Four'n Twenty is an Australian pastry brand, now distributed internationally, with products including meat pies and sausage rolls. It is 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. The crust is a flour and margarine shortcrust pastry, with the upper crust additionally rolled and folded to make it slightly flaky. They are often served with tomato sauce.
Etymology and logos
The brand's name is a reference to the traditional English nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence, which includes the lyric "Four and twenty blackbirds / Baked in a pie". Some early logos alluded to this, with 24 blackbirds escaping from a pie and taking flight, although the current logo features only text.
History
The Four'n Twenty pie was created in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia by Leslie Thompson McClure in 1947. Initially called the Dad & Dave Pie after the name of his cafe, McClure renamed the pie using the nursery rhyme suggestion from an employee. and Simplot in turn sold Four'n Twenty and several other bakery brands to Patties Foods in 2003.
International presence
thumb|272x272px|Four'n Twenty pie, with Olympic sponsorship on packaging
In 2006, the brand announced that the Four'n Twenty pie would be sold on the American market.
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.
Along with Milo, Weet-Bix and Vegemite, Four’n Twenty pies are an official provision to the 2024 Australian Olympic Team.
Varieties
In 2017, to celebrate Four'n Twenty's 70th anniversary, the brand launched the Four'n Twenty Cheese and Vegemite Pie.
Later in 2017, Four'n Twenty launched the Topper, a crispy breaded pocket with lasagna, macaroni and cheese, or chicken cordon bleu fillings.
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.
In 2021, Four'n Twenty launched the Butter Chicken Pie, featuring a butter chicken-style spiced filling with chicken, tomato, and chilli.
In 2025, CC's Corn Chips and Four'n Twenty collaborated to release the Beef & CC's Nacho Cheese Pie, a limited-edition pie available frozen from supermarkets and hot from pie warmers at petrol stations and convenience stores.
See also
- Australian meat pie
- Lihapiirakka