Things that make you sad.

[Pseudo]

That sucks.

Now I gotta stock up on mustard pickles before they disappear from the shelves.

[amber_fluid]

Sounds like some major mismanagement.
Disappointing after how many locals supported them last time and they appeared to have righted the ship

I was just thinking the same thing, surely the first time is a major wake up call

You can’t compete with cheap overseas products
It’s going to happen more and more to local businesses

[Lightning McQueen]

Spring Gully Foods shuts its doors after nearly 80 years of trading

South Australia’s iconic and family-owned company, Spring Gully Foods, has gone into administration and stopped trading, with debts of nearly $4m.
James McPherson, of Meertens, was yesterday appointed administrator – more than a decade after the public last rallied to save the food company from collapsing.

After nearly 80 years in operation, Mr McPherson said he would look to sell the business assets, which could involve a takeover of the brand, but all staff had been let go.

“I had a look and the business was unable to continue trading, so when I stepped into it yesterday all employees were terminated,” Mr McPherson said.

“There were 22 full-time/part-time employees, of a total workforce of 34.”

Known for its jams, chutneys, sauces and pickles, Mr McPherson said there were a number of reasons as to why the company went into administration.

“The primary one was loss of contracts, which essentially resulted in significant loss of revenue and when that happens there was a corresponding fall in gross profit, so they’re struggling to meet overheads,” he said.

“It suffered from overseas competition, really. People are looking to buy cheaper.”

The company, led by Russell Webb, Kevin Webb and Tegan Hack, has outstanding debts of $3.8m owed to unsecured creditors, of which there is more than 1000, Mr McPherson said.

All company taxes and superannuation to employees were up-to-date, with annual leave and long service entitlements to be paid in the future, Mr McPherson said.

In 2013, the award-winning fourth-generation company went into voluntary administration with debts to unsecured creditors of $4.9m.

Unprecedented support from shoppers saw Spring Gully items fly off the shelves and the company lift its turnover to $1.5m one week following the announcement.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/sou ... Im0oXqi52w

Yes, I got a call earlier today ensuring that I don't go ahead with any production orders for them.

Love their mustard pickles.

[Lightning McQueen]

Sounds like some major mismanagement.
Disappointing after how many locals supported them last time and they appeared to have righted the ship

I was just thinking the same thing, surely the first time is a major wake up call

You can’t compete with cheap overseas products
It’s going to happen more and more to local businesses

Perhaps their array of foods was too large, whatever they produced was quality.

It makes you wonder when you see a rack full of pickled onions for instance, alongside 10 other varieties of pickled onions, and then timesing it by how many coles & Woolies stores there are and working out how many actually get sold?

[wenchbarwer]

I'm not sure it was cheap overseas products that did it, Beerenberg seem to be thriving with a tonne of different products, too

[wenchbarwer]

Yes, I got a call earlier today ensuring that I don't go ahead with any production orders for them.

Love their mustard pickles.

These are bloody good

[wenchbarwer]

Lol, wonder if I could have found a bigger photo...

[Armchair expert]

Maybe its just me but I associated Spring Gully with cheaper products competing against Woolies own brands and not premium brands like Beerenberg

[amber_fluid]

I'm not sure it was cheap overseas products that did it, Beerenberg seem to be thriving with a tonne of different products, too

Weren’t they struggling recently?
Might have been due to expansion though?

[wenchbarwer]

I'm not sure it was cheap overseas products that did it, Beerenberg seem to be thriving with a tonne of different products, too

Weren’t they struggling recently?
Might have been due to expansion though?

Only thing I could find was from 2014

[Jimmy_041]

Sounds like some major mismanagement.
Disappointing after how many locals supported them last time and they appeared to have righted the ship

I was just thinking the same thing, surely the first time is a major wake up call

You can’t compete with cheap overseas products
It’s going to happen more and more to local businesses

Perhaps their array of foods was too large, whatever they produced was quality.

It makes you wonder when you see a rack full of pickled onions for instance, alongside 10 other varieties of pickled onions, and then timesing it by how many coles & Woolies stores there are and working out how many actually get sold?

My uneducated opinion
But they didn't do the best; chilli pickled onions, so I bought Blue Banner (from overseas)

[wenchbarwer]

Do yourself a favour, Jimmy (and everyone else, for that matter)

[Jimmy_041]

Do yourself a favour, Jimmy (and everyone else, for that matter)

I've had them
I can't get them from IGA Knightsbridge but can at Normanville

I top them both up with extra chillis

[wenchbarwer]

A lot of fruit & veg shops carry them, some butchers do too