Marfrig Group
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Marfrig is the third biggest Brazil
ian food processing
company
, after JBS
and Brasil Foods
. The company and its main competitors is headquartered in Sao Paulo
.
The company has an operational base in 22 countries exporting to over 100, and is the fourth largest beef producer in the world.
Marfrig have positions in some countries where it operates, being the largest company of beef from Argentina, the largest non-state and the Uruguay largest poultry processor in the United Kingdom.
The Marfrig have now about 90 000 employees and has the following structure of units: 33 units of cattle industry (24 in Brazil, five in Argentina and Uruguay 4), 21 industrial units of chickens (14 in Brazil, 4 in Europe and 3 in USA), 48 plants for industrial goods and processed (16 in Brazil, five in Argentina, Uruguay 3, 8 U.S., 1 in China, one in Thailand, one in Malaysia, one in South Korea, one in Australia and 11 in Europe), 4 industrial pig units in Brazil, two industrial units of turkeys (one in Brazil and one in Europe), five plants of lambs (one in Brazil, Uruguay 3 and 1 in Chile), 27 own factories of feed for chickens, turkeys and pigs (21 in Brazil, three in Europe and three in the U.S.) and two trading companies (Chile and the United Kingdom), 14 industries and commercial offices leather (1 in Brazil, Uruguay 4, 1 China, one in Germany, two in the U.S., one in Argentina, one in Mexico and three in South Africa). The daily capacity is 31,200 head of cattle, 10,400 pigs, 10,400 sheep, 35.0000 turkeys and 3.7 million chickens. In addition, the Company has an installed capacity of approximately 126 000 tons of processed products, and more than 178,500 pieces of leather processed per month. In June 2010, it announced the acquisition of Keystone Foods, one of the most important undertaken by the Group. Keystone is a leading supplier in the world of processed meats for the restaurant chain McDonald's and other global companies.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian food processing
Food processing
Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by humans or animals either in the home or by the food processing industry...
company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
, after JBS
JBS S.A.
JBS is the largest Brazilian multinational in the food industry, producing fresh, chilled, and processed beef, chicken and pork, and also selling by-products from the processing of these meats. It is headquartered in São Paulo."." JBS S.A. Retrieved on February 3, 2011...
and Brasil Foods
Brasil Foods
Brasil Foods, also called BRF is a public company resulting from the 2009 merger between Perdigão S.A. and Sadia, both large Brazilian-owned food corporations....
. The company and its main competitors is headquartered in Sao Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
.
The company has an operational base in 22 countries exporting to over 100, and is the fourth largest beef producer in the world.
Marfrig have positions in some countries where it operates, being the largest company of beef from Argentina, the largest non-state and the Uruguay largest poultry processor in the United Kingdom.
The Marfrig have now about 90 000 employees and has the following structure of units: 33 units of cattle industry (24 in Brazil, five in Argentina and Uruguay 4), 21 industrial units of chickens (14 in Brazil, 4 in Europe and 3 in USA), 48 plants for industrial goods and processed (16 in Brazil, five in Argentina, Uruguay 3, 8 U.S., 1 in China, one in Thailand, one in Malaysia, one in South Korea, one in Australia and 11 in Europe), 4 industrial pig units in Brazil, two industrial units of turkeys (one in Brazil and one in Europe), five plants of lambs (one in Brazil, Uruguay 3 and 1 in Chile), 27 own factories of feed for chickens, turkeys and pigs (21 in Brazil, three in Europe and three in the U.S.) and two trading companies (Chile and the United Kingdom), 14 industries and commercial offices leather (1 in Brazil, Uruguay 4, 1 China, one in Germany, two in the U.S., one in Argentina, one in Mexico and three in South Africa). The daily capacity is 31,200 head of cattle, 10,400 pigs, 10,400 sheep, 35.0000 turkeys and 3.7 million chickens. In addition, the Company has an installed capacity of approximately 126 000 tons of processed products, and more than 178,500 pieces of leather processed per month. In June 2010, it announced the acquisition of Keystone Foods, one of the most important undertaken by the Group. Keystone is a leading supplier in the world of processed meats for the restaurant chain McDonald's and other global companies.