About Us
AGS, a family owned business, in association with our wholly-owned sister company in South Africa, namely – Fortified Foods, has been in operation for the past 7 years. Fortified Foods specialises in the manufacturing of butchery, bakery and catering products, and AGS is responsible for the warehousing and distribution in Australia of some of their products along with other brands/products we represent on behalf of international companies.
The owner, Rodney Meaker, along with Grant Hamilton-Brown and Louise Van Greuenen share over 30 years of experience and knowledge, not only from an operational side of grocery business but from a retail and marketing side too.
AGS has their Head Office based in Dandenong South, Victoria (35kms from Melbourne CBD)along with a vast warehousing facility. A distribution network has been set-up across the major cities throughout Australia and we have a base of independent wholesalers who purchase goods directly from us for redistribution into the small independentretail outlets across WA and NSW.
AGS’s mission is to build a strong and prosperous company on rock-solid values and business ethics. Our strong relationship with our customers, vendors, and employees has been built on trust and dependability.
Services We Provide:
- By making volume purchases on goods directly from manufacturers across the world, we negotiate the best prices
- Storing stock in vast, secure warehousing facilities
- Distributing products to various retail channels
- Assure the best prices on quality brands - Pass on great savings to our consumers
- By partnering with our sister company in South Africa, Fortified Foods,we can offer the development and production of new brands
- Maintain brand presence in the relevant sector through on-going marketing and sales-driven support (promotional deals, store visits & category management)
- Promote brand awareness at various trade shows across the country and world. We exhibited at SIAL Anuga in 2009 with our sister company. In Australia we exhibit at the various trade shows in the major cities.