THE OLSON GAME BIRDS STORY.....

In 1968, wheat farmers, Peter and Lois Olson (top right), with
amazing foresight and courage, made the adventurous decision
to establish a commercial game bird enterprise on their broadacre
property just north of Swan Hill, Victoria; adventurous, because at
that time the Australian restaurant industry was very much in its
infancy.

The Olsons faced huge challenges in sourcing breeding stock,
acquiring specific information on game bird management and
establishing markets. However, with the encouragement and support of
new young European chefs…particularly the now-legendary
Hermann Schneider, who remained a loyal customer until his recent
retirement…Olson Game Birds thrived, prospered and expanded.
Today, the same business which began as a daring venture, can boast of
having provided an uninterrupted supply of genuine free range game birds to
restaurants and gourmet food outlets throughout Australia for nearly 40 years.

Current owners, Kevin and Ros O’Bryan (bottom right) purchased the business
in 1995 and have been proud to carry on the Olson name. Kevin’s farming
background and Ros being a dedicated “foodie” has resulted in a passion and
a commitment to producing only the finest quality table bird. To achieve this, the
O’Bryans use selective breeding programs, have introduced new bloodlines and raise the birds in idyllic
conditions … ranging free in vast enclosures in a habitat very similar to that of a bird in the wild.

Kevin and Ros offer their unreserved assurance that no antibiotics or growth promotants are added to the
grain-based diet of their birds and all farming practices adhere strictly to organic principles.

PS. We must be doing something right ... our customers include four out of the last six winners of
        Australian Gourmet Restaurant of the Year.