Extrusion Co Ltd is jointly owned by Directors Stuart Walker and Pete Hutchinson and is now 1 of only 2 facilities dedicated to making crumb products in New Zealand.

Pete Hutchinson initially trained in aquaculture in Tasmania Australia, has been involved with extrusion based cooking technology for over 20 years. Having owned and operated the St Johns, Auckland extrusion facility (formerly E N Hutchinson Ltd) since 1997, Pete has produced a diverse range of extruded products including aquaculture feeds, agricultural feeds and pet foods, pharmaceuticals, biopolymers, “snow” for the movie industry, plastics, breakfast cereals, snack foods and food coatings to name a few. He currently provides technical support for various extrusion based operations internationally.

Stuart Walkers expertise has been in refocusing and turning around businesses with his first major foray into the food business as MD of the Hansells Group (1999 - 2006) more recently the purchase and turn around of Carroll Industries NZ Limited – New Zealand’s only manufacturer of the iconic 100’s & 1,000’s. Stuart was also the Acting CEO for The Food Bowl in Auckland for 12 months during the setup phase for this major government funded investment in New Zealand’s Food Innovation.

Stuart and Pete joined forces in 2013 to transform Extrusion Co from a feed manufacturing/product development company to a specialist food producer now capable of producing more than 4.5 ton of coating crumb or stuffing products per day. This has been achieved by a major investment in upgrading plant and processing equipment coupled with significant gains in energy and labour efficiencies.

Extrusion Co is MPI certified and fully compliant to HACCP standards.  Our commitment to quality and service is underpinned by regular operator training and attention to detail by a highly dedicated team of specialist extruder operators. Extrusion Co has been granted Halal Certification by FIANZ.

A key part of our commitment to quality and product consistency is working with key suppliers from high quality wheat flours, corn and rice based flours and speciality ingredients such as natural colours. As a New Zealand manufacturer, we are committed to using New Zealand or Australian produced raw materials where ever possible and 99 % of our raw materials are sourced from NZ and Australian producers.