Bonfood Pty Ltd

Since its inception in 1956 in Melbourne, Bonfood’s core business principle has been to promote the essence of the Mediterranean diet and the importance of eating well to Australia. Through its commitment to sourcing, importing, marketing and distributing the best that Italy and Europe have to offer, Bonfood has contributed to the incorporation of traditionally ethnic cuisine into Australian homes and eating establishments and adapting this cuisine to modern trends.

Bonfood has established a truly pre-eminent stable of brands, proudly lead by its parent company Divella S.p.A, Italy’s second largest producer and supplier of dry pasta products and the single largest in Italy’s southern regions and islands. Divella, located in Rutigliano, Bari, was established in 1890 by Francesco Divella and has been an Italian pioneer in pasta and quality Mediterranean food ever since. Divella’s premium range covers semolina pasta, egg-based pasta, peeled and diced tomatoes, cooking sauces, olive oil, stir-through sauces and more.

Bonfood seeks out and selects only the best quality and most authentic food and beverage products from Italy and proudly imports, markets and distributes them throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific. The range includes cheeses, olive oil, canned and cured fish, sponge-based cake snacks, biscuits, espresso coffee, mineral water, chocolates, confectionary, seasonal cakes, and many other Italian and European gourmet lines.

The acquisition of the Sant’Agata Fine Food Company in 2008 spawned the creation of the Bonfood Specialty Division. Sant’Agata was an esteemed importer of fine Italian products for 50 years in Melbourne, Australia. The Specialty Division has enabled Bonfood to look beyond its traditional focus on grocery food products and towards other specialty products such as Zorzi vegetable seeds, Cameo products and Paglieri personal care products to name just a few. This broadens the scope of the business and reinforces in new and evolving ways Bonfood’s commitment to deliver quality and authenticity with a Mediterranean persona.

Bonfood takes the utmost care and pride in dealing with both major and independent supermarkets, continental delicatessens, convenience outlets, food service distributors, caterers and the HoReCa (Hotels, Restaurants, Cafés) market. With its base in Melbourne, Australia, the business boasts national distribution capacity by working closely with like-minded distribution partners in every other Australian major city – Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Hobart. By cultivating these solid, enduring business relationships, based on mutual trust and respect, Bonfood takes pleasure in providing Australians all over the country with tastes, traditions and culture that are hundreds of years in the making.

 

The Bonfood Mission

To be recognised as the pre-eminent supplier of shelf stable Mediterranean food products and beverages to the Australian and Asia-Pacific markets.

To provide premium quality, authentic products and attentive, thorough services - all with a Mediterranean persona.

To share a passion for its products with key partners.

To share a passion for its food, beverages and household products with principals who are committed to their brands.

To add value to all Bonfood brands.

To spread the reach of our brands into the Retail, Continental, Food Service and Hospitality markets.

To continually grow and develop a full range incorporating traditional Mediterranean products while simultaneously meeting the demands of today’s consumers by embracing new products that reflect modern trends.

To be a distributor of successful brands in “home” countries.

To be a transparent, co-operative and respectful member of the business and greater Australian communities.

To promote and develop long-lasting customer and principal relationships built on mutual trust and respect. Satisfying the needs of customers is a key priority.

To look beyond our historical focus on grocery food products and towards other specialty items that broaden our scope and reinforce in new and evolving ways our commitment to deliver quality and authenticity with a Mediterranean persona.