Trisco Foods

About Trisco Foods

Trisco Foods traces its origins to 1875 when T. Tristram established a small two-room factory behind his home on Hope Street in South Brisbane, Queensland. The Tristram family formally incorporated Trisco Foods Pty Ltd in 1979, and the business remains family-owned and managed across five generations. While its primary production and warehousing facility sits in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, the company opened its first international factory in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2019 to serve global markets. The company manufactures a wide range of food and beverage products including toppings, sauces, syrups, bakery fillings, dipping cups, sachets, and the Precise line of dysphagia thickeners and nutritional supplements (Enprocal). It operates as a contract manufacturer for quick-service restaurants, food brands, and franchise systems, offering end-to-end services from concept development through to finished goods. Key processes include liquid sachet packaging, retort processing, vertical form-fill-seal, rotary net-weight filling, and a Triblock bottling line that washes, fills, and caps in a single machine. As of 2025, Trisco employs 136 people across six countries—Australia, the United States, the Philippines, England, the Netherlands, and New Zealand—and manages 67 SKUs under the Precise brand alone. Customers span quick-service restaurant chains, food-service distributors, bakery and industrial producers, cafes, bars, fine-dining establishments, and healthcare providers in aged-care settings. The company exports throughout the Asia-Pacific region, the United States, and Europe, with a dedicated sales team supporting international distribution. Its Precise Thick-N Instant thickener is TGA-registered and sold in markets including Portugal. Trisco Foods emphasizes its 150-year manufacturing heritage, BRCGS Grade A certification, and status as an Australian Trader as foundations for reliable supply and consistent quality. The business highlights its early innovation—launching Australia’s first liquid thickener in 2012—and ongoing investment in flexible facilities, such as the Koala membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment, to maintain dependable, scalable production.

Equipment

• Liquid Sachet Machine
• Retort Machine
• Vertical Form Fill Seal
• Rotary Nett Weight Filling
• Triblock bottling line (wash, fill, cap)
• Koala Membrane Bioreactor (MBR)
• Liquid Pouch Packaging Machine

Company details

Location

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Company type

Manufacturer

Employees

136

Founded

1875

Ownership

Family-owned

Export compliance

Australian Trusted Trader

Certifications

BRCGS Grade A

Listed under

• Food & Beverage Processing in Colorado

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