Dick Smith Foods is a brand created by Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith to provide locally owned and produced alternatives to products from foreign-owned food companies. Look up Entrepreneur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Entrepreneur is a loanword from the French language that refers to a person who undertakes and operates a new venture, and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks. ... Dick Smith (born 18 March 1944) is an Australian businessman and aviator. ...

It was formed largely in response to the high market share of those companies, and the increasingly frequent take over of previously Australian-owned companies like Arnott's and Pauls. In particular, Smith was concerned that many companies which were no longer Australian owned still marketed as "Aussie products". Company logo. ...

Generally the brand focuses on producing local alternatives to products with large market shares like Kraft peanut butter and Vegemite. The company donates a portion of profits to Australian charities and, on occasion, individuals and families. Kraft Foods NYSE: KFT (named after James Lewis Kraft) is the third largest international food products corporation (after Unilever and Nestlé). It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, but is majority owned by the Altria Group, which took control in 1988 (when it was known as Philip Morris). ... Peanut Butter in jar Peanut butter is a food product usually consisting of roasted and ground peanuts, usually salted and sometimes sweetened. ... Vegemite (pronounced VEH-gee-mite, IPA: ) is the registered brand name for a dark brown, salty food paste mainly used as a spread on sandwiches and toast, though occasionally used in cooking. ...

Infamously, Smith also created "Dickheads" matches (a play on the name "Redheads"), as "a protest over the loss of Australia's manufacturing skills to overseas companies"[1]. While many thought the matches nothing more than a publicity stunt, the brand gained considerable popularity and is now managed by an independent company.

In October 2004, Dick Smith offered to purchase Vegemite from Kraft. October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vegemite (pronounced VEH-gee-mite, IPA: ) is the registered brand name for a dark brown, salty food paste mainly used as a spread on sandwiches and toast, though occasionally used in cooking. ...

External links

• Official Dick Smith Foods site
• Official Dickheads Matches site