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Derek Rose

Australia's biggest peanut supplier set to shut down

Australia's biggest peanut processor will close by the start of 2027, affecting 150 staff. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)

The corporate owners of Australia's biggest peanut processor will scale down the century-old business in the coming 18 months before shutting it down for good.

About 150 employees at the Peanut Company of Australia's Kingaroy and Tolga facilities in Queensland will be offered redundancies, support services and other opportunities where possible, Bega Group said on Wednesday.

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