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Tegel

OVERALL

Owned
PHL
Rating
Criticism, some praise

Poultry producers

Founded in New Zealand in 1961, today Tegel is the largest poultry producer in New Zealand. Acquired by Filipino poultry company Bounty Fresh in 2018.

Company Ownership

Tegel Foods Ltd   NZL     website   email      
  Bounty Fresh Food Inc   
   owns 100% of Tegel Foods Ltd  
PHL     website      facebook   twitter

Poultry

Second largest poultry company in the Philippines. Acquired New Zealand's largest poultry operator Tegel in 2018.

> About the Ratings

Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Tegel Foods Ltd
Animals Factory Farming
This company produces factory farmed chicken meat. Broiler chickens can legally be confined at a density that gives each bird less space than an single A4 sheet of paper. Every year in Australia 550 million chickens endure short and unnatural lives inside factory farms. This approach is fundamentally at odds with chicken welfare.
Source: Animals Australia (2019)
Social Fined for worker injury
In 2014 this company was fined a total of NZ$48,750 after a worker's hand was trapped in an unguarded conveyor belt. The company was also ordered to pay the worker $4125 in emotional harm and reparation payments.
Source: news article (2014)
Environment Palm oil free products
Some, but not necessarily all, of this company's frozen food products are palm oil free. For more details, follow the link to see Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia's list of products which manufacturers have told them are palm oil free or contain segregated certified sustainable palm oil.
Source: BOS Australia (2020)
Business Ethics Social responsibility claims
This company has social responsibility claims on its website in the areas of animal welfare and community support.
Source: company website (2017)
Animals Free range claims
Tegel sells chicken meat products labelled free range, but is not certified by any recognised third party animal welfare labels, such as New Zealand's SPCA Blue Tick.
Source: SPCA (2017)
Bounty Fresh Food Inc
No assessment data currently available for Bounty Fresh Food Inc

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary
Employees 2,300 (2017)

Contact Details

Address Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand
Email feedback@tegel.co.nz
Website www.tegel.co.nz

Products / Brands

Tegel
Tegel Poultry


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