Golden North

Golden North is an Australian ice cream maker headquartered in Laura, South Australia, and has been in business since 1923.

History

Starting as a dairy farm operated by the Bowker family, the business took on ice-making to keep its scalded milk fresh in the hot climate as it expanded its sales territory to Broken Hill in New South Wales. The Golden North brand was adopted in 1948. The business was acquired by Farmers Union in 1972, then in 1991, it became a subsidiary of National Foods. In 2001, a group of South Australian investors brought the business back under local private ownership. In 2006, they expanded their plant. Their flavours include a distinctive honey ice cream. Besides manufacturing ice cream under the Golden North brand, they make generic brand ice cream for sale in supermarkets.

See also

• List of South Australian manufacturing businesses
• South Australian food and drink

External links

• Entry at The Encyclopedia of South Australian Culture
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation South Australian Country Hour report on 2006-04-11
• South Australian 2006 Heritage Icon Award