Haigh's Chocolates
Haigh's Chocolate Factory is the oldest family-owned chocolate manufacturer in Australia. Every item from the 200-strong Haigh's range is created by hand, using only the finest ingredients to guarantee its smooth, creamy texture and amazing flavour.
Coopers Brewery
The much-loved Coopers is Australia's only remaining family-owned brewer, and the world's largest producer of home-brew beer concentrates. The company is well known for its Coopers Sparkling Ale and Extra Stout.
Pie Carts
Adelaide pie carts have been around since 1915 and are still tempting not-so-fussy eaters into the wee small hours of the morning. The cart is most famous for it's pie floater - a meat pie turned upside down in a bowl of green pea soup and topped with a lavish dollop of tomato sauce.
Balfours Frog Cakes
Adelaide-based Balfours is the largest fresh bakery in Australia. It is most famous for its cream and sponge frog cake. The original frog was covered with a green fondant - pink, chocolate and white versions came later. Today Frog Cakes are one of South Australia's most quirky food icons.
Penfolds Magill Estate and Grange
Eight kilometres from the heart of Adelaide, Magill Estate Winery is the spiritual home to the legendary Penfolds wine brand. It is also home to the internationally recognised Penfolds Grange, which is a South Australian icon. The winery hosts a range of daily tours, including cellar door tastings.
Farmers Union Ice Coffee
The best-selling Farmers Unions Ice Coffee is a South Australian favourite. This flavoured milk drink was invented here and is still made right here. Don't leave South Australia without trying some!
Ligurian Bees
The Ligurian Bee was introduced to Kangaroo Island in 1884 and a year later the island was declared a Ligurian Bee Sanctuary. Kangaroo Island remains home to the purest strain of bee in the world. They produce a high quality honey, mostly exported interstate and overseas. Originally sourced from the Italian province of Liguria.
King George Whiting
It's fun to catch, easy to scale and fillet and is great eating, especially with a fine South Australian wine. The famed King George Whiting is getting more elusive - expensive to buy and harder to catch.
Bridgewater Mill
The Bridgewater Mill, nestled in the heart of the Adelaide Hills, is the elegant home of Petaluma. The historic Mill houses a world-renowned restaurant, the cellar door for Petaluma's famous wines, and the cellars where the company's sparkling wines are made.
Menz FruChocs
Delicious Menz FruChocs have been putting smiles on the faces of South Australians of all ages since the 1940s. Today more than 40 million FruChocs are produced each year. FruChocs are made by South Australia's largest confectioner, Robern Menz, which also produces Menz Crown Mints and Medlow Fruit Gels. They have centres of dried apricot and dried peach, and they're coated with milk chocolate.
Bickford's Lime Cordial
Bickford's Lime Juice Cordial is an invention from South Australia's pioneering past. The cordial's heritage label still carries the signature AM Bickford & Sons, as it did in 1850. Today, this refreshing Lime Juice Cordial can be found in many South Australian homes.
Golden North ice cream
The tiny town of Laura in South Australia's mid north is famous for the much-loved Golden North ice cream company. Proudly local, cows from the region are used to produce delicious ice creams, yogurts and sorbets with a creamy variety of flavours.
Legends
Cheong Liew
Malaysian-born Cheong Liew is the main chef at Adelaide's renowned restaurant The Grange, within the Hilton Adelaide. He is a delightful, ebullient personality who is routinely spotted shopping at the Adelaide Central Market. He has been awarded an OAM - Medal of the Order of Australia - in recognition for service to the food and restaurant industry.
Brett Charlesworth
Brett Charlesworth is the third generation proprietor of the family owned and operated business, Charlesworth Nuts. Established in 1934, the company produce delicious nuts, chocolates, dried fruits, and confectioneries. Since Brett and his brother Mark have taken over Charlesworth Nuts, there are eight specialists stores across Adelaide, offering South Australians the best and freshest nuts available.
Peter Lehmann
Peter Lehmann is an innovative wine enthusiast who is passionate about the South Australian wine industry. Peter is a fifth generation Barossa farmer and grape grower. The birth of Peter Lehmann Wines in the 1970s, brought about a radical change in the South Australian market for white wine.
Wolf Blass
In 1961, Wolf Blass migrated from Europe to Australia in search of making a sparkling wine. Today, Wolf is a knowledgeable wine expert and judge, winning numerous awards. Wolf has contributed enormously to creating the reputation of Australian Wine internationally, and has helped make the South Australian wine industry what it is today. Make sure you visit the Wolf Blass Visitor Centre in the Barossa.
Maggie Beer
Maggie Beer has earned a well-deserved reputation for her work in the food industry in the Barossa Valley and throughout South Australia. With a passion for fabulous flavours and local produce, Maggie runs her own shop, Maggie Beer's Farm Shop in Nurioopta, just outside Tanunda
