Uncle Tobys is an Australian food manufacturing company which specialises in breakfast oat products. Since its foundation in 1861, the company has expanded its product range across the cereal and ready-to-eat snack market.[1] Uncle Tobys is currently operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nestlé, after being acquired in 2006. Uncle Tobys’ main factory is situated in the town of Wahgunyah, Victoria.During the gold rush in Victoria, brothers Leonard and George Parsons left England and began manufacturing John Bull Oats in Melbourne.[2] In 1861 they established Parsons Bros. which later became Uncle Tobys.[2] Rolled oats were considered a commodity during the era and were mentioned in the financial columns of newspapers.[3] [Wikipedia]
