Henwil was established in 2002 as an abattoir. The 13 chicken farmers who were dependent on the abattoir bought the facilities and became stakeholders in the company. During 2019 expansions and upgrades to the abattoir allow the company to now slaughter 130 000 chickens per day. Henwil hosts one of the most modern and flexible facilities in South Africa.

Henwil Chickens (Pty) Ltd now owns:

• A fleet of 40 vehicles, including refrigerated trucks, live bird trucks and bulk feed tankers.
• A new feed mill with sufficient capacity to meet the Henwil growers demands.
• Two stores located in Lichtenburg and Mahikeng that sells about 14% of the abattoir’s production. These stores also offers fresh vegetables, grocery items, meat products and takeaway meals. Henwil’s Retail stores are immensely valuable for building the Henwil brand and maintaining a healthy cash flow.

Food safety and high quality is non-negotiable and it is therefore evident in its use of the world’s leading processing technologies to produce top-class fresh and frozen chicken products, aimed at giving consumers a much more rewarding meal experience Henwil also contributes to the wellbeing and sustainability of the industry by being an agile business, a caring employer and a responsible corporate citizen.