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The Sanitarium Health Food Company is a food company in AustraliaAustralia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland o...
 and New ZealandNew Zealand

New Zealand is a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean consisting of two large islands and many much smaller islands, m...
 that produces a large range of breakfast cerealsBreakfast cereal

A breakfast cereal is a food product designed especially to be marketed to consumers as a ready-made breakfast food....
 as well as a range of vegetarian products. Founded in 1898, its flagship product Weet-BixWeet-Bix Summary

Weet-Bix is the name of high-fibre breakfast cereal biscuits manufactured in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa by th...
 is a top seller in the Australian and New Zealand breakfast cereal market. Sanitarium is wholly owned by the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchSeventh-day Adventist Church

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian denomination which, as its name suggests, is best-known for its teaching tha...
.

Sanitarium has factories in many locations across Australia and New Zealand, some of these include, Berkeley ValeBerkeley Vale, New South Wales

Berkeley Vale is a suburb located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the Wyong Shire local gover...
, CooranbongCooranbong, New South Wales

Cooranbong is a town in New South Wales, Australia and part of the Lake Macquarie region....
, PerthPerth, Western Australia

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, AdelaideAdelaide

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, BrisbaneBrisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and is the third largest city in Austr...
, ChristchurchChristchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the third largest city in the country....
 and AucklandAuckland

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. A factory was operating in Palmerston NorthPalmerston North

Palmerston North is a city in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand....
 NZ, but was closed down in the late 1990's.

History

Officially formed in 1898, the process of forming a health food company had been in discussions amongst Seventh-day Adventists in AustraliaAustralia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland o...
 for a number of years. To help the company get started, a baker by the name of Edward Halsey was called out from the United StatesUnited States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is...
, arriving in SydneySydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4.2 million people ....
 on November 8, 1897.

Products

Breakfast cereals

  • Weet-BixWeet-Bix Overview

    Weet-Bix is the name of high-fibre breakfast cereal biscuits manufactured in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa by th...
    , and its family of products:
    • Weet-Bix Crunch Honey
    • Weet-Bix Crunch Cocoa
    • Weet-Bix Multi-Grain (formerly Good Start)
    • Hi-bran
    • Weet Bix Oat Bran
    • Bran Bix
    • Weet-Bix Fruity (formerly Fruity-Bix)
    • Fruity-bix Bars
    • Weet-Bix Lite (formerly Lite-bix)
  • Granola
  • Granola Clusters
  • Puffed wheat
  • Honey Weets
  • Skippy Corn flakesCorn flakes

    Corn flakes are a food made by combining cooked corn along with sugar and vitamins....
  • Skippy Ricies
  • Light'n'tasty
  • Muesli range (Toasted, Natural, Clusters)
  • Weeties (Relaunched 2008 , previously kornies)
  • Double Crunch Apple and Cinnamon (NZ)
  • Double Crunch Apricot (NZ)

Convenient breakfast cereals
  • Up & Go, a milkMilk Overview

    Milk is the nutrient fluid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals ....
     breakfastBreakfast

    Breakfast is a meal, preceding lunch or dinner and usually eaten in the morning....
     drinkDrink

    The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids....
    . Up & Go is sold as a 250ml or 350ml single-serve beverage, or a 1 Litre re-sealable carton. and is marketed towards busy young people. It is a popular product in Australia. Up & Go was launched in both New ZealandNew Zealand

    New Zealand is a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean consisting of two large islands and many much smaller islands, m...
     and AustraliaAustralia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland o...
     in 1998 and released its 5th flavour, "Iced Coffee" in 2005. In 2007 Sanitarium also released the alternative fruit flavours "Mango & Peach" and "Banana & Honey".


  • Fastbreak

Meals

  • Deli Luncheon
  • Lunch Today

Spreads

  • Sanitarium Peanut ButterPeanut butter

    Peanut butter is a food made of roasted and ground peanuts, usually salted and sweetened....
  • Peanuts Peanut Butter (No longer made)
  • Natural Peanut Butter
  • MarmiteMarmite

    Marmite is a British savoury spread made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing....
    (NZ & Aus)
  • Vitamite

Dairy Alternatives

  • So Good, and its family of products:
    • So Good Ice Cream
    • So Good Lite
    • Flavoured So-Good
    • Organics Simply Soy

Meat Alternatives

  • Vegie Delights range, which includes 4 kinds of vegan sausages
  • Savoury Lentils
  • Tender Pieces
  • Casserole Mince
  • Country Hotpot
  • Vegetarian Sausages
  • Nutmeat
  • Nutolene
  • Rediburger
  • Sanitarium Brand Nuts & Confectionery

Gizmos and Gadgets

In 2005 Sanitarium New Zealand created a loyalty programLoyalty program

In marketing generally and in retailing more specifically, a loyalty card, rewards card, points card, or club card is ...
 which involves collecting cards found in cereal packets and uploading the codes found on them by text messagingText messaging

Text messaging, or texting is the common term for the sending of "short" text messages from mobile phones using the S...
 or by . Customers then gain points, the number of points decided by the amount and type of the cereal. Points may be redeemed for free or cheaper (than recommended retail price) items.

Qualifying Cereals

Not all Sanitarium cereals qualify for 'Gizmos and Gadgets'. The following do:

  • Ricies
  • Skippy Cornflakes
  • Weet-Bix Fruity
  • Weet-Bix Crunch
  • Honey Puffs

See also

  • Battle Creek SanitariumBattle Creek Sanitarium

    The Battle Creek Sanitarium, also known as the Battle Creek Sanatorium in Battle Creek, Michigan, first opened in 1866...
  • Macrobiotic dietMacrobiotic diet

    Macrobiotics, from the Greek "macro" + "bios" , is a lifestyle that incorporates a dietary regimen....


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