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'{{Short description|Australian brand of meat pies and sausage rolls}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox brand | name = Four'n Twenty | logo = [[File:Four n twenty logo.jpg]] | image = [[File:Four'N Twenty Pie at the AFL.jpg|220px]] | caption = A Four'n Twenty Pie being eaten during an [[Australian Football League|AFL]] match | producttype = [[Meat pie (Australia and New Zealand)|Meat pie]]s<br>[[Sausage roll]]s | currentowner = [[Patties Foods]] | origin = [[Australia]] | introduced = 1947 | markets = Australia<br>United States<br>Japan | previousowners = [[Peters Ice Cream]]<br>[[Simplot]] | tagline = The great Australian taste | website = {{url|pattiesfoods.com.au/four-n-twenty}} }} '''Four'n Twenty''', stylised FOUR'N TWENTY, is an Australian brand of [[meat pie]]s and [[sausage roll]]s, owned by parent company [[Patties Foods]]. The classic Four'n Twenty pie is filled with mutton and beef (a minimum of 25%, per [[Food Standards Australia New Zealand]] regulations), mostly shoulder meat, in a spiced gravy with carrot and onion.<ref name=behind>{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/behind-the-scenes-at-aussie-food-factories-20090427-akwb.html|title=Behind the scenes at Aussie food factories|last=Cornish|first=Richard|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=28 April 2009|accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> The crust is a flour and margarine [[shortcrust pastry]], with the upper crust additionally [[Laminated dough|rolled and folded]] to make it slightly flaky.<ref name=behind /> Other fillings include chicken and vegetable, [[pulled pork]], and [[Cattle feeding#Grass-fed|grass-fed]] [[Aberdeen Angus|Angus]] beef. Australians have the highest per-capita meat pie consumption in the world, and Four'n Twenty pies are considered iconic, particularly in the context of football matches.<ref name=byebye>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/07/20/1058639657123.html|title=Bye-bye American pie|newspaper=The Age|date=21 July 2003|accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> They are often served with [[Ketchup|tomato sauce]].<ref name=history>{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/the-history-of-the-great-australian-meat-pie-at-the-footy/news-story/3440541675c996f80a390f5d11135b63|title=The history of the great Australian meat pie at the footy|last=Talbot|first=Christopher|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=22 July 2016|accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> The brand's name is a reference to the nursery rhyme ''[[Sing a Song of Sixpence]]'', which includes the lines "Four and twenty blackbirds / Baked in a pie".<ref name=blackbirds>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/75380/how-a-rhyme-raised-a-humble-pie/|title=How a rhyme raised a humble pie|last=Fagan|first=Josh|newspaper=Bendigo Advertiser|date=25 March 2012|accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> Some early logos alluded to this, with 24 blackbirds escaping from a pie and taking flight, although the current logo features only text.{{Citation needed|date=September 2017|reason=There are ample photos of these logos online, but an article about the history of the logo and marketing reasons for the changes would be preferable}} ==History== The Four'n Twenty pie was created in [[Bendigo, Victoria]], Australia by Leslie Thompson McClure in 1947.<ref name=adb>{{Cite web|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mcclure-leslie-thompson-les-10913|title=McClure, Leslie Thompson (Les) (1908–1966)|last=Ritchie|first=John|website=Australian Dictionary of Biography|date=2000|accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> Initially called the Dad & Dave Pie after the name of his cafe, McClure renamed the pie using the nursery rhyme suggestion from an employee.<ref name=blackbirds /> At that time, production was around 50 pies per day.<ref name=behind /> McClure took a sampling of his pies to the [[Royal Melbourne Showgrounds|Royal Melbourne Agricultural Show]], where they proved very popular. Increasing demand for the pie caused McClure to open a bakery in a pavilion of the showgrounds in 1949, then a factory in nearby Union Road, [[Ascot Vale]] in 1953,<ref name=adb /> and eventually a larger factory in [[Kensington, Victoria|Kensington]].<ref name=byebye /> In 1960, McClure sold his stake in Four'n Twenty to the Victorian arm of [[Peters Ice Cream]].<ref name=adb /> Peters' subsequent owner, [[Pacific Dunlop]], sold the brand to [[Simplot]] in 1995,<ref name=bites>{{Cite news|url=http://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/m/3331/four-n-twenty-pies-aus-again|title=Great Aussie bite bites back|last=Gardiner|first=Ashley|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=12 July 2003|accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> and Simplot in turn sold Four'n Twenty and several other bakery brands to [[Patties Foods]] in 2003.<ref name=byebye /> Patties expanded their [[Bairnsdale]] manufacturing facility and consolidated Four'n Twenty production into it, closing the Kensington plant.<ref name=byebye /> The new plant can produce 21,000 pies per hour, 24 hours per day.<ref name=behind /> In 2006, the brand announced that the Four'n Twenty pie would be sold on the American market.<ref name=bite>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Great-Aussie-bite-to-become-American-pie/2006/09/11/1157826864009.html|title=Great Aussie bite to become American pie|newspaper=The Age|date=11 September 2006|accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> In 2017, to celebrate Four'n Twenty's 70th anniversary, the brand launched the Four'n Twenty Cheese and [[Vegemite]] Pie.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2017/07/17/fourn-twenty-now-selling-cheese-and-vegemite-pie.html|title=Four'N Twenty now selling Cheese and Vegemite pie|last=Hogan|first=Andrea|newspaper=Australian Food News|date=17 July 2017|accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> Later in 2017, Four'n Twenty launched the Topper, a crispy [[Bread crumbs#Breading|breaded]] pocket with lasagna, [[macaroni and cheese]], or chicken [[Cordon bleu (dish)|cordon bleu]] fillings.<ref name=foodmag>{{Cite news|url=https://foodmag.com.au/fourn-twenty-launches-hand-held-lasagne/|title=Four'n Twenty launches hand-held lasagne|last=Elmas|first=Matthew|newspaper=Food and Beverage Industry news|date=18 September 2017|accessdate=19 September 2017}}</ref> On 21 April 2019, Four'n Twenty launched its brand of meat pies in Japan, with a Four’n Twenty Day celebration at the World Beer Museum in Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Victoria|first=Global|date=2019-04-23|title=Serving up Four’N Twenty pies in Japan|url=https://global.vic.gov.au/news/2019/april/serving-up-fourn-twenty-pies-in-japan|access-date=2020-10-14|website=global.vic.gov.au|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, Four'n Twenty introduced a [[vegan]]-friendly meat-free pie to the market, said to have the same "taste, texture and flavour" as the original. ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://pattiesfoods.com.au/four-n-twenty}} [[Category:Australian brands]] [[Category:Australian pies]] [[Category:Bakeries of Australia]] [[Category:Brand name pies]] [[Category:Products introduced in 1947]]'