At Silver Fern Farms, our goal is to add value to your business. Our global service solutions provide support with manufacturing specifications, logistics, sustainability, regulatory guidance, and marketing to help customers grow value for their businesses around the world.
By partnering with us, our customers will receive a trusted supply chain network, traceability, reliable supply, and optimal partnerships for delivery every step of the way.
Our Global Service Solutions
The benefits of buying Silver Fern Farms premium pet nutrition
1. Our brands and farms
Our ingredients are sourced from Silver Fern Farms’ suppliers, where animals roam freely, grazing on lush green pasture.
2. Sheep, beef, and venison
Silver Fern Farms is New Zealand’s leading processor, marketer, and exporter of premium-quality ovine, bovine, cervine, red meat and associated products, processing over 30% of all NZ sheep, beef, and venison from 16,000 farmer partners. We can geographically trace all sheep, beef, and venison livestock processed at our sites.
3. Government-certified animal welfare and processing
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is a government agency in New Zealand that regulates industries such as agriculture and food safety. MPI inspects animals at our processing facilities to ensure their health and wellbeing, prevent the spread of diseases, and make sure that the product is fit for animal consumption.
4. Silver Fern Farms primary butchery
At our 14 processing sites across New Zealand, Silver Fern Farms handles the slaughter, processing, and packaging of our products. That means stringent quality control, adherence to strict food safety standards, compliance with international trade requirements, and efficient distribution.
5. Silver Fern Farms quality system
We monitor and inspect the entire production process, from transport of animals from the farm to the packaging and distribution of the final products from our sites.
6. Petfood ingredients capture
Silver Fern Farms has staff dedicated to the collection and processing of pet nutrition products. Products are snap frozen in cartons or naked blocks to meet customer product specifications.
7. Packaging to customer
Customers can choose their product packaging to suit. Currently, Silver Fern Farms offers products packaged in a liner-less carton or frozen naked block. A range of standardised sizes are available for each ingredient.
8. New Zealand cold storage inventory holding management
This is the systematic control and oversight of the storage of products in refrigerated or cold storage facilities. This process is crucial for maintaining the quality, safety, and integrity of meat products.
9. FCA (free carrier) delivery, shipping, and scheduling advice
Products are loaded into a container and delivered to a carrier of the customer’s choice at a New Zealand port.
10. CIF (cost, insurance, and freight) shipping to market and tracking to port
The container is loaded and shipped to the receiver at their main country port.
11. Export certification, exchange rate management, and customs clearance
Silver Fern Farms can assist with customs clearance documentation at the port of delivery if required.
12. Optional in-market and third-party logistics
Silver Fern Farms can work with your logistics team to assist with in-market third-party logistics where required.
13. B2B customer brand manufacturing or brand partnerships
We can provide support with manufacturing specifications, logistics, sustainability, regulatory guidance, and marketing to help customers grow value for their businesses around the world.
14. In-market logistics
For operations of scale, we can work with a local store in your country of arrival to assist with volume delivery where necessary.
15. Supermarket, pet store, online retailer
Silver Fern Farms can offer brand owners a compelling story and audited evidence of compliance and quality standards for sustainability, animal welfare, provenance, and food safety.
16. From our farms to the family pet
We can work with you on premium recipe development to support the health, wellbeing, and nutrition of domestic animals.
