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In 1884, because of advancing age, the increasing demand for capital and competition from joint-stock companies and banks, he was forced to incorporate his private partnerships as a joint-stock company, called Dalgety & Co Ltd, and registered in London on 29 April 1884.<ref name=ABR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gabr.net.au/biogs/ABE0293b.htm|title=Dalgety Australia Ltd - Guide to Australian Business Records Corporate entry|publisher=|accessdate=21 December 2015}}</ref> It was listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]]. By that time it had operations in [[London]], [[Melbourne]], [[Geelong]], [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]], [[Dunedin]], [[Christchurch]] and [[Sydney]].<ref name=history/> |
In 1884, because of advancing age, the increasing demand for capital and competition from joint-stock companies and banks, he was forced to incorporate his private partnerships as a joint-stock company, called Dalgety & Co Ltd, and registered in London on 29 April 1884.<ref name=ABR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gabr.net.au/biogs/ABE0293b.htm|title=Dalgety Australia Ltd - Guide to Australian Business Records Corporate entry|publisher=|accessdate=21 December 2015}}</ref> It was listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]]. By that time it had operations in [[London]], [[Melbourne]], [[Geelong]], [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]], [[Dunedin]], [[Christchurch]] and [[Sydney]].<ref name=history/> |
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In the next three years Dalgety branches were opened in [[Queensland]] and [[Western Australia]], and the properties and assets of the company increased by 50 per cent. Dalgety continued in active management as largest shareholder and chairman of directors until his death in 1894. Dalgety & Co. continued to grow after its founder died. In July 1898, the company signed an agreement with the Russian consul in Melbourne for the use of Russian ships to transport wool from Australia to Europe.<ref name="rusemb60th">{{cite web|url=http://www.australia.mid.ru/0img/60_Years.pdf|title=60th Anniversary of the Russian-Australian diplomatic relations|publisher=[[Embassy of Russia in Canberra|Embassy of Russia to Australia]]|accessdate=2009-04-06 |
In the next three years Dalgety branches were opened in [[Queensland]] and [[Western Australia]], and the properties and assets of the company increased by 50 per cent. Dalgety continued in active management as largest shareholder and chairman of directors until his death in 1894. Dalgety & Co. continued to grow after its founder died. In July 1898, the company signed an agreement with the Russian consul in Melbourne for the use of Russian ships to transport wool from Australia to Europe.<ref name="rusemb60th">{{cite web|url=http://www.australia.mid.ru/0img/60_Years.pdf |title=60th Anniversary of the Russian-Australian diplomatic relations |publisher=[[Embassy of Russia in Canberra|Embassy of Russia to Australia]] |accessdate=2009-04-06 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5fpozLphU?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.australia.mid.ru%2F0img%2F60_Years.pdf |archivedate=2009-04-06 |df= }} at [[WebCite]]</ref> |
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Dalgety & Co Ltd merged with the ''[[New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company|New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co.]] Ltd''<ref name=history/> in November 1961 to form Dalgety & New Zealand Loan Ltd (UK) (DNZL).<ref name=ABR/> On 1 September 1961 Dalgety & Co Ltd was delisted from [[Australian Securities Exchange|ASX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delisted.com.au/company/dalgety-and-company-limited|title=DALGETY AND COMPANY LIMITED - Profile and Status - deListed Australia|publisher=|accessdate=21 December 2015}}</ref> With assets of £44 million in 1963 the merged entity was the largest pastoral combine operating in Australasia.<ref name=history/> |
Dalgety & Co Ltd merged with the ''[[New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company|New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co.]] Ltd''<ref name=history/> in November 1961 to form Dalgety & New Zealand Loan Ltd (UK) (DNZL).<ref name=ABR/> On 1 September 1961 Dalgety & Co Ltd was delisted from [[Australian Securities Exchange|ASX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delisted.com.au/company/dalgety-and-company-limited|title=DALGETY AND COMPANY LIMITED - Profile and Status - deListed Australia|publisher=|accessdate=21 December 2015}}</ref> With assets of £44 million in 1963 the merged entity was the largest pastoral combine operating in Australasia.<ref name=history/> |
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In 1979 it diversified into foods acquiring ''Spillers'',<ref>[http://www.spillers-feeds.com/en-gb/united-kingdom/header-top/corporate-spillers/company-history/ Spillers Feeds: History]</ref> a [[flour milling]] and [[pet food]] business, following a hostile take-over battle, and in 1987 it bought ''[[Golden Wonder]]'', potato crisp manufacturers.<ref name=wonder>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/walkers-buys-wotsits-in-golden-wonder-sale-652547.html Walkers buys Wotsits in Golden Wonder sale] Independent, 28 May 2002</ref> Then in 1995 it bought ''[[Felix (pet food)|Felix Pet Foods]]''.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19950204/ai_n13965135?tag=content;col1 Dalgety snaps up Felix] Independent, 4 February 1995</ref> |
In 1979 it diversified into foods acquiring ''Spillers'',<ref>[http://www.spillers-feeds.com/en-gb/united-kingdom/header-top/corporate-spillers/company-history/ Spillers Feeds: History]</ref> a [[flour milling]] and [[pet food]] business, following a hostile take-over battle, and in 1987 it bought ''[[Golden Wonder]]'', potato crisp manufacturers.<ref name=wonder>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/walkers-buys-wotsits-in-golden-wonder-sale-652547.html Walkers buys Wotsits in Golden Wonder sale] Independent, 28 May 2002</ref> Then in 1995 it bought ''[[Felix (pet food)|Felix Pet Foods]]''.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19950204/ai_n13965135?tag=content;col1 Dalgety snaps up Felix] Independent, 4 February 1995</ref> |
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In the late 1990s, following a [[Bovine spongiform encephalopathy|BSE]] crisis in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], it entered into a series of disposals and sold Golden Wonder to the management in 1995,<ref name=wonder/> its food ingredients and ''Spillers'' flour milling operations to [[Kerry Group]] plc in 1997<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=44628 Dalegety sells its food ingredients business for £360m] PR Newswire, 1997</ref> and its pet foods business to [[Nestlé]] in 1997.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=20467 Sale of Spillers Petfoods for £715m] PR Newswire, 1997</ref> In Australia, in 1993, Dalgety Farmers Ltd became LFD Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of [[ANZ Banking Group]] and Dalgety’s pastoral interests were sold to [[Wesfarmers]].<ref name=ABR/> |
In the late 1990s, following a [[Bovine spongiform encephalopathy|BSE]] crisis in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], it entered into a series of disposals and sold Golden Wonder to the management in 1995,<ref name=wonder/> its food ingredients and ''Spillers'' flour milling operations to [[Kerry Group]] plc in 1997<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=44628 Dalegety sells its food ingredients business for £360m] PR Newswire, 1997</ref> and its pet foods business to [[Nestlé]] in 1997.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=20467 Sale of Spillers Petfoods for £715m] {{webcite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5yO3S13nr?url=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=20467 |date=20110502191613 |dateformat=iso }} PR Newswire, 1997</ref> In Australia, in 1993, Dalgety Farmers Ltd became LFD Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of [[ANZ Banking Group]] and Dalgety’s pastoral interests were sold to [[Wesfarmers]].<ref name=ABR/> |
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Revision as of 09:33, 5 December 2016
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| Industry | Conglomerate |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1846 |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Genus plc |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Sir Denys Henderson (Chairman) Richard Clothier (CEO) |
Dalgety plc was a major British conglomerate. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
History
The Company was established by Frederick Dalgety, a Scotsman, in Melbourne, Australia in 1846, outfitting sheep ranchers.[1]
In December 1842 Frederick Dalgety arrived in Melbourne, which had only recently been established, as manager of a new firm which he soon bought and by 1848 was an independent and well-to-do merchant, concentrating on 'the settlers' trade', providing merchandise for the squatters and buying their produce. He visited England in 1849 to strengthen his facilities for credit and the disposal of colonial produce and returned to Victoria in 1851. In the gold rush Dalgety continued with general business, enlarged his pastoral trade, sold merchandise to the diggers and bought much gold from them; in 1851-55 he made about £150,000 from his gold speculations alone.[1]
In 1854 Dalgety moved to London to establish the headquarters of a metropolitan-colonial enterprise dealing mainly with the Victorian pastoral industry. He took with him as London partner Frederick Du Croz, and left C. Ibbotson as a colonial manager-partner in Geelong; he returned to Victoria in 1857 to establish James Blackwood as another manager-partner in Melbourne. He lived permanently in England.[1]
In 1884, because of advancing age, the increasing demand for capital and competition from joint-stock companies and banks, he was forced to incorporate his private partnerships as a joint-stock company, called Dalgety & Co Ltd, and registered in London on 29 April 1884.[2] It was listed on the London Stock Exchange. By that time it had operations in London, Melbourne, Geelong, Launceston, Dunedin, Christchurch and Sydney.[1]
In the next three years Dalgety branches were opened in Queensland and Western Australia, and the properties and assets of the company increased by 50 per cent. Dalgety continued in active management as largest shareholder and chairman of directors until his death in 1894. Dalgety & Co. continued to grow after its founder died. In July 1898, the company signed an agreement with the Russian consul in Melbourne for the use of Russian ships to transport wool from Australia to Europe.[3]
Dalgety & Co Ltd merged with the New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd[1] in November 1961 to form Dalgety & New Zealand Loan Ltd (UK) (DNZL).[2] On 1 September 1961 Dalgety & Co Ltd was delisted from ASX.[4] With assets of £44 million in 1963 the merged entity was the largest pastoral combine operating in Australasia.[1]
The Company expanded into North America in 1966 acquiring Balfour Guthrie, a lumber and poultry business, and in 1970 it acquired the UK-based Pig Improvement Company.[5]
In 1979 it diversified into foods acquiring Spillers,[6] a flour milling and pet food business, following a hostile take-over battle, and in 1987 it bought Golden Wonder, potato crisp manufacturers.[7] Then in 1995 it bought Felix Pet Foods.[8]
In the late 1990s, following a BSE crisis in the UK, it entered into a series of disposals and sold Golden Wonder to the management in 1995,[7] its food ingredients and Spillers flour milling operations to Kerry Group plc in 1997[9] and its pet foods business to Nestlé in 1997.[10] In Australia, in 1993, Dalgety Farmers Ltd became LFD Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of ANZ Banking Group and Dalgety’s pastoral interests were sold to Wesfarmers.[2]
Demise of the business
The company was renamed PIC International Group plc in 1998[11] and then Sygen International plc in 2001.[12] By that time the main asset left in the company was its investment in Pig Improvement Company. Genus plc bought what was left of the company in 2005.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Biography - Frederick Gonnerman Dalgety - Australian Dictionary of Biography". Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Dalgety Australia Ltd - Guide to Australian Business Records Corporate entry". Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "60th Anniversary of the Russian-Australian diplomatic relations" (PDF). Embassy of Russia to Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) at WebCite - ^ "DALGETY AND COMPANY LIMITED - Profile and Status - deListed Australia". Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "From the Wallingford Pig Study Group to PIC". The Pig Site. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ Spillers Feeds: History
- ^ a b Walkers buys Wotsits in Golden Wonder sale Independent, 28 May 2002
- ^ Dalgety snaps up Felix Independent, 4 February 1995
- ^ Dalegety sells its food ingredients business for £360m PR Newswire, 1997
- ^ Sale of Spillers Petfoods for £715m Template:Webcite PR Newswire, 1997
- ^ Increased return of £675m to shareholders PR Newswire, 1998
- ^ PIC International Group PLC Changes Name to Sygen International plc PR Newswire, 2001
- ^ Genus completes acquisition of Sygen PigSite, 2 December 2005