SPC Global will close its juice plant in Mill Park, Melbourne, in August as part of a manufacturing restructure.
The site currently produces Original Juice Co and Juice Lab Wellness Shots. The company said the decision forms part of a shift to a demand-led operating model. It aims to reduce costs and improve the company’s ability to scale domestically and internationally.
High-growth brands, including Juice Lab Wellness Shots, will continue to be produced in-house, with manufacturing transferred to SPC Global’s Shepparton facility in Victoria. Production of Original Juice Co, private label and B2B volumes will move under a long-term co-manufacturing agreement with Fair Dinkum Foods, based in Griffith, NSW, which owns Real Juice Company.
SPC became SPC Global in 2024 following the merger of its operations with Original Juice Co and Nature One Dairy. The transaction combined SPC’s packaged fruit, tomato and baked beans portfolio, including Ardmona, Goulburn Valley and Street Eats.
MD Robert Iervasi said that following the merger, the company reviewed its manufacturing footprint to ensure capital allocation aligned with its strongest growth categories.
“By deploying capital more efficiently, backing our strongest growth brands and partnering where it makes strategic sense, we are strengthening the business for long-term growth, accelerating international expansion and continuing to invest in Australian manufacturing,” he said.
The restructure is expected to deliver annualised cost savings of $8 million and will result in one-off costs of approximately $23.5 million. The company said new roles will be created at its Shepparton site and at Fair Dinkum Foods’ plant in Griffith.
Roles at Mill Park are expected to be affected. “Redeployment opportunities will be offered where possible,” SPC Global said in the filing.
SPC Global also reported first-half results. Group revenue declined 13.3 per cent to $197.9 million. The company reported a net after-tax loss of $11.2 million, compared with a loss of $10.3 million a year earlier.
