ZOD Brniště

ZOD Brniště is an agricultural company that farms about 2,500 ha of arable land, grows grain and forage crops, and runs livestock production. Its poultry operation includes turkey and turkey-meat processing in Brniště, and its dairy herd of about 700 Holstein cows is housed in Velký Grunov. The website states it is the largest turkey and turkey-meat producer in the Czech Republic, with about 2,750 tonnes of poultry meat per year, and that it operates its own retail shops and a mobile shop.

The company sells turkey and other meat products, milk (about 7.2 million litres per year) and feed-grade crops. The website says its meat products are sold through its own retail outlets and a mobile store, with annual turnover of approximately 220 million CZK. It also presents a community program that includes an ecocentre with educational programmes for schools.

The company was founded in 1976 and is registered in the Czech Republic as a joint-stock company (a.s.) with headquarters in Brniště. The website describes operations in the foothills of the Lužické hory (Lusatian Mountains). Current job postings include tractor operator, mill and post-harvest line operator, meat-production worker, night-shift meat dispatch worker, and seasonal manual loading work for turkeys and turkey-cocks. It also says staff can work at ZOD Brniště or at the affiliated company Agro Bílá.

Product: Turkey and poultry meat, milk from dairy cattle, and crops and forage for feed, sold through own shops and a mobile store.