New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- A spokesman for administrators PKF Australia said the sales and manufacturing arm of Brancourts had been placed in voluntary administration.

The administrators said the business continued to trade, with the administrators to consider all restructuring options to place the business back on a sustainable footing with the potential of re-commencing production.

The administrators said they were expecting a high level of inquiry.

The Brancourts family business has made cheese for Australian consumers since 1895, and its brand of cottage cheese, sour cream, haloumi, yoghurt, and condensed milk are common fixtures on Australian supermarket shelves. Thirty-three full-time workers and four casuals have lost their jobs at Br...