Karan Beef Facts
ESTABLISHED IN 1974
Ivor Karan established his feedlot on the Karan family farm in 1974 with less than 100 head of cattle
FEEDLOT
Occupies 2330 hectares outside Heidelberg and accommodates over 120 000 head of cattle, making it the largest in Africa
FEEDMILL
The largest and most modern of its kind in the world, capable of producing up to 1 500 tons of mixed feed every day
ABATTOIR
Capacity of processing 2000 head of cattle every day
DEBONING
Equipped to process up to 120 tons per day
MEAT PROCESSING PLANT
Capable of producing 22 tons of processed beef products per day
MEAT INSPECTION
All grading and classification at the abattoir is carried out by independent inspection from IMQAS (Independent Meat Quality Assurance Service)
QUALITY CERTIFICATIONS
These include ISO 14001, ISO 9001, HACCP and ISO 22000
SALES AND DISTRIBUTION
Situated at City Deep in Johannesburg, this centre completes the supply chain, making Karan Beef the largest, fully integrated beef production organisation in Africa
EXPORTS
Karan Beef is approved to export to Hong Kong, Indian Ocean Islands, Middle East, African countries
