Streets is an Australian ice-cream brand bought by the British multinational company Unilever in 1960.[2] Some products are made in China and shipped to Australia and New Zealand. It is part of Unilever's ice cream brand Heartbrand. The company is in a long-term contract with dairy company Dairy Farmers.
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| Streets Ice Cream | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | 1920 in Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia |
| Founder | Edwin 'Ted' Street |
| Headquarters | Minto, |
| Products | Ice cream |
| Brands | Paddle Pop, Golden Gaytime, Cornetto, Magnum, Splice, Viennetta, Bubble O' Bill |
Number of employees | 201[1] (2017) |
| Parent | Unilever |
| Website | streetsicecream |
History
editStreets was founded by Edwin "Ted" Street and his wife Daisy in 1920, in Corrimal, New South Wales. He set up a distribution depot at Bexley and then a factory in the Sydney suburb of Turrella, where products were manufactured until 1996, when production moved to a new facility in Minto. Today most cream-based products are produced at Minto, while water-based products are imported from China.[3]
Streets introduced the Paddle Pop in 1953, and sold over ninety million units by century's end. It is, per capita, the world's best selling ice cream.[4]
In 2017, Unilever applied to the Fair Work Commission to terminate the current enterprise agreement on wages and conditions and return factory workers to award conditions. The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, which represents the workers, warned that they face a pay cut of up to 46 per cent. The union called on Australians to boycott Streets products in protest.[5] A settlement was negotiated in November 2017.[6]
Corporate logo
editStreets shares the Heartbrand logo with Wall's, HB Ice Cream, Good Humor, GB Glace, Selecta, Kibon and Algida—used in the United Kingdom, Poland, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Sweden, Philippines, Brazil and Argentina, and Italy respectively. All brands are owned by Unilever.[7]
From 1962 to 1998 (with a change in 1968), the logo consisted of a badge containing the word Streets on a background of vertical red and white stripes.
Brands and products
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The following are some of the brands/products sold under the Streets name.[8]
- Bubble O' Bill
- Calippo
- Cornetto
- Golden Gaytime (Australia) or Cookie Crumble (NZ)
- Magnum
- Paddle Pop
- Viennetta
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Unilever calls on union to work constructively to secure Streets factory future". unilever.com.au. 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Streets celebrates a century of ice-cream, beginning in a Corrimal backyard". 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Streets FAQ". streets.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Garton, Stephen, "Edwin (Ted) Street (1891–1975)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 19 November 2015
- ^ Patty, Anna (29 October 2017). "Cone of silence: Streets ice-cream boycott to be launched on Sunday". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Streets workers end boycott". news.com.au. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Heartbrand". unileverbestfoods.com. 23 November 2006. Archived from the original on 23 November 2006.
- ^ "Streets Brands on Unilever's site". unilever.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2017.