Teys Australia
Meat processing company in Australia
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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.
| Industry | meat-processing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | Eight Mile Plains, Queensland, Australia |
| Website | teysgroup |
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.[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]
Operations
As at 2025, Teys Australia Pty Ltd is 100% owned by the Cargill Company[2]. 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.[3]
Teys operate across a number of sites in Australia:[4]
- 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
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.[5]
In 2014, the company was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame.[6]
