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

In 1946, the four Teys brothers, Cid, Cliff, Mick, and Max, purchased a series of butcher shops in and around

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. By 1952, the business grew to eight shops, a wholesale operation, and a newly completed

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, 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,

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, and since 2011,

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. Through a partnership with Teys, reversing the significant losses of the Lakes Creek Abattoir then controlled by

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became possible. Teys has built long-lasting international supply relationships, particularly in

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, to which it was one of the first exporters of chilled beef.

Current operations

Teys Australia Pty Ltd is a 50/50 partnership between the Teys family and the

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

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, 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

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. Teys operate across a number of sites in Australia: *Meat-processing facilities in

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( Lakes Creek),

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, and

in Queensland, Tamworth and

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, and Naracoorte in

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*Feedlots in Condamine in Queensland, Jindalee in New South Wales, and

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*Hide processing in

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in Queensland *Manufacturing delicatessen food and convenience meals at Hemmant in Queensland *Manufacturing consumer-ready fresh meat in Wagga Wagga

Awards

The company has a record of hiring and up-skilling migrant and refugee workers. In 2013, the company received an Enterprise Award from the

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as part of its annual Multicultural Awards. In 2014, the company was inducted into the

Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame The Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame recognises a set of the leaders in business and social development in Queensland, Australia. Inclusion in the hall of fame can be of individual people (living or dead), groups of people, and organisat ...

References

Attribution

External links

Teys Australia digital stories and oral history: Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame 2014

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