The CEO of Australia’s premier pie company has hit back at suggestions that the humble meat pie is on the demise.
It comes after news.com.au first revealed Bureau of Statistics data which shows pie consumption is down a catastrophic 40 per cent from its peak during the Covid lockdowns, and that compared to 2017, 2018 and 2019, we are buying fewer supermarket and bakery pies.
But CEO of Patties Foods Paul Hitchcock told 3AW the figures don’t match his company’s experience.
“It’s absolute false,” he declared. “We are having a record year.”
“We are seeing strong growth in pies: petrol and conv...
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