Rory Macleod

February 2023

Courts

Former Freedom Foods chief executive Rory Macleod was named as complicit in the alleged fraud and breach of contract.

ASIC sues Freedom Foods, ex-CEO and CFO

The corporate regulator has brought civil proceedings against Rory Macleod and Campbell Nicholas for alleged disclosure breaches and false or misleading conduct.

Updated Feb 27, 2023
Carrie LaFrenz

September 2020

Governance

Freedom Foods has been given a reprieve from its two main lenders.

Freedom Foods gets a reprieve from lenders

The standstill agreement with the two banks is effective until November 30 and is subject to certain conditions regarding the recapitalisation plan.

Sep 11, 2020
Carrie LaFrenz

August 2020

Rear Window

Michael Perich was this week made interim chief executive of Freedom Foods.

Freedom Foods' new CEO is milking it

Despite pressure from COVID-19 and an urgency to cut costs the new Freedom Foods CEO has scored a huge pay rise.

Aug 9, 2020
Tom Richardson

Food & drink

Perich family pays high price for Freedom

The billionaire Perich family installed one of their own this week as chief executive of Freedom Foods in a bid to get to the bottom of a $60 million inventory bungle.