What new Japanese owners plan for Ashburton Meat Processors

What new Japanese owners plan for Ashburton Meat Processors
The site is on the outskirts of Ashburton. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Riley Kennedy
The new Japan-listed owner of Ashburton Meat Processors plans to add a new chain to kill wagyu beef, official documents reveal.The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) gave S Foods, through its NZ subsidiary SFJ Holdings, clearance to buy the Mid Canterbury abattoir from salami-maker Verkerks for $15 million.It has operated as a processing site since the 1950s, killing sheep, cattle and pigs. While Verkerks owned it, the abattoir was known for killing local product for local consumption.It’s understood much of Verkerks’ product was proc...

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