From a humble butcher shop to Australia’s favourite producer of Ham, Bacon and Smallgoods, Primo Foods has been putting smiles on faces for over 60 years.
Today we are Australia’s largest, most trusted Smallgoods supplier. Our journey has been built on quality products and a customer centric approach. JBS ownership has brought an overlay of talent, resource and vertical integration to our business.
Combined with our passion for innovation and leading edge R&D, Primo has moved beyond Australia’s No. 1 Smallgoods supplier to become Primo Foods – providing quality and value-added food solutions to customers and consumers around the world.
At Primo Foods we have dedicated teams with deep experience across QSR, Food Service and Retail channels, delivering quality and innovative food solutions for our customers and consumers.
JBS focuses on processing beef, pork, lamb, chicken and other value-added convenience and plant-based protein foods.
It also sells hides, toiletries, cleaning products, collagen, metal packaging and biodiesel, capturing benefits from, and diversifying into, complementary industries.
Currently JBS has more than 400 production units worldwide, 230 of which ar e dedicated to production of meat cuts and c onvenience, value-added products. JBS has more than 235,000 team members and the capacity to process 80,000 head of cattle per day, more than 14 million birds per day, 115,000 hogs per day and 100,000 hides per day. JBS services more than 350,000 customers in over 150 countries.
In addition to its diversified product portfolio, JBS maintains dozens of industry leading brands such as Swift, Friboi, Seara, Maturatta, Plumrose, Pilgrim’s Pride, Gold’n Plump, Gold Kist Farms, Pierce, 1855, 1953, Primo Foods and Beehive.
Present in over 15 Countries with 400 Facilities and Offices
As the largest multi-species processor, exporter and feedlotter, JBS Australia has a daily production capacity of more than 10,000 head of cattle, 1,600 hogs and more than 12,000 head of small stock. It has a one-time feeding capacity of more than 150,000 head and can produce more than 6,000 hides per day.
JBS Australia owns the largest smallgoods manufacturer in Australia, Primo Foods; as well as a value-added meat cutting and case-ready production facility, Andrews Meat Industries.
Other operations include: a wholesale division, D.R. Johnson; an international meat and by-products trading business, Swift & Co Trade Group; and a leading automation technology company, Scott Technology.
JBS Australia’s 12,000 team members and national presence proudly reflects JBS’ position as a leading supplier of protein based foods around the world.
Our Brands
Primo Foods consistently delivers the highest quality smallgoods and value-added foods across all our brands, products and facilities, and we’re proud to operate under these prestigious certification systems.
Australia’s largest single rooftop solar installation at Primo’s Wacol facility reduces grid electricity usage by 19% and will save 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 over 20 years.
Primo Foods introduced over 30 electric hybrid cars to the sales fleet, significantly reducing carbon emissions.
Primo Foods has introduced Still Water Thawing, reducing water used to thaw frozen product. The process has saved enough water to fill 87 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Primo is Foodbank Australia’s largest donor of protein foods, helping to provide free meals to those in need for over ten years.
As part of the JBS Group, we focus on animal welfare assurance across our supply chain. We are accredited under the Australian Animal Welfare Certification System (AAWCS).
Primo food has introduced a robotic tray loading system to Reduce heavy lifting by team members.
As a committed member of the Australian Packaging Covenant, Primo Foods sites recycled over 3,000 MT of waste in 2019.
Innovative packing for Primo’s Red Range Slice Pack has removed over 170 tonnes of cardboard and 99 tonnes of plastic waste from landfill each year.
JBS focuses on processing beef, pork, lamb, chicken and other value-added convenience and plant-based protein foods.
It also sells hides, toiletries, cleaning products, collagen, metal packaging and biodiesel, capturing benefits from, and diversifying into, complementary industries.
Currently JBS has more than 400 production units worldwide, 230 of which ar e dedicated to production of meat cuts and c onvenience, value-added products. JBS has more than 235,000 team members and the capacity to process 80,000 head of cattle per day, more than 14 million birds per day, 115,000 hogs per day and 100,000 hides per day. JBS services more than 350,000 customers in over 150 countries.
In addition to its diversified product portfolio, JBS maintains dozens of industry leading brands such as Swift, Friboi, Seara, Maturatta, Plumrose, Pilgrim’s Pride, Gold’n Plump, Gold Kist Farms, Pierce, 1855, 1953, Primo Foods and Beehive.
As the largest multi-species processor, exporter and feedlotter, JBS Australia has a daily production capacity of more than 10,000 head of cattle, 1,600 hogs and more than 12,000 head of small stock. It has a one-time feeding capacity of more than 150,000 head and can produce more than 6,000 hides per day.
JBS Australia owns the largest smallgoods manufacturer in Australia, Primo Foods; as well as a value-added meat cutting and case-ready production facility, Andrews Meat Industries.
Other operations include: a wholesale division, D.R. Johnson; an international meat and by-products trading business, Swift & Co Trade Group; and a leading automation technology company, Scott Technology.
JBS Australia’s 12,000 team members and national presence proudly reflects JBS’ position as a leading supplier of protein based foods around the world.
JBS focuses on processing beef, pork, lamb, chicken and other value-added convenience and plant-based protein foods.
It also sells hides, toiletries, cleaning products, collagen, metal packaging and biodiesel, capturing benefits from, and diversifying into, complementary industries.
Buton LabelAs the largest multi-species processor, exporter and feedlotter, JBS Australia has a daily production capacity of more than 10,000 head of cattle, 1,600 hogs and more than 12,000 head of small stock. It has a one-time feeding capacity of more than 150,000 head and can produce more than 6,000 hides per day.
JBS Australia owns the largest smallgoods manufacturer in Australia, Primo Foods; as well as a value-added meat cutting and case-ready production facility, Andrews Meat Industries.
Buton LabelJBS focuses on processing beef, pork, lamb, chicken and other value-added convenience and plant-based protein foods.
It also sells hides, toiletries, cleaning products, collagen, metal packaging and biodiesel, capturing benefits from, and diversifying into, complementary industries.
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JBS focuses on processing beef, pork, lamb, chicken and other value-added convenience and plant-based protein foods.
It also sells hides, toiletries, cleaning products, collagen, metal packaging and biodiesel, capturing benefits from, and diversifying into, complementary industries.
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