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).

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 are sold under the Lucky, Sunsol, Nu-Vit, Meriram, Soland, Allinga Farms and Renshaw brands.

Formerly:            Defender Limited

Traded as:           (ASX: SHV)

Industry:              Agribusiness

Founded:            1983 in Australia

Headquarters:   Melbourne, Australia

Products:             Almonds, Muesli, Health food

Brands:                 Lucky, Sunsol, Nu-Vit, Renshaw, Allinga Farms, Soland

Website:              www.selectharvests.com.au