The story
Starting as a dairy farm operated by the Bowker family, the business took on ice-making to keep its scalded milk fresh in the hot climate as it expanded its sales territory to Broken Hill in New South Wales.
The Golden North brand was adopted in 1948. The business was acquired by Farmers Union in 1972, then in 1991, it became a subsidiary of National Foods. In 2001, a group of South Australian investors brought the business back under local private ownership. In 2006, they expanded their plant. Their flavours include a distinctive honey ice cream. Besides manufacturing ice cream under the Golden North brand, they make generic brand ice cream for sale in supermarkets.
In July 2025 management announced the imminent move of the factory to the old Beston "Edward's Crossing" cheese works at Murray Bridge, citing loss of milk suppliers in the Mid North and increased business opportunities.
From Wikipedia’s article on Golden North, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3