Teys Australia


Teys Australia is a meat-processing company headquartered at Building 3, Freeway Office Park, 2728 Logan Road, Eight Mile Plains, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In 2014, it was Australia's second-largest meat processor and exporter, with export operations in 40 countries.

History

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.
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.

Operations

As at 2017, 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.
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. Teys USA is a subsidiary company based in Chicago.
Teys operate across a number of sites in Australia:
The company has a record of hiring and up-skilling migrant and refugee workers. In 2013, the company received an Enterprise Award from the Queensland government as part of its annual Multicultural Awards.
In 2014, the company was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame.

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