Teys Australia
| Industry | meat-processing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | Eight Mile Plains, Queensland, Australia |
| Website | teysgroup |
Teys Australia is a meat-processing company headquartered at Building 3, Freeway Office Park, 2728 Logan Rd, Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113, Australia. In 2014, it was Australia's second-largest meat processor and exporter, with export operations in 40 countries.
History
[edit]In 1946, the four Teys brothers, Cid, Cliff, Mick, and Max, purchased a series of butcher shops in and around Brisbane. By 1952, the business grew to eight shops, a wholesale operation, and a newly completed abattoir at Beenleigh, where the company continues to have its headquarters.[1]
Teys has a history of working in various partnerships over the decades, including with Canada Packers Inc, Consolidated Press Holdings, and since 2011, Cargill. Through a partnership with Teys, reversing the significant losses of the Lakes Creek Abattoir then controlled by Kerry Packer became possible.
Teys has built long-lasting international supply relationships, particularly in Japan, to which it was one of the first exporters of chilled beef.[1]
Current operations
[edit]Teys Australia Pty Ltd is a 50/50 partnership between the Teys family and the Cargill Company. It is Australia's second-largest meat processor and exporter, with export operations in 40 countries. Teys operates six beef-processing plants, as well as owning two feedlots, cattle hide-processing operations, and other beef-related businesses.[1]
Teys process 32,000 cattle weekly, which generate a turnover of around AU$2.5 billion annually. Teys continues to develop its international business in response to growing Asian demand.[1] Teys USA is a subsidiary company based in Chicago.[2]
Teys operate across a number of sites in Australia:[3]
- Meat-processing facilities in Rockhampton (Lakes Creek), Biloela, and Beenleigh in Queensland, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, and Naracoorte in South Australia
- Feedlots in Condamine in Queensland, Jindalee in New South Wales, and Charlton in Victoria
- Hide processing in Murgon in Queensland
- Manufacturing delicatessen food and convenience meals at Hemmant in Queensland
- Manufacturing consumer-ready fresh meat in Wagga Wagga
Awards
[edit]The company has a record of hiring and up-skilling migrant and refugee workers.[1] In 2013, the company received an Enterprise Award from the Queensland government as part of its annual Multicultural Awards.[4]
In 2014, the company was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "2014 Inductee: Teys Australia". Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame. State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Teys USA". Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Facilities". Teys Australia. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Lakes Creek plant earns Qld multi-cultural award". Beef Central. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Atfield, Cameron (17 July 2014). "Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame welcomes five additions". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
Attribution
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This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame: 2014 Inductee Teys Australia published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence, accessed on 22 November 2017.