Teys Australia: Trusted from Paddock to Plate
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TEYS AUSTRALIA: FEEDING PEOPLE, ENRICHING LIVES
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Teys Australia is ensuring the journey of meat from farm to fork considers environmental impact, promotes animal welfare and facilitates both high yields and superior quality
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he Teys story began more than 70 years ago when four brothers opened their first butcher shop in Brisbane’s Woolloongabba.
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Drawing on over seven decades of experience in the beef industry, its 4,700-string team focus their energy and expertise on delivering value to communities, customers and consumers. Contributing more than $3.5bn to Australia’s national GDP, Teys support a further 13,000 jobs in rural and regional Australia. “Our business extends from the paddock to the plate,” confirms Carl Duncan, Group Manager - Resource Efficiency. “We have a contemporary suite of innovative brands and products that resonate with global consumers, leveraging Australia’s reputation as a clean, green food producer. We’re a dynamic company with a global reach and teams in the US and key Asian markets to connect Australian producers with consumers.”
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Teys Australia is applying cutting-edge technologies across the business to secure a sustainable beef supply chain. “Our producer feedback is specifically tailored to assist cattle suppliers in improving their business,” explains Duncan. “From x-ray imaging to connecting producers and consumers through digital pathways, our future in this space is exciting. As we transition to a low carbon economy we continue to invest in energy, water and renewable energy projects such as our Low 06
Emissions Energy Hub at Teys Wagga. This will be the first of its kind in the Australian red meat industry, if not the world. We will combine multiply renewable energy technologies in one location, tailored to match plant requirements.” To this end, Teys has a pipeline of over 13MW in solar PV projects to deliver as it tracks towards its 2023 targets; these include fulfilling 30% of its energy needs via renewables. This $42mn investment at Teys Wagga will see a combination of renewable energy technologies (such as solar, energy storage and bio energy plant with energy productivity) deployed
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Carl Duncan Duncan started his career as an electrical technician working on industrial automation and controls in New Zealand. His eyes were opened to the world of energy and carbon management when he moved to Australia in 2004 and was inspired to re-train as an energy manager at Murdoch University. After landing a role with Australian’s leading energy and carbon consultancy, advising ASX200 company’s on resource efficiency, Duncan progressed to senior roles and then over to Teys as a Group Manager. A multi-skilled professional specialising in energy management, carbon abatement and renewable energy with a passion for driving better business performance, his core objective is to support Teys Australia’s business to become more profitable while improving environmental performance with a focus on sustainable food production. Duncan is also a member of the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework, Sustainability Steering Group (SSG).
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AUS$2.5bn Approximate revenue
1946
Year founded
4,700
Approximate number of employees
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Tom Maguire Brings over 25 years of experience in the meat processing industry to his role at Teys. He spent over a decade at the Australian Meat Industry Council where he was National Processing Director. “Having come out of the industry for a while you see lots of difference views,” says Maguire. “Our educational efforts have much work to do in aligning views. You have to take the time to understand people’s perceptions in this area and consult with them.” Maguire also serves as director at AUS-MEAT Ltd and is Director of the Australian Meat Processors Corporation (AMPC) where he was elected to the board for a seventh term in December 2017.
to make the site energy sufficient - a first
Teys Australia has retained its strong
in the Australian red meat processing
founding family connections and it is
industry. “We’re really excited to progress
this rich heritage Duncan believes will
this initiative to not only change mindset
drive the company’s future. Vital to that
but prove it can be achieved,” says
future is a commitment to animal welfare.
Duncan
All of Teys Australia processing facilities
As one of the leading beef processors
operate under the Australian Livestock
and exporters in Australia, Teys is proud
Processing Industry Animal Welfare
partner to over 7,000 Aussie beef
Certification System (AAWCS). An
producers and some of the largest
independently certified animal welfare
names in fresh food retailing in the
program ensuring livestock under
country. In a joint venture with Cargill
its control (from receipt to humane
(offering a global reach with partners in
processing) are managed in accordance
the European Union, Japan and the USA)
with best practice standards.
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Amelia Simony Is an Environmental Manager with experience in the Food Production, and High-Risk Construction industries. Skilled in WHS and Environmental Risk Management and Compliance she has worked at Teys Australia for over five years on projects such as the successful delivery of a $24mn waste water treatment facility at Teys Rockhampton. Simony notes a strong culture for a high standard of compliance and continuous improvement at Teys “supported by routine inspections, reporting and comprehensive annual internal environmental audits” the scope of which includes all of the company’s activities and operations. Previously she worked as a Site Zero Harm Administrator for Downer Engineering Power – a contractor on multi-million-dollar government projects.
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“ Transferring our focus on resource efficiency to all parts of the business with projects such as our Low Emissions Energy Hub is an opportunity to change mind set and demonstrate what’s possible” — Tom Maguire, Chief Value Chain Office, Teys Australia
Allied to this is the emerging trend for customers caring more about ethical claims and beef processing operations, including consideration for environmental claims as well as animal welfare practices. “The perception of happy healthy cattle is becoming increasingly important to beef consumers,” confirms Duncan. “Today’s consumer is very conscious about the provenance of their produce and want supply chain transparency. In terms of sustainability we align with the key sustainability pillars of: People & Culture; Environmental Stewardship; w w w.te ysa ust . com . a u
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Animal Welfare and Economic.” Duncan explains the importance of these pillars and that, with a workforce of 4,700+, Teys understand long-term success will come from empowering its people. “We continue to promote employee career paths, choosing appropriate education and training pathways, and promoting from within. The opportunities at Teys are extensive, with careers in livestock, operations and professional services,” he says. Meanwhile, Teys acknowledges its 14
fundamental responsibility to manage impacts on agricultural communities through best practice environmental stewardship. “We employ ethical planning and management practices for the responsible use, and protection of natural resources whilst maintaining compliance with the legislative framework,” confirms Duncan who notes that in 2018 Teys committed to a public target to reduce carbon intensity by 20% and water intensity by 10%. Teys also support the red meat industry achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. Teys has implemented an Environmental Management System based on the requirements of ISO14001 and,
employs dedicated environmental resources at each of its processing facilities to manage environmental risks and opportunities. Group Environment Manager Amelia Simony highlights the major progress the company is making with environmental stewardship. “One of Teys’ greatest achievements is our investment into state-of-the-art water treatment facilities at all of our large meat processing facilities that not only improve the quality of water for the receiving environment but also significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” she reveals. “Biogas, captured as a by-product of anaerobic water treatment, is captured and then utilised as a renewable energy source alternative to conventional fossil fuels.” Teys commitment to reduce water intensity by 10% by 2023 will see a number of water efficiency projects rolled out across the group such as water efficient nozzles and high pressure, low flow cleaning systems. Along with its commitment to animal welfare, the fourth Teys pillar recognises that though Australia is one of the world’s largest and most efficient w w w.te ysa ust . com . a u
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exporters of beef products (the red
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Chief Value Chain Officer Tom Maguire
meat and livestock industry accounts
highlights the importance of sustainabil-
for approximately 1.6% of Australia’s
ity for Teys and the industry in general…
GDP) farmer profits tend to be low,
“It makes good business sense,” he
affecting their ability to withstand
says. “However, it becomes a social
unexpected shocks such as drought.
licence issue when in fact if we communi-
Economic focus at Teys Australia sees
cate better we can drive purchasing
the company support the approach
decisions in a high valve market.”
to value-based marketing (VBM) - pay-
Building a focus consistent with the
ment on the basis of actual beef
Australian Beef Sustainability Frame-
carcase weight and quality. “Teys’
work (ABSF) is vital to Teys as there
approach to economic reliance is
is a very strong focus on animal welfare
to leverage technology so that
which is important to consumers and
producers can gain better insights
engagement with the supply base.
and be rewarded for producing better
In 2019 Teys will commit over $5mn
quality beef,” adds Duncan.
to energy and war projects. “Effort
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around energy, water and GHG emissions makes good business sense as they are becoming more expensive over time,” explains Maguire. “Transferring our focus on resource efficiency to all parts of the business with projects such as our Low Emissions Energy Hub is an opportunity to change mind set and demonstrate what’s possible.”
“ Our business extends from the paddock to the plate” — Carl Duncan, Group Manager – Resource Efficiency, Teys Australia
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C O M PA N Y FACT S
• The Queensland’s Premiers Award for Sustainability • Climate Change Leaders (SA) Runner Up • L argest investment in renewables within the red meat processing sector • F irst to develop and implement a carbon intensity target in the Australian processing sector 18
• P ioneering Value Based Marketing (VBM) initiative
“One of Teys’ greatest achievements is our investment into state-of-the-art water treatment facilities at all of our large meat processing facilities that not only improve the quality of water for the receiving environment but also significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions” — Amelia Simony, Group Environment Manager, Teys Australia
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Over the past two decades,
the industry is proactive,” assures
total global consumption of beef
Duncan. “Key initiatives such as the
has increased by 1% per year. In 2017,
Australian Beef Sustainability Frame-
beef accounted for 21% of total global
work are helping to meet the changing
meat consumption. Global demand
expectations of consumers, custom-
for red meat is forecast to increase
ers, investors and other stakeholders,
1-2% per year with increasing global
and promote the longevity and
populations and growing incomes,
prosperity of the industry.”
especially in Asia. Overall Teys expect the global demand for beef will double by 2050 which could lead to protein deficit and distribution problems. “From a sustainability perspective, w w w.te ysa ust . com . a u
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