Metcash Limited - Premium Company Report Australia

30-04-2012, 25 pages

Metcash Limited is a Public Company that is ranked number 22 out of the top 2000 companies in Australia. The company generates the majority of its income from the Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling in Australia industry.

In 2012 the company generated total revenue of $12,366,500,000 including sales and other revenue. In 2012 Metcash Limited had 5546 employees in Australia including employees from all subsidiaries under the company's control.

The Chief Executive of Metcash Limited is Mr Andrew Reitzer whose official title is Chief Executive Officer. The Chairman of Metcash Limited is Mr Peter Barnes whose official title is Non-Executive Chairman.

The consolidated entity divides its operations into four main segments:

Food Distribution

Food Distribution activities relate to the distribution of grocery and tobacco supplies to IGA branded and non-branded independent retail outlets, hospitality outlets, and convenience stores. The segment's core business, IGA Distribution, supplies general merchandise and grocery goods to over 2,700 independent grocery stores throughout Australia. The segment's retail channels include IGA Supermarkets, Supa IGA, IGA Express, Friendly Grocer and Foodworks. Distribution is undertaken through the group's 12 distribution centres which deliver over 21,000 units of dry, chilled and frozen groceries. The company also distributes fresh food products to its retail partners via 10 fresh produce warehouses.

Campbells Wholesale

The segment's core business, Campbells Wholesale, has grown from a cash and carry business to a full delivery service with 31 branches located throughout Australia, providing grocery, liquor and general merchandise to over 100,000 small business customers. The division also operates four Convenience Store Distribution Centres (CSD) distributing confectionary to convenience store chains, and two FoodLink Foodservice businesses in Western Australia and Queensland providing distribution solutions to the foodservice industry. Campbells Wholesale also owns the Lucky 7 independent convenience store banner with 300 branded sites throughout Australia.

Australian Liquor Marketers

Liquor Distribution activities relate to the distribution of liquor products to approximately 15,000 retail outlets, hotels restaurants and other licensed premises. The Company has 18 distribution centres located throughout Australia and in New Zealand under its subsidiary Tasman Liquor Company. Through the Metcash subsidiary, Independent Brands Australia, the company has four retail banners, Cellarbrations, IGA Liquor, The Bottle-O and The Bottle-O Neighbourhood.

Hardware Distribution

Metcash owns hardware wholesaler Mitre 10. The Mitre 10 home improvement and hardware wholesale business includes 430 independently owned Mitre 10 and True Value Hardware stores, and also supplies around 400 non-branded independent hardware stores.

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