In 1987 we expanded to include a depot in Albion Brisbane.
In 1994 we acquired Burley Bait in Ulladulla which had been established in 1975.
In 2001 we expanded the operations with new premises in Brisbane which included a 600-pallet cold store.
In March 2002 the acquisition of Coffs Bait also added to the Tweed Bait chain on the Eastern Seaboard.
In 2003 we progressed to a fully automatic & computerized Packing Machine at our processing factory in Tweed Heads South which is capable of packing in excess of 30,000 packs per day.
In 2004 Townsville depot was added to the chain of branches to service the Nth Queensland areas & west to the Tablelands.
In July 2011 We acquired Bremer Bait which gave us another distribution warehouse in Gosford and enabled us to cover more of the Sydney metro area and Central Coast.
In 2012 we added onto the factory in South Tweed Heads with the purchase of an adjoining property for more area for processing and storage.
In 2013 we also added a second processing machine that is capable of doubling our output to 60,000 packets a day (1 tonne per hour).
2015 saw us purchase a new premises in Iluka that was to serve as a secondary processing hub with the intention of catching and processing our own Pilchards in the future.
In 2017 we acquired Andersons Bait to expand our brand on the Central Coast and Sydney.
2018 was a big year with the dream of owning our own purse-seine vessel “The Southerly” to catch our own Pilchards becoming a reality. This has meant a more constant supply and fresher quality product for our customers. We also upgraded our main production facility in Tweed Heads with a brand new 200-pallet cold store to handle the increased production.
In 2019 we purchased a block of land in Yamba NSW with the view to relocate from Iluka to Yamba and create a purpose-built factory with state-of-the-art machinery only five minutes from our vessel’s mooring.
In 2020 it was decided to close down our Coffs Harbour depot to logistically streamline operations through existing depots Gosford and Tweed heads.
In December 2023 we acquired Gotcha bait in Tooradin which has become our first depot in Victoria this purchase has allowed us to extend our service reach all the way along the east coast of Australia and into Tasmania.
In 2024 our Gosford distribution upgrade is complete with truck parking facilities and a state-of-the-art 200-pallet cold store now fully operational.
Currently, we employ over 60 staff and have future plans to upgrade the factory at Yamba.
