AFFCO New Zealand

What AFFCO New Zealand does

AFFCO New Zealand is a privately held, vertically integrated meat processor and exporter founded in 1904 and wholly owned since 2010 by Talley's Group Limited. The company operates 12 plants across New Zealand — 11 meat processing facilities plus the Renco enzyme plant at Eltham — handling beef, lamb, veal, mutton, goat, calves and pork, and exporting more than 150,000 tonnes of meat and allied products annually to over 80 countries. It also runs two tanneries (Napier bovine, Wiri ovine) and produces a broad by-product portfolio including leather, hides, blood serums for pharmaceutical use, protein meals, tallow, wool, casings, and natural enzymes.

Revenue is generated predominantly through sale of processed meat via direct B2B relationships with international supermarkets, food retailers, and food-service operators, supported by regional account managers in the UK/Middle East, China, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the USA, alongside domestic sales to NZ supermarkets and butchery chains. Allied by-products and the Renco enzyme subsidiary add a second revenue stream into pharmaceutical, cosmetics, biofuel, fashion, automotive, aviation, and cheese-manufacturing end-markets, increasing value captured per animal. The technology stack is industrial rather than software-native: online pH confirmation, x-ray chemical lean measurement, boning-room robotics, an EECA-accredited energy management system across 11 sites, and the AFFCOFarmers digital portal running on Microsoft Azure. Customer acquisition on the supply side is mediated by a New Zealand-wide network of regional livestock buyers and the online Bobby Calf booking system.

Name

AFFCO New Zealand

Legal name

AFFCO New Zealand Limited

Website

https://affco.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

AFFCO New Zealand is a privately held, vertically integrated meat processor and exporter operating 12 plants across New Zealand, exporting more than 150,000 tonnes of beef, lamb and allied products annually to over 80 countries under Talley's Group ownership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meat Processing and Export

NAICS

Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116), Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Animal Food Manufacturing (31111), Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (424520)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIAHAF), Offal & Variety Meats Processing (Liver, Kidney, Heart, Tongue, Tripe) (AFANAJAA), Byproducts & Rendering Inputs Wholesale (Offal, Hides, Bones, Tallow) (AFAIADAJ)

Keywords

• Meat processing
• Beef exports
• Lamb exports
• Meat by-products
• Animal protein

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamilton

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Meat Processing and Export: AFFCO processes beef, lamb, mutton, goat, and veal from its processing plants and exports over 150,000 tonnes annually to over 80 countries worldwide. Revenue is generated through the sale of processed meat products to international and domestic customers including supermarkets and food retailers.
2. Allied By-Products: Processing of by-products including leather, hides, protein meals, bone meal, tallow, blood serums, wool, lamb casings, and slipe wools. These products are sold to pharmaceutical, cosmetics, biofuel, fashion, automotive, and carpet industries.
3. Renco Natural Enzymes: AFFCO subsidiary Renco New Zealand produces rennet, lipase, pancreatin and natural plant food colour (annatto) for the cheese manufacturing industry. Global recognition for high quality and performance.
4. Leather and Tanning: Two AFFCO tanning locations in Napier and Wiri Auckland process hides and skins into premium leather for fashion, automobile, upholstery and aviation industries.
5. Domestic Sales: Sale of meat products within New Zealand to supermarkets, national chains, independent butcheries, and food service providers.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AFFCO New Zealand processes and exports grass-fed beef, lamb, veal, mutton, goat, and pork from 12 processing facilities across New Zealand, shipping more than 150,000 tonnes annually to over 80 countries. The company also monetises allied by-products including premium leather from its own tanneries, Renco natural enzymes (rennet, lipase, pancreatin, annatto), pharmaceutical-grade bovine blood serums, protein meals, tallow, and lamb casings for use across food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, fashion, automotive and aviation industries.

Product overview

AFFCO New Zealand is a meat processing and export company offering a diverse portfolio of animal protein products. The core offerings include grass-fed beef and lamb (primary export products), along with veal, mutton, goat, and pork. The company operates a platform of 12 processing plants across New Zealand producing over 150,000 tonnes annually exported to 80+ countries. Beyond whole cuts, AFFCO provides portion-controlled processed products under the Kiwi to the Bone consumer brand. The business maximizes animal utilization through allied by-products including pharmaceutical-grade blood serums, premium leather from company tanneries, protein meals, tallow, lamb casings, and wool. A subsidiary, Renco New Zealand, produces natural enzymes (rennet, lipase, pancreatin) for the food industry. Products are positioned around key attributes: free-range, grass-fed, antibiotic-free, and halal-certified.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beef
• Lamb
• Portion Controlled Products
• Kiwi to the Bone Range
• Veal, Mutton and Goat
• Allied Products (Leather, Hides, Protein Meals, Tallow, Blood Serums, Wool, Casings)
• Renco Natural Enzymes
• New Zealand Pork

Quantifiable outcome

• 150,000+ tonnes of meat exported annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Silver Fern Farms: New Zealand's largest meat processor and exporter, operating multiple plants and competing directly with AFFCO for livestock supply and export contracts across beef, lamb and venison to international markets.
• Alliance Group: Farmer-owned cooperative and one of New Zealand's largest meat processors, with comparable multi-species slaughtering, processing and export operations serving similar supermarket and food service customers globally.
• ANZCO Foods: New Zealand meat processor and exporter owned by Itoham Foods, with similar multi-species processing, by-product utilisation and export focus across Asia and Western markets.
• Greenlea Premier Meats: NZ-based beef processor with processing facilities and a comparable mix of domestic and export customers in the North Island, directly overlapping AFFCO's cattle and beef operations.
• Taylor Preston: New Zealand lamb processor specialising in premium chilled lamb exports, directly comparable to AFFCO's ovine processing and international chilled meat supply capability.

Broad incumbents

• JBS: Global meat processing giant with significant Australian and international operations; competes with AFFCO for export customers and contract supply, particularly across beef and lamb categories.
• Cargill Protein & Salt: Global agricultural conglomerate with major meat protein operations across North America, Asia and Europe, offering comparable beef processing scale, by-product utilisation and export reach.

Regional players

• Teys Australia: Australian beef processor operating Carnarvon, Naracoorte and Biloela plants; competing with AFFCO in Asian and US markets but from a regional production base.
• Dawn Meats: Irish-headquartered beef and lamb processor with UK and European operations; directly comparable multi-species processing model and export-oriented customer base in EU and UK retail channels.

Others

• Hilton Foods: UK-based meat packing and food solutions provider supplying major European retailers; comparable end-customer base (supermarkets) and portion-controlled processed products similar to AFFCO's value-added range.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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