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Canterbury originals celebrate 30 years
Posted on Friday, 13 June 2025
More than 30 Canterbury Meat Packers (CMP) original employees celebrated their 30-year long service milestone last weekend with a get-together at Hotel Ashburton, hosted by ANZCO Foods Canterbury and the…
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Technology Asset Tagging
Posted on Friday, 13 June 2025
The Technology team is currently tagging all ANZCO laptops, desktops, monitors, and docks.
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Canterbury supports Kai for Kids
Posted on Friday, 13 June 2025
ANZCO Foods Canterbury raised more than $3,500 for Kai for Kids, a local organisation providing school lunches to children across the district.
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McDonald’s article
Posted on Friday, 13 June 2025
McDonald’s – one of ANZCO Foods’ key customers – shared a feature article in the New Zealand Herald this week highlighting where its products come from.
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Glow in the Park
Posted on Friday, 13 June 2025
ANZCO Foods Canterbury sponsored the Glow in the Park event held in Ashburton on King’s Birthday weekend.
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Meet the Team - Nikita Dravitski
Posted on Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Meet Nikita Dravitski Quality Assurance Officer at ANZCO Foods Waitara Nikita has been part of the ANZCO Foods Waitara team for seven years.
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Finding the Balance conferences
Posted on Friday, 30 May 2025
ANZCO’s Finding the Balance conferences ran in Christchurch and Napier during the last two weeks.
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Canterbury’s sharpest knives
Posted on Friday, 30 May 2025
Knives are essential tools in the meat industry, but they’re dangerous if they’re not handled and used correctly.
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Waitara’s fundraiser for breast cancer
Posted on Friday, 30 May 2025
Well done to the ANZCO Foods Waitara team which held a successful fundraiser raffle for the Breast Cancer Foundation recently.
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Hoon Hay Foodbank
Posted on Friday, 30 May 2025
A Christchurch food bank was broken into this week and around five months’ worth of stock taken from its walk-in freezer and chiller – food that was set to go…
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