Silver Fern Farms
New Zealand's largest red-meat exporter, 14 plants, 5M+ units per year.
Silver Fern Farms is New Zealand's largest exporter of lamb, beef, venison, and co-products, operating 14 processing plants across the South and North Islands and collectively owned by approximately 16,000 farmer-shareholders and Shanghai Maling. The company processes more than 5 million livestock units per year and exports chilled and frozen red-meat products under the Silver Fern Farms, Five Star Beef, and Silere Alpine Origin brands to retail and food-service customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and Germany. Silver Fern Farms is a leader in premium lamb positioning under the 'Taste Pure Nature' export campaign.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Dunedin, New Zealand
- Founded
- 2002
- Website
- silverfernfarms.co.nz
- Categories
- Specialty & Gourmet Food, Frozen & Chilled Food
- Markets
- New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, China, Germany, Australia
Verified facts
- registered-address (green), checked 2026-08-24 https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429041428900/
- registered-manufacturer (green), checked 2026-08-21 New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
- tax-filing-active (green), checked 2026-08-21 New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
- directors-on-file (green), checked 2026-08-21 New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
- registry-active-global (green), checked 2026-08-21 New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
- registered-since (green), checked 2026-08-21 New Zealand Companies Office (NZBN bulk data)
- registry-id-verified (green), checked 2026-08-21 Companies Register (NZBN bulk data)
Claimed certifications
- HACCP
- Halal Certified
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch
- FSSC 22000, Food Safety System IAF CertSearch
- ISO 14001, Environmental Management IAF CertSearch
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA