Manildra Group

The Manildra Group is an Australian agribusiness based in Sydney. It was formed in 1952 when Jack Honan purchased a flour mill in Manildra. In 1966 a starch and gluten plant was established in Auburn. In the early 1970s, further starch plants opened in Bomaderry and Devonport, Tasmania, a glucose plant in Bomaderry and a flour mill in Gunnedah purchased.^[1][2]

Manildra Group

Industry	Agribusiness
Founded	1952
Founder	Jack Honan
Headquarters	Gladesville
Number of locations	7 locations: Bomaderry Cootamundra Gunnedah Harwood Manildra
Products	Ethanol Glucose Meat processing Starch
Revenue	$1.2 billion
Owner	Honan family
Website	www.manildra.com.au

In 1985 the Auburn plant closed with operations transferred to Bomaderry. In 1991, Ethanol production commenced in Bomaderry.^[1] In July 2014, Manildra diversified into meat production with the purchase of an abattoir in Cootamundra.^[3]

In 2021, Manildra was ranked 29th on FoodTalks' Top Global Specialty Oil Company list.^[4]

Sunshine Sugar

Sunshine Sugar is partnership between the grower-owned New South Wales Sugar Milling Co-operative and the Australian family-owned business, Manildra Group.