Teys Australia Explained

Teys Australia
Hq Location:Eight Mile Plains, Queensland, Australia
Industry:meat-processing

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 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.

Current operations

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.[2]

Teys operate across a number of sites in Australia:[3]

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 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Inductee: Teys Australia. Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame. State Library of Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20171121210717/http://leaders.slq.qld.gov.au/inductees/teys-australia/. 21 November 2017. live. 22 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Teys USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20171121214431/http://www.teysaust.com.au/facilities/teys-usa/. 21 November 2017. live. 22 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Facilities. Teys Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20171121220313/http://www.teysaust.com.au/facilities/. 21 November 2017. live. 22 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Lakes Creek plant earns Qld multi-cultural award. 10 September 2013. Beef Central. https://web.archive.org/web/20171121205759/https://www.beefcentral.com/processing/lakes-creek-plant-earns-qld-multi-cultural-award/. 21 November 2017. live. 22 November 2017.
  5. News: Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame welcomes five additions. Atfield. Cameron. 17 July 2014. Sydney Morning Herald. 22 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171121213707/http://www.smh.com.au/business/queensland-business-leaders-hall-of-fame-welcomes-five-additions-20140717-zu50i.html. 21 November 2017. live.