Mars Food Australia
Ben's Original rice and meal bases, manufactured in New South Wales.
Mars Food Australia operates the Wyong, New South Wales manufacturing facility producing Ben's Original (formerly Uncle Ben's) ready-to-serve rice, pasta sauces, and meal bases for the Australian and export markets. The plant processes wet rice and tomato-based sauce products in retort-sterilised pouches and cans, supplying major supermarket chains under both Mars-owned and private-label arrangements. Mars Food Australia operates as part of Mars Incorporated's global food division and supports the company's supply of shelf-stable food products to the Asia-Pacific region.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Wyong, Australia
- Founded
- 1967
- Website
- mars.com/made-by-mars/food
- Categories
- Pantry & Dry Goods, Specialty & Gourmet Food
- Markets
- Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia
Verified facts
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-09 Mail server of the company domain
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-09 Domain registry record
- registry-id-verified (green), checked 2026-08-16 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) company register
- registered-since (green), checked 2026-08-16 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) company register
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-09 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-09 OpenSanctions
Claimed certifications
- HACCP
- FSSC 22000, Food Safety System IAF CertSearch
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch
- Halal Certified
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA