D’Orsogna adds value with WA government

D’Orsogna Limited has welcomed a $1 million WA Government Value Added Investment Grant to help expand and upgrade salami and fresh meat production facilities at its Palmyra, WA headquarters.

logo Leading Australian smallgoods producer, D’Orsogna Limited, which this year celebrated 75 years as an innovative family-owned WA business supplying quality food nationwide, has welcomed a $1 million WA Government Value Added Investment Grant to help expand and upgrade salami and fresh meat production facilities at its Palmyra, WA headquarters.

D’Orsogna Managing Director Jason Craig said the grant, announced today at Palmyra by WA Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis, will be co-invested in establishing automated manufacturing technologies to increase capacity and efficiencies in the production of cooked sausages, including cabanossi, tasty sticks and fermented salami products.

In addition, the boning room will be upgraded with lay-out changes to increase meat volume throughput and a packing area transformed with new equipment for more efficient transfer of fresh meat into retail-ready packaging.

At least 10 full time equivalent roles will be created in the process, adding to Palmyra’s existing workforce of 500 and complementing D’Orsogna’s Merrifield, Victoria, production plant which employs a further 300.

Board Member, Eugene D’Orsogna, said the third generation WA family business had always prioritised innovation and investment to lift productivity where opportunities for product improvement and market penetration had been identified.

He acknowledged the shared vision of the company’s family, all of whom had a steadfast commitment to a food business focussed on producing quality meat products, many of which still honoured and reflected the Italian heritage of D’Orsogna’s founding fathers.

“The Palmyra plant has been D’Orsogna headquarters since 1973 and the family continues its 75 year investment in WA with the assistance of this Value Added Investment Grant. We thank the WA Government and DPIRD for their continued support of food manufacturing.” Mr D’Orsogna said.

Mr Craig said the investment in WA will benefit the state’s pork industry through increased demand and provide ongoing skilled employment opportunities within the meat industry.

In closing, he said product development was core to D’Orsogna’s business and its dedicated product development team constantly reviewed product offerings to develop new lines to fit market niches and meet emerging consumer eating and buying patterns.