Norco Co-operative

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Norco
Company typeDairy
IndustryDairy
Founded5 June 1895
Headquarters,
Area served
North NSW, South QLD, Nationally and Internationally
ProductsMilk, Cheese, Ice-Cream, Rural Products
Revenue$541 million [1]
Number of employees
840+
Website norco.com.au

Norco Co-operative Limited is an agricultural supply and marketing co-operative based in northern New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1895, it sells products and services locally and internationally. Its 200+ dairy farm members supply over 200 million litres of milk to its two milk bottling factories (Raleigh- near Coffs Harbour, NSW and Labrador- on the Gold Coast, Queensland) and Ice Cream factory in Lismore, NSW. Its milk brands include "Norco", "FM", "Mighty Cool", "Real Iced Coffee" and "Tornado Shake". It also produces "home brand" milk and ice cream for Coles and Aldi, and has a fledgling Fresh Milk export business in China. [2]

Norco is situated on the north coast of New South Wales and its primary activities extend along the agriculturally rich and diverse northern New South Wales and southern Queensland coastal strip.

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References

  1. "Annual report" (PDF). norco.com.au. 2016.
  2. "Norco - About Us - History". Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.