GrainCorp Malt, a business unit of Australian-based GrainCorp Limited, is the world’s fourth largest commercial malt producer operating 14 strategically located malt production facilities, spanning three continents.
GrainCorp Malt is an international, performance-driven malt supplier. It operates in the United States as Great Western Malting Co.; in Canada as Canada Malting Co. Limited; in Australia as Barrett Burston Malting; and in the United Kingdom as Bairds Malt Limited.
Our History
In 1995, joint venture partners ConAgra Foods and Tiger Brands purchased Great Western Malting Co., Canada Malting Co. Limited, Bairds Malt Limited and Barrett Burston Malting to form ConAgra Malt.
In 2006, Castle Harlan, together with its affiliate CHAMP Private Equity, acquired ConAgra Malt and created United Malt Holdings (UMH).
In November 2009, UMH (consisting of Canada Malting, Great Western Malting, Bairds Malt and Barrett Burston Malting) was purchased by GrainCorp, a leading Australian grain handler and marketer. The acquisition led to the creation of GrainCorp Malt and transformed GrainCorp into an international agribusiness with operations in Australia, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Today, GrainCorp Malt is one of the world’s largest producers of malt for use in the brewing, distilling and food industries.
