Henwil Chickens

Henwil was established in 2002 as an abattoir. When financial difficulties threatened its existence the 13 chicken farmers who depended on the abattoir then established a company and bought the facilities to become stakeholders in the truest sense of the word. Following a R100 million expansion project funded through a combination of accumulated reserves and loans: The company owns a fleet of 40 vehicles, including refrigerated trucks, live bird trucks and bulk feed tankers. We also operate a centralised feed mill and are in the process of erecting a new feed mill that will replace the existing one with sufficient capacity to meet the Henwil growers demands. We also operate two stores located in Lichtenburg and Mahikeng that sell about 14% of the abattoirs production. The flagship Lichtenburg store also offers fresh vegetables, grocery items, other meat products and takeaway meals. Henwils Retail stores are immensely valuable for building the Henwil brand and maintaining a health...