Born from a food truck, built for bigger things
Johnny Retro did not start in a boardroom. The brand grew from the streets of Melbourne’s Inner West, where its sauces were originally developed for a vintage food truck and created to complement the food coming off the grill.
Customers kept asking to take the sauces home, and in 2020 that demand led to the launch of Johnny Retro’s first packaged sauce range.
From local favourite to scalable Australian brand
The range expanded into premium salts and BBQ rubs in 2021. In 2022, Johnny Retro established Factory 18 in Melbourne, bringing manufacturing in-house and giving the business greater control over quality, production and product innovation.
Factory 18 achieved HACCP certification in 2025, strengthening the brand’s capability to service retailers, stockists, wholesalers and foodservice customers as it continues to scale.
What the Queensland partnership will focus on
- Foodservice distributor and wholesaler development across Queensland
- Growing placement with restaurants, cafés, pubs, clubs and other hospitality operators
- Retail and independent grocery opportunities
- QSR, multi-site and high-volume account development
- Building sustainable brand awareness, trials and repeat volume in market
A product story with real commercial potential
For Campbell Channel Partners, the strongest partnerships are backed by a genuine product story as well as a clear commercial opportunity. Johnny Retro has both: a brand born from real foodservice use, distinctive flavour-led products and an Australian manufacturing platform built to support growth.
CCP will work with the Johnny Retro team to grow its Queensland footprint and connect the range with the right customers, channels and distribution partners.
Interested in stocking Johnny Retro in Queensland?
Speak with Campbell Channel Partners about foodservice, wholesale, retail, QSR supply or product opportunities.