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Butler Market Gardens - Aust

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Butler Market Gardens - Aust

Fresh Vegetable & Herb Farm Butler Market Gardens is a vegetable farm specializing in Spring Onions, Asian vegetables and Fresh Herbs.

Located in Heatherton Victoria its central position to the Melbourne wholesale markets and major retail distribution networks allows the freshest product to be delivered locally or interstate.

Address

198 Old Dandenong Road
Heatherton, VIC
3202

Opening Hours

Monday	7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 5pm
Thursday	7:30am - 5pm
Friday	7:30am - 5pm
Saturday	7:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+61395518430

Website

https://www.butlermarketgardens.com.au/

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Butler Market Gardens (Aust) is an Australian owned, vertically integrated, vegetable & herb farming company. Having complete control of its supply chain allows it to grow, harvest, pack, market and distribute its products nationally. Butler Market Gardens has supplied direct to major retailers for over 40 years. It is respected within the industry for high quality products and with its ability to change and adapt to trends provides a superior level of service to its customers.

The story of 5th generation grower Peter Butler started in 1969 when he started clearing scrub and black berries on a sand hill behind the Kingston Centre in Cheltenham. Peter had access to the family rhubarb crowns and was motivated to continue vegetable farming even though his father Bill advised him to take up a trade.

A short period of corporate work with Lamson Paragon Ltd, as well as working as a forklift driver in the Melbourne Market for Frank Montague, allowed Peter to supplement his income and keep his market gardening dream alive. Bill & his brother Lenny Butler helped Peter get the farm up and running and when their ruby red Rhubarb variety was ready to pick, Peter was able to gain much attention from green grocers and supermarket chains in the early 70’s.

Well known for parsnips, leeks, dutch carrots, salad onions, cucumbers and even turnips in the 80’s, Peter was farming 50 acres in Cheltenham and a new 17 acre farm in Heatherton to provide a 12 month income. During the early 90’s, as Peter’s business continued to grow, Butler Market Gardens focussed on growing more niche products, such as buk choy, wild rocket, baby spinach and decorative lettuce.

A new dedicated focus on supermarket supply and the implementation of quality assurance saw the company establish itself as a bunch line and leafy green industry leader.

In 1996 Peter’s son Rick joined the business and was able to drive significant sales growth by opening up national retail supply. He was awarded the 2009 Horticulture Australia Young Leader Award for post harvest water savings and introducing younger people into the industry. In 2012 Rick worked with the major retailers to overhaul the emerging retail herb category by introducing sleeved herbs and smaller portion sized punnets to Australian consumers.

Strategic growing partnerships with Campsey Ash Farms & DSA Fresh have complimented product seasonality ensuing consumers receive only the freshest vegetables and herbs.

From selling less than 100 bunches of rhubarb to the supermarket chains more than 40 years ago, to now growing and selling more than 30 million bunches of vegetables and herbs today, Butler Market Gardens core product range includes spring onions, herbs, asian vegetables, decorative lettuce, bunch lines & rhubarb.

Great customer service, its urban location and as Peter would say, “Being a bit fussy” has Butler Market Gardens highly regarded within the fresh produce industry for quality products and continued availability.

In October 2015, the company transitioned to new ownership via a sucessful succesion plan. Experience across all aspects of the business allowed Rick to conceptualise innovative solutions that deliver sustainable and effective business outcomes. He continues to remain at the forefront of technology and change within the industry.

With the support of a strong executive team, company CEO Rick Butler is currently leading the business through a period of modernisation, preparing the business for the operating environment of tomorrow. Rick believes in collaboration and active contribution to the fresh produce industry, and currently holds several leadership and representative positions.

Butler Market Gardens (Aust) Pty Ltd Vision Statement: ‘A global leader in the food industry exemplifying quality, innovation and sustainable best practice’