Banvit is a feed and poultry producer based in
Bandırma
Bandırma ()Greek: Panormos(Πανορμος)is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, northwestern Turkey. Its area is 755 km2, and its population is 167,363 (2024). Bandırma is located in the south of the Marmara Sea, in the ...
,
Turkey
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Business and activities
Starting as a feed producer in 1968, Banvit gradually moved into the production of broiler chickens. Today, Banvit has the country's largest single broiler facility, able to process 16,000 birds per hour and 75 million per year. The company also has a facility in
Romania
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, a poultry product factory in
Bandırma
Bandırma ()Greek: Panormos(Πανορμος)is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, northwestern Turkey. Its area is 755 km2, and its population is 167,363 (2024). Bandırma is located in the south of the Marmara Sea, in the ...
, and the Tadpi turkey product facility in
İzmir
İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...
Distribution is managed through sales offices throughout
Turkey
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and a fleet of refrigerated trucks.
In 2017, a majority in Banvit was acquired by Brazilian food processor BRF S.A..
Sponsorship
Banvit sponsored the
basketball
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club
Bandırma B.İ.K. for 25 years (1994–2019), as the club was known as Banvit B.K.
See also
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List of companies of Turkey
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References
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