Sláturfélag Suðurlands (, ; abbreviated as SS) is a producers' co-operative owned by farmers in the southern and western parts of

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. It was established in Þjórsárbrú on 28 January 1907 by 565 founders. One of the best known products of the company are SS

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. The main founder was Thomas Tomasson, who had learned to slaughter in

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and was the first qualified butcher in

. Sláturfélagið built a modern

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and Human Reykjavík creation. In 1913, the company built a freezing plant with a cooling system for meat storage and was the first meat-freezing storage with hardware in the country.

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* Icelandic brands Companies of Iceland Agriculture companies established in 1907 Companies established in 1907 Cooperatives in Iceland {{Iceland-company-stub