JBS, one of the world’s largest food companies, and Silvateam, the world’s leading producer of plant extracts for animal feed, have just announced the results of a groundbreaking research that shows the effectiveness of tannins in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the cattle chain.
JBS, one of the world’s largest food companies, has consolidated its position as Brazil’s largest employer in 2023, with 151,200 direct employees working at its various operations in the country. Between January and August 2023, the company created 7,300 new jobs, which represents an increase of 5% compared to December 2022. Globally, JBS employs 270,000 people at more than 400 production units and offices in 20 countries.
“We are aware that we play an important role in generating employment and income in various regions, with a particularly positive impact on the small towns where we operate. In many of them, we are the main employer and our growth drives the economic growth of these regions,” says Gilberto Xandó, president of JBS Brasil.
2023 was marked by strategic investments by JBS in the processed foods industry in the country. The inauguration of the first ranges of breadcrumbed products and sausages at the new Seara plant is an important milestone. In addition, the company resumed activities at the Friboi industrial unit and announced the creation of 1,400 new jobs with the recovery and modernization of the unit located in Diamantino, state of Mato Grosso.
The creation of these jobs has a direct and significant impact on the quality of life of these employees. This is the case of Natanael Alves Moreira, who recently joined JBS as a production monitor at the unit located in Cajamar, state of São Paulo. A resident of Franco da Rocha, in the greater São Paulo area, he saw JBS as an opportunity to prosper professionally.
With 12 years’ experience in the food production sector and a brief stint in logistics, he was attracted by the possibility of growth offered by JBS. “My perception is that it only depends on my effort and determination to grow professionally here, and there are many ways to do that,” says Moreira.
JBS’s prominent position as Brazil’s main employer reinforces its important role in the national economy. An unprecedented survey conducted by the Economic Research Institute Foundation of Brazil (Fipe), via the Center for Regional and Urban Economics of the University of São Paulo (Nereus), revealed that JBS and its production chains account for 2.1% of Brazil’s GDP, contributing 2.73% of the country’s jobs.
