KFC has recognised food packaging solutions company Detpak as its Supplier of the Year for Australia.
Detpak, a subsidiary of South Australian company Detmold Group, has been working with KFC since 1972, providing the highest-quality packaging products and reliability to the fast-food giant’s more than 730 stores in Australia.
Detpak also supplies numerous products to KFC globally and boasts a decades-long partnership with the global fast-food company backed by a dedicated account team and the wider group, including its recently-completed LaunchPad research and development facility in Adelaide.
“I am thankful to the greater Detmold team who work tirelessly to ensure that we have maintained and strengthened our solid partnership with KFC, to ensure a great future together,” said Ben Suttell, Detpak’s business manager.
Detpak receives the award ahead of KFC’s more than a dozen suppliers of packaging, chicken, potatoes, beverages, and other food ingredients.
“KFC has been a valued customer for many years, which Detpak looks forward to supporting into the future,” Suttell said. “Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the 2023 KFC Supplier Awards.”
Detpak designs and manufactures cutting-edge sustainable paper and cardboard packaging solutions for fast-moving consumer goods, grocery, and food services industries. The company supplies paper and cardboard packaging solutions to other global food companies, including Mcdonald’s, Hungry Jack’s, Subway, Starbucks, and Uber Eats.
Its parent company Detmold Group is a 75-year-old family-owned and operated business that supplies products for some of the world’s largest food and retail brands. The company currently operates in 17 countries and has manufacturing facilities in seven countries.
