Innovating in
Agriculture
Agriculture
With over 25 properties in its portfolio, the Hancock Prospecting world-class agribusiness is the country’s second largest producer of beef with a total herd capacity size of over 340,000.
Hancock Prospecting has a long and proud history in agriculture on both sides of the family. Hancock Prospecting is committed to investing in local rural communities, developing and implementing innovative, industry-leading farming practices and driving export quality and growth.
Prior to mining exploration, the family owned and operated for decades a number of iconic cattle stations in WA including Ashburton Downs and Hamersley Station. Hancock’s Executive Chairman, Gina Rinehart, grew up on Hamersley station.
Hancock Prospecting has significantly grown the agricultural portfolio with strategic investment in pastoral stations and agribusinesses.
Hancock Prospecting Properties
Hancock Prospecting currently owns more than 14 properties spread right across Australia, ranging from Western Australia to New South Wales.
Raising and finishing some of the finest cattle in the industry, these stations and farms produce beef for both domestic and overseas markets.
Focused on improving management tools, productivity, volume and cattle welfare on all its properties, Hancock has introduced and is in the process of rolling out across all stations, new game-changing technology such as the digital UHF communications systems, walk over weighing, solar power, remote bore monitoring, drones and more.
WA CATTLE OPERATIONS
Continuing longstanding role in primary industries, Hancock Prospecting has acquired an ownership interest in four premium cattle stations in northern West Australia:
- Mulga Downs Station: Santa Gertrudis herd of 8,000
- Fossil Downs Station: Droughtmaster herd of 20,000
- Liveringa and Nerrima Stations: Brangus herd of 41,000
S. KIDMAN & CO
The acquisition of S. Kidman & Co marked a significant milestone for Hancock’s extensive agricultural operations.
The joint venture company, Australian Outback Beef Pty Ltd (AOB), owned 67% by Hancock and 33% by Shanghai CRED Real Estate Stock Co Ltd, acquired 100% of the shares of S. Kidman & Co Ltd (Kidman) in late 2016.
Kidman is an iconic family company, founded by Sir Sidney Kidman in 1899, and is one of the Australia’s largest beef producers with a herd carrying capacity of 65,000 cattle across Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Within the Kidman portfolio there are 5 cattle stations (including outstations), a bull breeding stud farm (Rockybank).
Building on the legacy of the legendary Sir Sidney Kidman, a friend and business partner of James Nicholas (Mrs. Rinehart’s maternal grandfather), Hancock and Shanghai CRED are growing the business, investing in innovative technologies to improve business practices and enhance efficiencies and developing new export markets.
FULLBLOOD WAGYU BEEF OPERATION
Hancock Prospecting has expanded its interest into wagyu beef by way of the acquisition of wagyu cattle stations in New South Wales and Queensland. The Wagyu herd is currently over 12,000 head in total, one of the largest herds in Australia.
In Queensland, Hancock Prospecting is currently developing an F1 Wagyu cattle herd across 3,300 hectares of farmland, using its own full-blood genetics along with prime Angus breeders to take advantage of the land held by the company.
The new 2GR premium Wagyu beef brand is a high-quality product, currently exported around the world.
The inspiration behind the 2GR premium Wagyu beef brand dates back more than 100 years to back in the late 1800s when Mrs. Rinehart’s great grandfather had three sons: her grandfather George Hancock, and his two brothers, John and Richard. Mrs. Rinehart’s great grandfather founded the ‘H3B’ brand for cattle and sheep, which stood for Hancock 3 Brothers, named for his sons.
Today’s 2GR brand signifies the initials of Gina Rinehart, along with her daughter Ginia Rinehart.
2GR Premium Wagyu BEEF
can be enjoyed at the following quality establishments.
- Heritage Wine Bar
- C Restaurant
- Kanpai Yakiniku
- Mondo Di Carne Retail Store
- Nobu QT Restaurant
- Modo Mio
- Silks
- The Crown Group
- Binchotan Grill and Tapas
- Bistro Guillame
- Billykart West End, South Brisbane
- Banc Brasserie & Wine Bar, Brisbane City
- Port Office Hotel, Brisbane City
- Boom Boom Room, Brisbane City
- Blackbird, Brisbane City
- Iris, Fortitude Valley
- Donna Chang, Brisbane City
- Moo Moo’s Brisbane, Brisbane City
- The Norman Hotel, Woolloongabba
- Moo Moo’s Gold Coast, Broadbeach
- Michaels Oriental, Eight Mile Plains
- IMC Steakhouse Townsville, Thuringowa
- Anelay Townsville, North Ward
- Nautilus Restaurant, Port Douglas
- BOS Restaurant, Brisbane City
- Sails, Noosa Heads
- Boardwalk Bistro, Noosa Heads
- Miss Money Pennys, Noosa Heads
- Miss Money Pennys, QLD
- View (Peppers), Noosa Heads
- Light Years, Noosa Heads
- Light Years, Burleigh
- Light Years, Byron Bay
- Cornerstone, Noosa Heads
- Muse, Noosa Heads
- Relish, Noosa Heads
- Canteen, Coolum
- Penfolds Catering, Noosa Heads
- Noosa Waterfront, Noosaville
- Lucio’s, Tewantin
- The Rolling Dolmade, Noosaville
- Matt Golinski – Private Dining, Noosa Heads
- Makepeace Island, Noosa
- Tattersall’s Club, Brisbane City
- Bistro Lamp, Gold Coast
- Rickshores, Burleigh
- Social Eating House, Gold Coast
- BOB (Best of Beers), Gold Coast
- Knowhere, Spring Hill
- Exhibition Restaurant, Brisbane City
- The Star, Gold Coast
- Mooink BBQ, Sunnybank
- Herve’s Restaurant & Bar, Albion
- The Lodge Bar & Dining, Fortitude Valley
- Manok Park, Underwood
- Kiyomi, Broadbeach
- Rothwell, Brisbane City
- Essa, Fortitude Valley
- Yakimono, Melbourne
- Society, Melbourne
- Kisume, Melbourne
- Botswana Butchery, Melbourne
- Nomad, Melbourne
- Grill Americano, Melbourne
- Merivale, Sydney
- Hinchcliff House, Sydney
- Restaurant Lovat, Newport
- Roxy’s Restaurant, Double Bay
- Solotel, Double Bay
- Gaku Restaurant, Darlinghurst
- My Zakaya, Surry Hills
- The Star, Sydney Harbour
- QT Newcastle, Newcastle
- Cedric’s Coffee Bar, Sydney
- Seta, Sydney
- Shangri-La Sydney, The Rocks
- Firedoor, Surry Hills
- Ursula’s Paddington, Paddington
- Zushi Barangaroo, Barangaroo
- Pier One Sydney Harbour, Sydney
- S’More Sydney, Castlecrag
- Catalina Restaurant, Rose Bay
- Crown Sydney (Nobu), Barangaroo
- Nasi Dining and Bar, Pennant Hills
- Da Orazio Pizza & Porchetta, Bondi Beach
- Clock Hotel, Surry Hills
- Nomad, Surry Hills
- District Brasserie, Sydney
- O Bar and Dining, Sydney
- Bathers Pavilion, Mosman
- Pino, Alexandria
- Saddles, Mount White
- Blue Gum, Waitara
- Living Room, Sydney
- Hickson House, Dawes Point
- Art Craft, Sydney
- Otto, Woolloomooloo
- Chaco Bar, Potts Point
- Hunters Corner, Redfern
- Akiba, Canberra
- Aalia, Sydney
- Mullanes, Baulkham Hills
- Avenue, Canberra
- Chi by Lotus, Barangaroo
- Pilot., Ainslie
- Barangaroo House, Barangaroo
- Botswana Butchery, Sydney
- QT Canberra, Canberra
- Bayti, Parramatta
- Ora, Waterloo
- Bar Totti’s, Sydney
- Azuma, Sydney
- Rafi, North Sydney
- Marramarra Lodge, Berowra Waters
- a’Mare, Barangaroo
- Kagoshima, Sydney
2GR Premium Wagyu BEEF
may be ordered from the following quality distributors
- Thomas Foods International
120 Riverside Place
Morningside QLD 4170
P 07 3399 2777
Contact: Grant Taylor – National Foodservice Manager
E grant.taylor@thomasfoods.com
M 0417 331 200 - Haverick Meats
13-15 Green Street
Banksmeadow NSW 2019
P 02 93168900
Contact – Mark Bashinsky – QLD Sales Account Manager
E mark@haverickmeats.com.au
M 0448 554 220 - Absolute Providores
Unit 3 / 9 Lionel Donovan Drive
Noosaville QLD 4556
P 07 5324 1633
Contact – Robert Lee
E rob@absoluteproidores.com
M 0413 293 306 - Haverick Meats
13-15 Green Street
Banksmeadow NSW 2019
P 02 93168900
Contact – Peter Andrews
E peter@haverickmeats.com.au
M 0418 619 769 - Australian Wholesale Meats
5 Wulbanga Street
Prestons NSW 2170
P 02 8738 1700
Contact – Jeremy Byrne
E jeremy@awmsydney.com.au
M 0476 000 775 - Gowa Foods
25 Hotham Parade
Artarmon NSW 2064
P 02 9439 2050
Contact – Hendra Hermanto
E hendra@gowafoods.com.au
M 0413 546 023 - Haverick Meats
13-15 Green Street
Banksmeadow NSW 2019
P 02 93168900
Contact – Michael Rakecki – VIC Sales Account Manager
E michael@haverickmeats.com.au
M 0417 423 187 - Barossa Fine Foods
7 Ridgeway Road
Edinburgh North SA 5113
P 08 8255 3900
Contact – Dieter Knoll
E dieterknoll@barossafinefoods.com.au
M 0402 447 759 - Mondo Di Carne
Unit 5 / 41 King Edward Road
Osbourne Park WA 6017
P 08 9204 4099
Contact – Rob Garreffa
E rgarreffa@mondo.net.au
M 0411 428 450
- Euraco Fine Foods
Blk 219 Henderson Industrial Park #04-01
Singapore 159556
P +65 6276 5433
Contact – Adam Lim
E adam.lim@euraco.com.sg
P +65 8328 1887
- Waves Pacific (Savage International)
Unit 12-14, 23/F Harbour Industrial Centre
10 Lee Hing, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong
P +852 2328 3556
Contact – Jason Lo
E jl@wavespacific.com
- Foodgo Enterprise
No. 51, Jianfeng Ln.,Yantian.,
Qiaotou District.,Kaohsiung City,
Taiwan (R.O.C)
P +886 7612 155
- Admirals
Plot # 599-439, Jabel Ali Industrial Area 1
Dubai. Unites Arab Emirates
P +971 48106 999
Contact – Carine Souaid
E carine.souaid@admirals.ae
M +971 56526 5646
- Choice Foods Thailand
959 Sukhumvit 71 Road, Klongton Nua
Wattana, Bangkok 10110 Thailand
P +662 381 9240
Contact – Nadnisha Jirajit Artorn (Field)
E field@choicefoodsthailand.com
M +6698 560 6065
- Broadleaf Inc.
5600 S. Alameda Street
Vernon CA 90058
P +1 323 826 9890
Contact – Tim Mitchell
E tm@broadleafgame.com
M +1 818 389 3863
- Dolan Foods
3045 Universal Drive
Mississauga, ON L4X 2E2
Canada
P +1 902 394 6022
Contact – Emily Miotto
E emiotto@dolanfoods.com
M +1 647 669 2181
- Classic Fine Foods
Westway Estate, 18-20 Brunel Road
Park Royal, London W3 7XR
United Kingdom
P +44 20 7627 9666
Contact – Stephanie Barnard
E stephanie.barnard@classicfinefoods.co.uk
M +44 7376 084 348
- La Meat Maison
54 Ifaistou Street
Koropi, Greece, 19441
Contact – Bruno
E bruno@lameatmaison.com
M +44 777 9621 224 - Zandbergen World’s Finest Meat
Industrieweg 66
2382 NW Zoeterwoude
The Netherlands
P +31 71 581 5000
Contact – Joris Zandbergen
E joris@zandbergen.com
- Prestige Foods International
Building 1, suite 4/574 Plummer Street
Port Melbourne VIC 3207
P 03 8698 4100
Contact – Paul Aquilina
E pfi@prestigefoods.com.au
M 0447 421 171
- Shanghai Meishi Trade Co. LTD
Room 1201, No 200 East Ninghai Road
Huangpu District, Shanghai, 20000
China
P +86 21 6257 8935
Contact – Marco
E wangjunguo131234@163.com
M +86 1380 1624 327
- PT. Sahaat Citra Karunia
Sentra Niaga Puri Indah Blk T3 No.5
Kembangan Puri Indah
Jakarta Barat, Indonesia 11610
Contact – Rebecca Ong
E ongrebecca88@gmail.com
M +62 819 0568 8008
- Lotte International
302, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu
Seoul, 06177 Korea
P +82 2 3459 9628
Contact – Kim, Hyun Ki
E Hyunki.kim@lotte.net
M + 82 10 8627 5554
BANNISTER DOWNS DAIRY
Located in Western Australia, Hancock is a 50% partner with the award-winning Bannister Downs Dairy.
Bannister Downs produces premium branded milk, flavoured milk, ice cream and other dairy products, predominantly for the domestic market and small amounts of export to Asia.
Winning over 285 individual awards for their world-class products, Bannister Downs is an acclaimed Australian dairy company.
With the goal to be a global leader in ethical diary, Bannister Downs recently completed one of its biggest projects yet – the construction of a new and state-of-the-art ‘Creamery Complex.’ This complex includes the construction of a voluntary robotic milking system designed to maximise herd health and comfort as cows are milked on a voluntary basis. The new facility will allow a significant expansion of its customer base both domestically and into Asia.
