IRVINE’S BY NUMBERS

Having started out as a humble family business in 1950, Irvine’s Group has grown enormously to become a key supplier to the industry across the region, all the while staying true to its family roots.

Here are some key numbers accumulated from all of its divisions:

1,750,000 – average number of day-old chicks produced per week

4,000,000 – average number of table eggs produced per week

16,400 tonnes – amount of finished feed produced per month

250,000 – amount of chickens processed per week for consumption

2,200 – total number of employees across Irvine’s Group

>$32 million – capital expenditure over the past three years

$26 million – amount spent on maize per year (118,000 tonnes)

$28.025 million – amount spent on soya per year (62,800 tonnes)