Kerchin Cattle

What Kerchin Cattle does

Inner Mongolia Kerchin Cattle Industry Co., Ltd. (科尔沁牛业) is a privately held Chinese beef producer founded in June 2002 in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, on the 42°–45° north latitude "golden livestock belt." The company operates a vertically integrated full industrial chain spanning 5 forage planting bases, 8 beef cattle feedlots, 2 slaughtering and processing plants, and 2 cooked-food/dairy factories, supported by over 40 branches and subsidiaries. Kerchin breeds a proprietary cattle hybrid — Swiss Simmental crossed with Inner Mongolia Yellow cattle — and runs European-sourced PLC-controlled slaughtering, intelligent deboning, automatic grading, and QR-code traceability systems, with each carcass passing over 30 procedures and 8 quarantine checks. Its facility footprint includes the Ganqi plant in Tongliao (annual slaughter capacity 100,000 head), the Nanyang plant in Henan (100,000 head), and the Kezuozhong Banner Industrial Park (designed by French firm Beltaud), giving a combined slaughtering capacity of 300,000 cattle and 60,000 tons of chilled/frozen beef annually, plus 10,000 tons of cooked products.

Kerchin sells chilled/frozen beef, six cooked-beef series with 130+ SKUs, beef by-products, dairy products, and gift boxes through four primary channels: large supermarket chains (Walmart, Yonghui), its own wholesale and factory-direct retail network covering all provincial capitals and most second-tier Chinese cities, a Tmall flagship store, and event catering for high-profile institutional clients. Pricing is unit-based, varies by cut and channel, and includes e-commerce promotional pricing during events like Double 11. Key partnerships include Alibaba Group (Tmall, Juhuasuan, Rural Taobao), Ant Financial and Zhonghua Insurance for supply chain finance, and membership in the World Meat Organization as the only Chinese beef member. Reported scale signals include a 2015 industrial output value of 4.73 billion RMB and 2016 e-commerce sales of 200 million RMB (approximately 10% of total sales).

Name

Kerchin Cattle

Legal name

Inner Mongolia Kerchin Cattle Industry Co., Ltd. (内蒙古科尔沁牛业股份有限公司)

Website

https://kerchin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Inner Mongolia Kerchin Cattle is a privately held Chinese beef producer operating a vertically integrated chain from forage to retail, with 300,000-head annual slaughter capacity supplying chilled, frozen, and cooked beef to Chinese consumers, supermarkets, and e-commerce platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beef and Meat Products Manufacturing

NAICS

Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming (112111), Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116), Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (42452), Cattle Feedlots (112112)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Meat Packing Plants (2011), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Dairy Products (2020), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Beef Cattle Grazing & Pasture-Based Operations (AFAEABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beef Cattle Trading & Order Buying (Live Cattle) (AFAEABAI), Beef Wholesale (Primal/Subprimal, Boxed Beef) (AFAIADAA), Beef Offal & Variety Meats Processing (Organs, Tongue, Tripe) (AFANAAAH)

Keywords

• Fresh beef products
• Cooked beef snacks
• Beef processing
• Cattle breeding
• Traceable meat supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Tongliao

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fresh and Frozen Beef Products: Primary revenue stream from chilled and frozen beef products. Production capacity of 300,000 cattle slaughtered annually producing 60,000 tons of chilled and frozen beef. Multiple product lines including chilled and frozen beef, beef by-products, beef steaks, and quick-frozen beef.
2. Cooked Beef Products: Cooked food department with production bases in Tongliao and Nanyang producing air dried beef, sauced beef, Sichuan flavor snacks, roasted beef slices, and beef sausage. Six main product series with over 130 different products. Annual production capacity of 10,000 tons.
3. Dairy Products: Milk-based products including milk bean, dried milk, milk bar, cheese, fresh milk strips, probiotic milk tablets, and milk tea. Specialty Inner Mongolia products with unique formulations.
4. E-commerce Sales: Online sales through Tmall flagship store, self-operated e-commerce platforms, and marketplace channels. In 2016, e-commerce sales reached 200 million RMB, approximately 10% of total sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kerchin Cattle is a vertically integrated beef producer that breeds its own Kerchin cattle (Swiss Simmental crossed with Inner Mongolia Yellow cattle), slaughters and processes them, and sells a full range of beef products including chilled and frozen beef, beef offal, cooked beef snacks, dairy products, and premium gift boxes. The company operates an annual slaughter capacity of 300,000 head producing 60,000 tons of beef, with 60+ products across fresh, frozen, cooked, and dairy lines distributed through owned retail stores, supermarket chains, wholesale, and e-commerce channels across China.

Product overview

Kerchin Cattle operates two main business divisions: (1) Fresh and Frozen Beef Division providing chilled beef, frozen beef, beef steaks, quick-frozen beef, and beef by-products with annual capacity of 60,000 tons from 300,000 cattle; (2) Cooked Food Department with two production bases producing air-dried beef, sauced beef, Sichuan flavor snacks, roasted thin beef slices, beef sausage, and dairy products exceeding 130 varieties. The company also operates Tmall flagship store for e-commerce sales and manages product gift boxes and offal categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kerchin Fresh & Frozen Beef: Chilled and frozen beef products including various cuts and beef by-products
• Kerchin Cooked Beef Products
• Kerchin Dairy Products

Products and services

• Fresh and Frozen Beef (冷鲜肉/冷冻肉)

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual production capacity of 300,000 cattle, 60,000 tons of beef products
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Alibaba Group (阿里巴巴集团)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerStrategic e-commerce partnership including Tmall flagship store operation, Juhuasuan group buying promotions, and rural Taobao for supply chain. Partnership enables online sales expansion with annual e-commerce revenue exceeding 200 million RMB. Kerchin participated in Double 11 promotions achieving top sales in fresh meat category.
• Juhuasuan (聚划算)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for group buying promotions and new agricultural initiatives. Kerchin joined Juhuasuan's New Agricultural Alliance and participated in promotional events like Double 10 Harvest Festival live streaming.
• Rural Taobao (农村淘宝)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRural e-commerce platform integrated with supply chain finance. Farmers purchase cattle and feed through platform using loans, ensuring funds are used for agricultural production rather than other purposes.
• World Meat Organization (世界肉类组织)coreOthersGlobal meat industry organization membership. Kerchin became the only Chinese beef company member among 90 global members and 14 Chinese members. Provides access to world-class information, technical support, and industry best practices.
• China-Canada Beef Industry Cooperation Alliance (中国-加拿大肉牛产业合作联盟)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic cooperation alliance for beef industry development. Chairman Li He serves as Vice Chairman of the alliance. Enables technology exchange and cooperation between Chinese and Canadian beef industries.
• Yonghui Supermarket (永辉超市)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing retail partnership for distribution through Yonghui supermarket chains. Participated in Yonghui's annual meetings and promotional events.
• Walmart (沃尔玛)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor retail partnership for product distribution through Walmart stores across China. Participated in Walmart's annual New Year Preparation Meeting as preferred supplier.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wens Foodstuff Group (温氏食品): China's largest integrated livestock producer by volume, primarily poultry and swine, with growing beef and processed meat exposure. Comparable as a fully integrated Chinese livestock-to-meat player, though with different protein focus.
• New Hope Liuhe (新希望六和): One of China's largest agricultural conglomerates with feed, poultry, pig farming and meat processing. Comparable on integrated feed-to-meat value chain and broad retail reach; broader portfolio than Kerchin's beef-centric model.
• NH Foods (Nippon Ham): Japan's largest meat company with global beef, pork and processed meat operations. Comparable in branded premium fresh beef, Olympic-scale event supply credentials and Asian retail distribution.
• Tyson Foods: One of the largest US meat companies with significant beef and prepared foods operations. Comparable on industrialized slaughter, branded fresh beef, retail customer relationships and food-safety/traceability investments.
• JBS S.A. World's largest meat processor with leading global beef operations spanning cattle sourcing, slaughter, branded beef and prepared foods. Useful global benchmark for vertical integration, branded beef scale and processing automation in beef.
• COFCO Meat Holdings (中粮肉食): State-owned COFCO Group's listed meat subsidiary operating feedlots, slaughter and branded fresh meat across China. Overlaps with Kerchin on cattle farming, slaughtering and supermarket supply but at much broader scale and across multiple proteins.
• Marfrig Global Foods: Major Brazilian beef processor with global branded beef operations and a focus on premium and value-added beef categories. Comparable in scaled cattle slaughter, branded beef products and export-driven positioning.

Direct peers

• Beijing Ershang Group (北京二商集团): State-owned Beijing-based meat and food processor with branded beef, pork and prepared meat products distributed through supermarkets and wholesale channels. Direct peer in urban-focused, branded Chinese beef and meat processing.
• Yurun Group (雨润食品): Major Chinese meat processor with chilled/frozen and prepared meat products across beef and pork, distributed through national retail and wholesale channels. Closely comparable to Kerchin in product mix, channel strategy and Chinese-market focus.
• Shuanghui Development (双汇发展): China's largest processed meat company, primarily pork but with a significant beef and prepared meat portfolio. Direct peer in scaled slaughter, branded processed meat, and nationwide supermarket distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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