- Business
- Australian Oilseeds Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells chemical-free, non-genetically modified organism (non-GMO), sustainable edible oils and protein meals derived from oilseeds to wholesale, retail, supermarket, and agricultural customers worldwide; its vegetable oil portfolio includes unrefined canola oil, premium canola oil, extra filtered canola oil, refined bleached deodorized (RBD) canola oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, RBD sunflower oil, soybean oil, linseed oil, and extra virgin olive oil, while its protein meals encompass organic and non-organic cold-pressed variants of canola, sunflower, safflower, soybean, and linseed meals sold primarily as bulk supplements to farmers and feedlots. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, the company operates the largest cold-pressing oil plant in Australia with facilities including Good Earth Oils, Cootamundra Oilseeds, and Central Queensland Oilseeds, focusing on bulk sales to wholesalers for food ingredients or white-labeling and branded packaged oils to supermarket channels across domestic and international markets in the consumer staples sector. In recent developments, the company completed a business combination with EDOC Acquisition Corp in 2024 enabling its Nasdaq Capital Market listing under tickers COOT and COOTW on March 22, 2024; secured up to $7.5 million in funding from Arena Investors LP via convertible debentures and warrants subject to closing conditions; announced conversion of A$5 million existing debt to equity to strengthen its balance sheet; received Nasdaq extension through September 30, 2025 to regain compliance with minimum stockholders' equity requirements; and obtained approval in October 2025 to transfer its listing to the Nasdaq Capital Market while regaining full compliance.