In the years proceeding World War 1, there was a push towards the primary industries and farming, with governments encouraging growers to market produce in a more effective unified method. The establishment of associations and boards, as well as the pooling of goods was part of this push, a strategy which had already proven to have major benefits for the Batlow growers.

Batlow growers had already achieved the benefits of unifying as a group, in areas such as transport and purchasing. As the number of orchards grew, there was more support of unified marketing a pooling of fruit with the eventual result being the establishment of The Batlow Co-operative Cool Stores Company.

20,000 shares were issued for the Cool Stores Company at a cost of 15 shillings each. The original shareholders were: H.V Smith, A.J Arnot, A.E Herring, Charles Smith, G.M Arnot, J.H.G Hubbard, and E.M Herring.

A separate Co-operative, the Batlow Co-operative Packing Company was formed in 1923.

In 1927, the Cool Stores and Packing Companies amalgamated to form the Batlow Packing House and Cool Stores Rural Co-operative Limited. In 1939, the name was shortend to the Batlow Packing House Co-operative and in 1967 renamed Mountain Maid Foods Co-operative. On November 2, 1978 that Mountain Maid Foods Co-operative was officially renamed the Batlow Fruit Co-operative Ltd.

The Batlow Fruit Co-operative now represents 50 Australian growers who produce one million boxes of apples for market each year.