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We are passionate about providing essential ingredients to create precious food memories to savour with family and friends. From baking to cooking or simply topping with spices, our range of quality products bring your favourite dishes to life.
Stock the perfect pantry with McKenzie’s, an Australian-owned company trusted by generations.
We’ve been doing it every day – for your everyday– since 1852.
William Galt and James F. McKenzie established Melbourne Grinding and Roasting Mills at 35 Lygon Street Carlton. The site is now an RMIT University building.
William Galt retired and James changed the company name to James F. McKenzie & Co, establishing the McKenzie’s name that proudly remains today.
The business expanded into peas, meal, mustard, maize meal, groats and cocoa.
James F. McKenzie & Co became a public company known as James F. McKenzie Pty Ltd and moved to 348 Flinders Street. The site is now a high-rise commercial tower.
The Ward family acquired James F. McKenzie Pty Ltd and the new entity commenced trading as Ward McKenzie Pty Ltd.
Ward McKenzie moved to a new and larger Altona plant, where it still operates to this very day.
The first McKenzie’s baking recipe book – Homemade Baking – was published, with a print run of 50,000 copies. Due to popular demand, the print run was tripled.
A move to digital recipe books (eBooks) brought the McKenzie’s brand into the 21st century. This enabled production of more recipe books than ever before, and to date, there have been almost 1 million downloads of McKenzie’s eBooks.
McKenzie’s celebrates 170 years of operating in Melbourne, Australia. One of the oldest family-run food manufacturers, the company has been stocking Australian pantries for generations.
At McKenzie’s, your trust matters to us. That’s why we make food safety and quality our top priority. Every product we deliver is backed by strict systems and standards, so you can feel confident in what you’re enjoying.
HACCP regulated systems underpins all of our operations and we are also certified to the following food safety standards:
From the farm to your table, our team is committed to doing things the right way so you and your family can enjoy safe, high-quality food every time.
Our Altona site is proudly carbon neutral under the Climate Active program – which means we’ve taken real steps to look after the planet while running our business.
We measure and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions wherever we can, and for anything we can’t eliminate just yet, we invest in high-quality, carbon offset projects. It’s our way of making sure every part of what we do leaves the smallest footprint possible, so you can feel good knowing your choice supports a more sustainable future.
All electricity consumed at our Altona site is proudly matched with 100% renewable energy, sourced through a combination of power purchase agreements (PPAs) and Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGCs). This means every kilowatt we use is backed by clean, renewable sources, helping to reduce our carbon footprint and support Australia’s transition to a greener energy future. It’s one of the ways we’re turning our sustainability commitments into real, measurable action.
We’re proud to be taking the next step in our sustainability journey by transitioning from carbon neutral to a science-based net zero target. Having signed our commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), we’re now preparing our submission to set ambitious, emissions reduction goals. This means going beyond carbon neutral and making deep, lasting reductions across our entire supply chain.
We’re committed to making sure our products are sourced responsibly, with respect for people, communities, and the planet. We’ve implemented rigorous due diligence processes, using platforms like Sedex to map and address potential risks and work closely with our suppliers to ensure safe working conditions and fair treatment across our supply chain. By choosing trusted, transparent suppliers, we’re building strong, ethical partnerships that help protect human rights and support a more sustainable future for everyone connected to our products.
Our Modern Slavery Statement outlines the steps we’re taking to ensure our business and supply chain are free from exploitation. It reflects our commitment to transparency, ethical sourcing, and protecting the rights of every person involved in making our products. By identifying risks, taking action, and working closely with our suppliers, we’re building a supply chain that’s fair, responsible, and aligned with our values.