ANZCO Foods Feedlot (Five Star Beef)

Seaside Road
RD 7
Ashburton 7777
T: +64 3 308 1599

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 Feedlot Site Information

People

30 Employees

Male 56%
Female 44%
Infrastructure & history

1991

ANZCO Foods established Five Star Beef in 1991 with shareholder, Itoham Foods. ANZCO Foods now owns the site outright.

Processing capacity

Annual capacity of 40,000 head of grain-finished beef.

Stock are fed locally sourced feed and there are no antibiotics or growth promotants used

Key markets

Japan
China
Europe
Middle East
Community
Key community support
- Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust
- Involvement with Wakanui School
- Ashburton Celtic Rugby Club
- Sponsorship of local organisations, e.g. Lions, Rotary
- Mid-Canterbury Hospice
- Mid-Canterbury Science Fair