T&R Pastoral is now under the sole ownership of the Thomas family, following the buyout of the Rowe family's share in the State's largest meat processing company.
T&R's executive director Darren Thomas said this week he and his father Chris took the reigns of the company in June but would not officially settle on the takeover until Christmas.
It meant "business as usual" for producers, with the company processing 14,000 sheep and lambs and 900 cattle a day.
"It was a very amicable agreement between the two families who have been in business together for 40 years and nothing about the new ownership will affect producers," Mr Thomas said.
"We will continue to grow our business through further acquisitions, and the takeover shows that Chris and I have a great faith in and are committed to the SA meat industry."
* Extract from a full report in Stock Journal, October 16 issue.
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