Golden Cockerel Chicken is Queensland’s leading farmer-owned poultry processor and distributor.

 

For more than 50 years, Golden Cockerel has combined trusted local farming, premium quality products and dependable supply to support retailers and food service industries across Queensland and international markets.

50+
Years of trusted service and supply
37%
Of Queensland’s chicken demand
60+
Family run farms across the Darling Downs & Sunshine Coast region
$500m
Contributed to the Queensland economy each year

Family Owned Businesses

Woodlands

Elgin Valley Farms

Proudly produced by Golden Cockerel, Elgin Valley Farms is Queensland’s premium chicken brand, trusted by Coles, independent retailers, butchers, restaurants and foodservice businesses. Our free-range and barn-raised products combine trusted local provenance with tender, great-tasting chicken, helping our partners offer a premium range their customers keep coming back for.

To find out more, visit Elgin Valley Farms

 

Darwalla

Darwalla is a fully integrated Queensland family poultry producer with rearing, breeding, hatching and growing facilities operating since 1933. Growing free-range and barn-raised birds under strict animal welfare standards, Darwalla produces the highest quality, healthy chickens for Golden Cockerel.

To find out more visit Darwalla

Woodlands

Since the 1920’s, Woodlands has helped feed the growing population in south-east Queensland. Based on the Sunshine Coast, Woodlands is a family operated business growing chickens to the highest quality standards for Golden Cockerel.

To find out more visit Woodlands

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Our Certifications

Our Certifications

The poultry houses where we grow the chickens are environmentally managed so that the chickens are not exposed to climatic extremes and can roam freely throughout the house.

Golden Cockerel is certified to industry leading standards including RSPCA, HACCP, BRC, Aus-Meat and SafeFood Qld, and is regularly audited to ensure compliance.

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At Golden Cockerel, our values guide everything we do. We put safety and quality first, strive to exceed customer expectations, continuously improve the way we work, and invest in our people – creating a culture of teamwork, accountability and care that delivers better outcomes for our customers, communities and each other.

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To sustainably nourish Queensland families while enriching our communities, empowering our people, supporting our family farmers, and creating a lasting legacy through quality, care and responsible food production.

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