# Birch & Waite opens new AUD 13.5 million factory in Revesby, Sydney

Family-owned wet food products maker Birch & Waite opened its new AUD 13.5 million factory in Revesby, Western Sydney, Australia. The site employs 20 workers initially, expected to grow to 45, and features a Shaking Retort, the first commercial-sized machine of its type in the Southern Hemisphere.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-08-25
- Where: Revesby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Value: $10.6M (13.5M AUD)
- Jobs: 20
- Starts operating: 25 Aug 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: wet food products, specialty health range, sachet packing, thickened liquid health products
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Birch & Waite](https://endata.com/companies/26560.md)

## Sources

- [foodmag.com.au](https://www.foodmag.com.au/birch-waite-launches-new-food-factory-in-western-sydney/), 2017-08-28: "Family-owned maker of wet food products, Birch & Waite opened its new $13.5 million factory in the Sydney suburb of Revesby on Friday."
- [packagingnews.com.au](https://www.packagingnews.com.au/news/new-tech-on-show-as-birch-and-waite-s-13-5m-revesby-facility-opens-doors), 2017-08-31: "On 25 August, Birch & Waite opened the doors of its new facility to dignitaries, business partners and the media, who were invited to tour the plant designed by engineering company RMR Process."

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