Mrs Mac's Pies

In the 1940s, Ken Macgregor started up a small business in Melbourne manufacturing cakes, yeast buns and pies.^[1] By 1954, the owner had moved his family to Perth and restarted his wholesale business as "Bakewell Pies".^[1][2] The business moved to the Morley site from its Northbridge bakery in 1968 and the next generation of the family; Iain Macgregor became the new owner of the business.^[2] In the late 1980s, the business had seen vast growth in distribution, new technology and products developed, and the company rebranded to the Mrs Mac's name.^[2]

In February 2015, Mrs Mac's appointed Paul Slaughter as CEO.^[3][4][2] In February 2021, Jonathan Moss took over as CEO after Slaughter left the company.^[5]

Mrs Mac's was acquired by Aus Pie Co in November 2022.^[6][7]

The Mrs Mac's range grew in 2016 with the introduction of gluten-free pies.^[8]

Mrs Mac's Good Eating range has gained the Heart Foundation Tick of Approval, Healthy Kids Amber Rating, and FOCiS Approval for a number of their products.^[9]

Mrs Mac's has attained BRC (now BRCGS) accreditation.^[10] BRC is a global food safety system standard based on HACCP principles (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) and Good Manufacturing Practices to ensure production of a safe-quality product. The system is third-party audited on a regular basis in addition to other specific customer and retailer audits.

In 2010, Mrs Mac's launched a new look with new packaging, advertising, social media and promotions driving the tagline: "If it's not a Mrs Mac's, take it back!"^[3][11]

In 2014, Mrs Mac's underwent a rebrand. On the back of it, a series of online content was produced highlighting use of 100% Aussie beef, hand-checking as a quality measure, and that their pastry was made the old-fashioned way. They also brought the 'show' on the road with the Roadtrip campaign and the radio Nova Team.^[12]

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