Premier Fresh Australia
edit| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agribusiness |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Area served | Global |
Key people |
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| Products | |
| Website | premierfresh |
The Premier Fresh Australia is an Australia-based fresh fruits and vegetables supply chain company.[1][2] Its business is regarded as the second biggest in Australia in fresh fruit and vegetables.[3][4]
In August 2022, the company was renamed as 'Premier Fresh Australia', changing from its merger name 'LaManna Premier Group'.[5][6]
Operations
editPremier Fresh grows & markets produce within Australia, and also export worldwide, with divisions including:
- Premier Produce: apricots, bananas, capsicums, cherries, cucumbers, eggplant, grapefruit, honeydews, lemons, limes, lychee, mango, mandarins, nectarines, oranges, papaya, passionfruit, pawpaw pumpkins, peaches, plums, rockmelons, squash, tangelo, tomatoes, watermelon, zucchini[7][8][9][10][11]
- Australian Banana Company: Responsible for banana farming and logistics nationwide[12]
- Darwin Fruit Farms: Responsible for banana farming and logistics nationwide[13]
- Innisfail Banana Farming Company: Responsible for banana farming and logistics nationwide[14]
- Lancaster Farms: Responsible for tomato, persimmon and pumpkin farming and logistics nationwide[15]
- Premier Farms International: Exports & markets multiple varieties of avocadoes, grapes, grapefruit, lemons, nectarines, oranges, peaches, pears[16]
History
editFounded in 1972 as 'Viva La Fruit', Premier Fresh Australia began as a wholesaling business in the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable Market at it's previous West Melbourne site. In 1998 the business merged with 'Premier Fruits' to become 'Premier Fruits Group', the name it would remain as until mid-2016. Within this eighteen year period, the company had established both distribution centers and wholesale marketing operations in Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney, along with tomato farming operations in Lancaster and Virginia.[17][18][19]
Fantasy Kits
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Football Club Final Kit |
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East Carlton Soccer Club
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| Full name | East Carlton Soccer Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1969 | ||
| Dissolved | 1983 | ||
| League | Football Victoria State Leagues | ||
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East Carlton Soccer Club was an Australian association football (soccer) club based in the inner-northern Melbourne suburb of Carlton. The club was founded in 1969 by the local Italian community and competed in the modern day Victorian state league system.[20]Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).
History
edit| Venue | Suburb | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Princes Park | Carlton North | 1969, 1980–1981, 1983 |
| Royal Park | Parkville | 2022–present |
| Unknown | Unknown | 1979 & 1982 |
1969 [21] 1970 [22] 1971 [23] 1972 [24] 1973 [25] 1974 [26] 1975 [27] 1976 [28] 1977 [29] 1978 [30] 1980 [31] 1981 [32] 1983 [33]
Red shirt, white shorts, red socks, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 (away)
Blue shirt, white shorts, blue socks, 1977, 1980, 1981
Navy Blue shirt, navy blue shorts, navy blue socks, 1978
Green shirt, white shorts, green socks, 1980 (away)
Green shirt, white shorts, white socks, 1981 (away), 1983 (away)
Unknown for 1979 kit and home ground Unknown for 1982 kit and home ground
Princes Park 1969, 1980, 1981, 1983 Royal Park 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Kit Evolution
editKit evolution
edit- Home
| 1969–1976 |
1977, 1980–1981, 1983 |
1978 |
 1979 & 1982 |
     2016–2017 |
 2018–2020 |
    2021–2022 |
 2022–2023 |
- Away
| 1978 |
  2011–2013 |
    2015–2016 |
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2016–2017 |
2018–2020 |
2021–2022 |
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2022–2023 |
Honours
edit- District League - Central Conference (state ninth division)
- Runner's Up (1): 1971
- District League Division Four (state eleventh division)
- Runner's Up (1): 1977
- ^ Wilmott, Ben. "Food Grower Expands its Reach". Australian Financial Review. Fairfax. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ "Italianicious". Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Premier Fruits Group ripe for expansion". The Australian. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "A-League grand final: Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory chairmen | Herald Sun". Archived from the original on 8 May 2018.
- ^ "It's a new era". 8 August 2022.
- ^ "LaManna Premier Group rebrands".
- ^ https://premierfresh.com.au/our-produce/bananas/
- ^ https://premierfresh.com.au/our-produce/pumpkins-melons/
- ^ https://premierfresh.com.au/our-produce/soft-veg/
- ^ https://premierfresh.com.au/our-produce/citrus/
- ^ https://premierfresh.com.au/our-produce/tropical/
- ^ https://premierfresh.com.au/farming/abc/
- ^ https://www.fruitnet.com/produce-plus/lpg-expands-banana-operations/187100.article
- ^ https://premierfresh.com.au/farming/ibfc/
- ^ https://premierfresh.com.au/farming/lancasterfarms/
- ^ https://premierfarmsinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/PFI-Harvest-Calendar-Digital-Version.pdf
- ^ https://www.fruitnet.com/produce-plus/premier-fruits-buys-two-sa-companies/163333.article
- ^ https://www.afr.com/street-talk/meet-the-new-no2-player-in-fruit-and-vegetables-20160624-gpqv0k
- ^ https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=WTWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weeklytimesnow.com.au%2Fagribusiness%2Fagjournal%2Fanthony-di-pietro-inside-produce-powerhouse-lamanna-premier-group%2Fnews-story%2F687321359eeb7c6fc14e64376fe8a532&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium
- ^ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_E.html#EastCarlton
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-GeBc7j6xA6aHBuZ2FsWDE2SUE/view?resourcekey=0-BaL2SioTDnB6_9eG39yl7A (page 23)
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjATk9ezHsaQjNia1ZxYllUWkk/view?resourcekey=0-GOvW1qrh-_piStfcPOhaZQ (page 47)
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yezp2wutOs-KX3aANk8Af8wl96wopCXU/view (page 28)
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjATk9ezHsaUC01ODVkc1lNXzQ/view?resourcekey=0-QPZCtDldUC38YrUQHY3l4Q (page 28)
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/19zs7QXMLDQoTTIKySsc2CuHOJZw6gJk2/view (page 18)
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjATk9ezHsad2NPUVVaRUlieEE/view?resourcekey=0-FutaI9xOaW_sAULykBwxag (page 19)
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjATk9ezHsaRFJueDhwUG92Z2s/view?resourcekey=0-duWylwdPN9G81x1Ngo634A (page 21)
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjATk9ezHsad0NlV2E3bTk0NFE/view?resourcekey=0-qai9CG4PXxrERjfjaWFZTg (page 19)
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-GeBc7j6xA6Y3BTODVsMHE0bFU/view?resourcekey=0-CeS3pOcQwt7LVO_dNT9KxQ (page 21)
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-GeBc7j6xA6ZXI2dnl1VzFoVDQ/view?resourcekey=0-DpWA2k_zeXmQfmvYIWSC5Q (page 22)
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjATk9ezHsaNGNIWEZteVZRbDA/view?resourcekey=0-NPoo2eWcB0ymhKWurwAQdw (page 20)
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjATk9ezHsaaEVsSG4wemtxcVU/view?resourcekey=0-1qbEC3sB54ctxIofPaoqiw (page 19)
- ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjATk9ezHsaWmRXbnJmcXhuYU0/view?resourcekey=0-3TlKNvRiPm9xkS_oRRs-ZA (page 14)