{{Short description|Producer of smallgoods}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox company | name = Primo Foods | logo = | type = Subsidiary | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = {{sda|1985}}, as Primo Smallgoods | founder = Andrew Lederer | defunct = | location_city = Sydney, New South Wales | location_country = Australia | location = | locations = | area_served = | key_people = Jamie Eastley (COO) | industry = Food, manufacturing | products = | production = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 4,000 | parent = JBS USA | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|http://www.primo.com.au}} | footnotes = | intl = }}

'''Primo Foods''' (formerly '''Primo Smallgoods''') is an Australian food and beverage company based in Chullora in Western Sydney. They are the largest producer of ham, bacon and smallgoods in the Southern Hemisphere.

Primo was founded in 1985 by Hungarian immigrant Andrew Lederer after he purchased Sydney's Mayfair Ham Factory. In 2004 Paul Lederer acquired the business after the death of his uncle. In 2014, Brazilian beef giant JBS acquired Primo from Lederer for $1.25 billion US dollars,<ref>{{Cite web | title = JBS Foods of Brazil to Buy Australian Meat Producer for $1.25 Billion | work = DealBook | date = 21 November 2014 | accessdate = 2014-12-03 | url = https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/jbs-foods-of-brazil-to-buy-australian-meat-producer-for-1-25-billion/ }}</ref> who subsequently stood down as CEO. The current chief operating officer is Jamie Eastley.

==Sponsorships and community engagement== Primo have historically been an active community sponsor. In 2013/14 they sponsored A-League team Western Sydney Wanderers, who were subsequently purchased by a consortium of businessmen led by then Primo CEO Paul Lederer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-10-12|title=Wanderers Make A Primo Signing|url=https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/wanderers-make-a-primo-signing|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Western Sydney Wanderers FC|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hassett|first=Sebastian|date=2014-01-01|title=Wanderers to be sold as Primo boss achieves coveted goal|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/wanderers-to-be-sold-as-primo-boss-achieves-coveted-goal-20140101-306d1.html|access-date=2020-08-19|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}} * [http://www.foodmag.com.au/news/wiley-praised-for-$136m-primo-facility Wiley praised for $136m Primo facility | Food Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->] * [https://books.google.com/books?id=QqElGwAACAAJ&q=Primo+smallgoods Primo Smallgoods Chullora Meat Processing Facility: Environmental Impact ... - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]

==External links== * [http://www.primo.com.au/ Official website]

{{JBS N.V.}}

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