Primo Foods (formerly Primo Smallgoods), is an Australian food and beverage company based in Chullora in Western Sydney, is the largest producer of ham, bacon and

smallgoods Smallgoods is a term used in New Zealand and Australia to refer to small meat products such as ham, bacon, sausages or salami.The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Fifth edition; 2002) Volume 2, p. 2884. Many companies, such as Primo Smal ...

in the Southern Hemisphere. Primo was founded in 1985 by Hungarian immigrant Andrew Lederer after he purchased Sydney's Mayfair Ham Factory. In 2004

Paul Lederer Paul Lederer is the former CEO of Primo Group, and Chairman and co-owner of A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers. Business Lederer started his professional career by joining his uncle's manufacturing business in his early twenties. In 1985, A ...

acquired the business after the death of his uncle. In 2014, Brazilian beef giant JBS acquired Primo from Lederer for $1.25 billion US dollars, who subsequently stood down as CEO. The current

Chief Operating Officer A chief operating officer or chief operations officer, also called a COO, is one of the highest-ranking executive positions in an organization, composing part of the " C-suite". The COO is usually the second-in-command at the firm, especially if ...

is Bruce Sabatta.

Sponsorships and Community Engagement

Primo have historically been an active community sponsor. In 2013/14 they sponsored A-League team

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier ...

, who were subsequently purchased by a consortium of businessmen led by then Primo CEO Paul Lederer.

References

Wiley praised for $136m Primo facility , Food Magazine

Primo Smallgoods Chullora Meat Processing Facility: Environmental Impact ... - Google Books

External links

Official website
JBS S.A. subsidiaries Food and drink companies based in Sydney Food manufacturers of Australia Food and drink companies established in 1985 1985 establishments in Australia Manufacturing companies based in Sydney Meat packers {{Food-company-stub