the years, Patties began distributing in Melbourne in 1986 and, in 1995, exporting to New Zealand. In 1996, after pastry sales grew, Patties sold the bread business to Suncrust in order to concentrate on the pastry products. The pastry products continued to grow and the factory continued to expand, in 1998 a two million dollar plant renovation and extension took place, this saw the installation of a spiral freezer in 1998 and, in 2000, a new line capable of making all pasties, sausage rolls and finger foods. Patties purchased Aussie icon brands Four’n Twenty, Herbert Adams and Nanna's from American multi-national Simplot

Simplot

The J. R. Simplot Company, commonly referred to as Simplot, was founded in 1923 by 14-year-old J. R. Simplot near the small agricultural community of Declo in south central Idaho. J. R. Simplot led his company to tremendous growth in the period between its founding and World War II...

in 2003 and began manufacturing them in the Bairnsdale factory in 2004. In 2006 Patties was inducted into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame and the Gippsland Business Awards Hall of Fame and became publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. In 2007 Patties acquired Chefs Pride and Creative Gourmet businesses.

Brands and Product lines

• Patties

Pies, pasties, sausage rolls and quiches in three different sizes (standard, party and mini party), there is also a gluten free range of patties pies

• Four'N Twenty

Pies, including the 'traveler pie', pasties and sausage rolls

• Nanna's

Family and snack sized fruit pies, waffles, danishes, crumbles and jam filled donuts

• Herbert Adams

A range of gourmet pies, pasties and sausage rolls.

• Snowy River

Pies, pasties and sausage rolls in two different sizes (standard and party)

• Arriba

Burritos

• Creative Gormet

A range of frozen foods including mixed berries, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, pitted cherries, rhubarb cuts and cranberries

• Chefs Pride

A range of bistro items, desserts, finger foods, fruits, vegetable and specialty items which are supplied to hotels, restaurants and other leading hospitality establishments