ANZCO Foods Canterbury is a beef and lamb processing site at 1050 Seafield Road in Elgin, Ashburton. The website says it is the only ANZCO Foods site that processes both beef and lamb, and that it also does rendering, fellmongery and work for the company's healthcare business. It has over 1,000 employees. The website gives an annual capacity of 1.35 million sheep and lambs, 110,000 cattle and 180,000 calves. The site runs all year, with a peak from November to May. Beef processing was added in 1995, and the site was bought after the collapse of Fortex.
Reviewers describe a very clean plant, with high hygiene standards and friendly staff. One subcontractor says it is a good company to work for and easy to work with. Another calls the leg of lamb the tastiest they have had, and another says the quality is the best they have had. One reviewer mentions the smell, which is part of working at a processing site. The website lists jobs, careers and training, and says the company engages with local schools. It says the plant works with New Zealand farmers to process beef and lamb.