- CEO
- Douglas Jones
- Full Time Employees
- 9,000
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Food Distribution
- Address
- 1 Thomas Holt Drive Macquarie Park NSW Australia 2113
- IPO Date
- Aug 23, 2010
- Business
- Metcash Limited (ASX:MTS; OTC:MCSHF) operates as Australia's leading wholesale distribution and marketing services company, supporting independent retailers across food, grocery, liquor, and hardware sectors; it supplies a wide range of products including fresh produce, groceries, and convenience items to independent supermarkets and convenience outlets under banners such as IGA, Foodland, and Campbells; distributes liquor products to independent retail outlets, hotels, and licensed premises through brands like Cellarbrations, IGA Liquor, Bottle-O, Thirsty Camel, Big Bargain Bottleshop, and Duncans; and provides hardware, building materials, tools, plumbing, and related supplies to independent hardware stores via networks including Mitre 10, Home Timber & Hardware, Total Tools, Hardings Hardware, Bianco Construction Supplies, and Alpine Truss. The company maintains an extensive distribution network serving approximately 2,457 supermarkets, 3,394 liquor outlets, and 734 hardware stores primarily in Australia, with additional operations in New Zealand; it operates from headquarters in Macquarie Park, New South Wales, with origins tracing back to 1927 when founded as Davids by Joe David, listing on the ASX in 2005 following mergers and restructurings including the 1998 acquisition of Davids by Metro Cash and Carry and the 2001 name change to Metcash Trading Limited. Recent developments include the 2024 acquisitions of Superior Foods for up to A$412 million to bolster national foodservice distribution, Bianco Construction Supplies for A$82 million to expand building materials in South Australia, and Alpine Truss for A$64 million to enhance hardware capabilities in Victoria; full ownership of Total Tools achieved in 2023 after incremental stakes from 2020; a new A$100 million annual supply agreement with Lion in South Australia; and the June 2025 agreement to acquire Steve’s Liquor Warehouse, comprising eight stores in Victoria and Tasmania, alongside reporting 8.9% group revenue growth to A$17.3 billion and 8.6% EBITDA increase to A$747.8 million for fiscal 2025 driven by strength across all pillars.