History
2008

Barter Steggles publishes Information Memorandum.

2007

Company delivers increased savings.

2006

Bartter Enterprises acquires remaining 50 per cent of Steggles Foods from OSI.

2005

Bartter Business Excellence launched using Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping and project management.

2004

New South Wales and Western Australian tray wrapping activities bought in-house.

2003

Company owned chicken growing farms sold to contract growing companies.

2001

New breeder facilities established south of Griffith Commercialisation of Ross breed imported in 2000 Egg division sold to Pace Farms.

2000

Steggles Foods Pty Ltd formed as a Joint Venture with OSI.

1999

Acquisition of Steggles Limited from Goodman Fielder.

1998

Processing plant obtains HACCP certification. Hatchery completed at Coleamby.

1994

12 Broiler rearing sheds built and breeder farm capacity increased with installation of automatic nesting system.

1993

Feedmill expansion completed with capacity of 60 tonnes per hour. 12 new chicken sheds built to increase Broiler rearing capacity.

1992

Sydney depot completed and poultry production increasedto 280,000 bird per week.

1991

New processing facility built. Production reached 250,000 birds per week.

1985

Investment made in processing plant to service demand of up to 220,000 birds per week.

1984

Bartter started poultry breeding selection program.

1981

Poultry houses built for meat chicken industy. Established 650 sow piggery

1980

Commenced pig and fresh and frozen chicken meat production and sales.

1975

New feedmill built.

1973

ACT operation established.

1970

Bartter Enterprises the second largest table egg produce with 14 laying sheds, capacity for 360,000 layers and a parent flock of 280,000 birds.

1965

Diversified into chicken meat production and birds marketed in the Riverina and Melbourne.

1963

Investment in egg production units to supply Griffith area.

1960

B.A Bartter and Sons Partnership ("Bartter Enterprises") established.

1957

Established a 500 hen egg production unit and a pullet growing facility.

1955

Peter Bartter begins rearing poultry.