ANZCO Foods Canterbury (Ashburton)

ANZCO Foods Canterbury, based in Ashburton, New Zealand is a beef and lamb processing site. As well as being ANZCO Foods’ only site that processes bovine and ovine. It also supports a range of other functions including rendering, fellmongery, and material for ANZCO’s Healthcare business. With over 1000 employees, ANZCO Foods Canterbury has an annual processing capacity of 1.35 million head of sheep/lambs, 110,000 head of cattle and 180,000 head of calves. The site operates all year round, with a peak season from November to May.

Seafield Road
Ashburton 7777
T: +64 3 302 7699

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Canterbury Region

ANZCO Foods’ four Canterbury-based sites employ 1,287 people and directly contribute $824m each year to the region through wages, salaries, and supplier payments.

ANZCO Foods Canterbury Site Information

People

1002 Employees

Male 67%
Female 33%

New Zealand 30%
Samoa 17%
Cook Islands 13%
Fiji 8%
Philippines 8%
Vietnam 8%
Other worldwide locations 30%
Infrastructure & history

1995

ANZCO Foods bought the ANZCO Ashburton site following the collapse of Fortex and increased the capacity at the site. The beef processing operation was added in 1995. ANZCO acquired a small processing site in Rakaia in 2006 that supports the Canterbury site.

ANZCO Foods’ only site that processes bovine and ovine. It also supports a range of other functions including rendering, fellmongery, and material for ANZCO’s Healthcare business.

Processing capacity

Annual processing capacity of 1.35m head of sheep/lambs, 110,000 head of cattle and 180,000 head of calves.

Key markets

Japan
China
United States
New Zealand

365 days

The site operates all year round, with a peak season from November to May.
Community
Key community support
- Mid-Canterbury Hospice
- ANZCO Foods’ Sponsor a School programme
- Supporting schools, sports clubs, and a diverse range of community and service groups, directly and with fundraising assistance
- Engaging with local schools and other providers regarding a range of careers at ANZCO Foods
- Longbeach Coastal Challenge Silver Sponsor (event proceeds benefit local community and the Māia Health Foundation)
- Bronze supporter of the EA Networks community stadium build completed in 2017
- Ashburton Glow in the Park Silver Sponsor