Luv-a-Duck Corporate Profile

Australia’s Favourite Duck

Luv-a-Duck is the market leader in meeting the needs of the Foodservice industry with value added duck products.

Make duck easy to use, good value and available everywhere.

Family owned and managed, Australian company
Established in the 1960s
Stable and experienced senior management team
Fully integrated operation, including Egg Production, Breeding, Hatching, Growing, Processing, Marketing, Selling and Distribution divisions

Luv-a-Duck - A Fully Integrated Duck Operation

PRODUCTION	MARKETING	SALES	STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION	ADMINISTRATION
Breeding Hatching Growing Processing Value Adding R&D	Advertising Promotions R&D	Telemarketing Sales team Australia wide Export Sales Administration	Delivery System Storage centre in each state	Accounts Personnel Finance Information Technology

Luv-a-Duck farms are located in the sunny and spacious Wimmera wheatlands in Western Victoria, halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide
The main farm is on 200 hectares and surrounded by thousands of hectares of grain fields
Isolation enables the enforcement of strict quarantine procedures to prevent disease
Mild climate
Unlike European and American farms, where due to extreme weather climates ducks are raised in heavily insulated barns, Luv-a-Duck ducks enjoy clean, light and airy, open sided, sheltered enclosures
Luv-a-Duck products are sold and distributed throughout Australia
Luv-a-Duck exports to South East Asia, Pacific Islands and the Middle East

Luv-a-Duck is a world leader in the industry
Ducks are selected in an advanced quarantine breeding division
Incubated and hatched in the latest automated units
Grown on clean, spacious, open range, protected by airy, dry, shaded enclosures
Processed in a fully automated, state-of-the-art processing plant and further processed in a modern commercial kitchen
Marketed, sold and distributed with the aid of highly computerised delivery systems

Unique white Pekin type breeds developed from local and imported strains
Fed on the best quality grains grown in the sunny Wimmera wheatlands of Western Victoria
Grown under the watchful eye of specialists in husbandry, nutrition and veterinary care
Processed at approximately 6 weeks of age
Producing a fully flavoured, tender, lean, meaty duck

Each of these segments is specialised and has individual requirements for both the finished products and customer requirements.

Luv-a-Duck is a high profit generator
Our duck products are consistently tender, meaty, high quality and hygienically processed and packed
We offer a wide variety of innovative value added portion control duck products never before seen in Asia
Our packaging is informative and our products live up to our slogan, “It’s so easy”
Literature is attractive, colourful and features creative ideas/recipes
Ducks are killed Halal according to the Islamic Rite for our many Muslim customers
Produced in an ethical and environmentally sustainable manner in the world’s cleanest environment

Demand for duck meat is increasing rapidly year by year
Once appearing only on the menus of 5 star restaurants and Chinese BBQs, duck is now a standard menu choice throughout Australia and the world’s eateries
Demand has shifted from whole duck to value added duck
Luv-a-Duck specialises in value added duck - easy to store, prepare and serve in any kitchen or include on any menu
Duck is now available whole, portioned, filleted, marinated, confit, roasted, smoked, sliced, medallions, smallgoods and much more

Luv-a-Duck is working with the booming hospitality industry, improving quality, crafting new dishes and researching more convenient ways to present duckling in a world which has less and less time for "slow" food
The company’s own chef is closely involved in the development of new duck products as well as being available for assistance and advice about cooking and presenting duck

Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) Export licence No. 178
AQIS Meat Safety Quality Assurance (MSQA) No. 530
Victorian Meat Authority No. A31
HACCP based Food Safety System
Halal Certification of all products as directed by the Islamic Co-ordinating Council of Victoria (ICCV)
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) of Singapore approval