Slaughtering, cutting and marketing of pork, beef and veal along the entire value chain.
WESTFLEISCH SCE mit beschränkter Haftung
Münster · Oer-Erkenschwick · Coesfeld · Hamm · Bakum · Lübbecke · Münster-NienbergeNew on Amplifa
About Westfleisch
Westfleisch is a European Cooperative (SCE) founded in 1928 with its headquarters in Münster and counts among Europe's leading food producers. Around 7,600 employees work at ten sites in north-west Germany along the entire value chain – from the livestock centre via slaughtering and cutting to convenience and pet food production. The total sales volume is around 900,000 tonnes per year; about two thirds go to the national market, one third to exports to 40 countries worldwide. Members and owners are more than 5,200 farmers who produce pigs, cattle and calves under cooperation contracts. The group comprises five meat centres (Coesfeld, Hamm, Oer-Erkenschwick, Bakum, Lübbecke) as well as companies such as WestfalenLand, Gustoland, Wetralog, The Petfood Company and Dog's Nature. Customers are companies in the German food wholesale and retail trade as well as the meat processing industry.
- Site
- Münster
- Processes
- Pig slaughtering, Pig cutting, Beef production (slaughtering and cutting), Sausage manufacturing, Convenience production, Frozen food production, Pet food production (Petfood), Pig slaughtering and cutting
- Materials
- Pork, Beef, Veal
- Certificates
- QS quality assurance (affiliated QS scheme coordinator/system partner), EMAS (environmental management system, step-by-step introduction), QS quality assurance (scheme coordinator/system partner)
- Founded
- 1928
- Employees
- 7600
- Industries
- Food wholesale and retail, Meat processing industry, Agriculture
- 01
Member and contract farming (pigs, cattle, calves)
- 02
Livestock trading and livestock centre
- 03
Slaughtering
- 04
Cutting
- 05
Branded meat programmes (among others BestSchwein, Partnervertrag Rind)
- 06
Convenience and sausage production
- 07
Pet food production (Petfood)
- 08
Logistics (Wetralog)
- 09
Sales and exports to 40 countries
Products and Raw Materials
Pork
Core product of the meat centres in Coesfeld, Hamm and Oer-Erkenschwick, also used for sausage and convenience production.
Beef
Production at the Bakum and Lübbecke meat centres, which rank among the most powerful beef operations in Europe.
Veal
Produced via cooperation contracts with agricultural member and contract farms.
Sites
Münster
DEHeadquarters
Oer-Erkenschwick
DEPork meat centre (slaughtering and cutting, single-species operation) with the Gustoland site (sausages and convenience)
- Materials
- Pork
Coesfeld
DEPork meat centre
- Materials
- Pork
Hamm
DEPork meat centre
- Materials
- Pork
Bakum
DEBeef meat centre
- Materials
- Beef
Lübbecke
DEBeef meat centre
- Materials
- Beef
Münster-Nienberge
DELivestock centre (since 1973)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pig slaughteringFood processing | – | – | – | – | Pork |
| Pig cuttingFood processing | – | – | – | – | Pork |
| Beef production (slaughtering and cutting)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Beef |
| Sausage manufacturingFood processing | – | – | – | – | Pork, Beef |
| Convenience productionFood processing | – | – | – | – | Pork, Beef |
| Frozen food productionFood processing | – | – | – | – | Pork, Beef |
| Pet food production (Petfood)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Animal by-products |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Regular external audits, official controls and cross-process internal controls ensure food safety; Westfleisch has been an affiliated QS scheme coordinator and system partner of QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH since 2002. The environmental management system EMAS is being introduced step by step across the group.
| Evidence | Münster | Oer-Erkenschwick | Coesfeld | Hamm | Bakum | Lübbecke |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS quality assurance (scheme coordinator/system partner) | ||||||
| EMAS (environmental management system, step-by-step introduction) |
History
- 1928
Foundation of the “Westfälische Provinzial-Viehverwertungsgenossenschaft” (WPVG).
- 1938
The WPVG has 127 members.
- 1962
New name: “West-Fleisch Vieh- und Fleischzentrale Westfalen eG”; Lübbecke meat centre starts operation.
- 1969
1,000,000th pig slaughter in Lübbecke.
- 1971
Foundation of West-Fleisch Schlachtfinanz GmbH & Co. KG.
- 1972
Coesfeld meat centre starts operation.
- 1973
Start of the Nienberge livestock centre.
- 1978
Opening of the Paderborn meat centre.
- 1980
Hamm meat centre starts up.
- 1994
Westfleisch opens up to individual members.
- 1996
Stake in WestfalenLand.
- 2001
Together with Nordfleisch eG, foundation of FVZ-Westfood Convenience GmbH (Holzwickede).
- 2004
Acquisition of Barfuss GmbH in Oer-Erkenschwick; sausage production under the Gustoland brand.
- 2007
New mission statement “Partnership for Quality”.
- 2008
First foothold in China: HanWei Frozen Foods; annual revenue exceeds 2 billion euros for the first time.
- 2010
First sustainability report according to the GRI standard by a German meat marketer; introduction of the first animal welfare label “Aktion Tierwohl”.