Select Harvests

Select Harvests

Formerly	Defender Limited
Company type	public (ASX: SHV)
Industry	Agribusiness
Founded	1983 (1983) in Australia
Headquarters	Melbourne , Australia
Key people	Mr Michael Iwaniw, Chairman Paul Thompson, MD (CEO) Paul Chambers, CFO
Products	Almonds, Muesli, Health food
Production output	22,690 tonnes (2019) 14,500 tonnes (2015)
Brands	Lucky, Sunsol, Nu-Vit, Renshaw, Allinga Farms, Soland
Revenue	A$298.5 million (2019)
Operating income	A$80.06 million (2019)
Net income	A$53.02 million (2019)
Total assets	A$552.85 million (2019)
Total equity	A$416 million (2019)
Number of employees	270 permanent, 500 seasonal (2015)
Website	www.selectharvests.com.au

Select Harvests is Australia's largest almond grower and processor, and is the third largest grower worldwide. It manages almond orchards in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia, and is also involved in the manufacture of a variety of food snacks and muesli. The company, based in Melbourne, employs around 270 permanently, which peaks up to 500 people seasonally (2015).^[1]

The business is divided into two divisions: an almond business which owns and manages orchards, including the harvest and initial processing of the crop, and a food business, which processes and markets a range of nut and fruit based products to retailers, distributors and food manufacturers. These were sold under the Lucky, Sunsol, Nu-Vit, Meriram, Soland, Allinga Farms and Renshaw brands.^[2]

In 2021, Select Harvests sold the Lucky and Sunsol brands to Prolife Foods of New Zealand, however, the company has retained the Allinga Farms and Renshaw brands.