History of Company

1992	Duncan Garvey and Peter Cooper established Perigord Truffles of Tasmania (Perigord). The Tasmanian Enterprise Workshop awarded Perigord’s business plan for the best product.
1993	Establishment of Tasmania's first truffières.
1993	Perigord awarded a three-year research grant from the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) which has been recently been extended for an additional two years bringing the total research funding to $250,000.
1994	Commenced supplying imported fresh French truffles to Australia's finest restaurants.
1999	Perigord harvest Australia’s first French black truffle.
2000	Perigord market the first home grown French Black Truffles to Claudes Restaurant, Sydney.
2000	Perigord wins National Business Award.
2001	Perigord is awarded a Jaguar/Gourmet Traveler award for excellence in primary production.
2001	First truffières established in the colder regions on NSW and Victoria.
2005	First production in Yarra Valley, Victoria and Blayney district of NSW on 3-4 year old trees.
2005	Perigord is awarded a 2005 Vogue Produce Award.
2006	Perigord export first truffles to Japan and Europe.
2008	Truffles launched into Hong Kong and Macau restaurants.
2009	Significant increase in truffle production. New export markets developed.
2010	Further increase in plantings and truffle production
2011	Development of truffle products

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Perigord Truffles of Tasmania pioneered the French truffle industry in Australia. We produce and market French Black Truffles from the cold soils of Tasmania, NSW and Victoria.