JBS S.A.

JBS S.A.
Trade name	JBS
Company type	Sociedade Anônima
Traded as	B3: JBSS3; Ibovespa Component
Industry	Food processing
Founded	1953
Founder	José Batista Sobrinho
Headquarters	São Paulo, Brazil
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Gilberto Tomazoni (CEO); Jeremiah O‘Callaghan (Chairman)
Products	Food and beverages
Revenue	US$ 65.0 billion (2021)
Operating income	US$ 8.5 billion (2021)
Net income	US$ 3.8 billion (2021)
Total assets	US$ 38.4 billion (2021)
Total equity	US$ 8.18 billion (2021)
Number of employees	+270,000 (2021)
Parent	J&F Investimentos
Subsidiaries	JBS USA; Seara; JBS Foods International; BioTech Foods
Website	jbs.com.br

JBS S.A. is a Brazilian company that is the largest meat processing enterprise in the world, producing factory processed beef, chicken, salmon, pork, and also selling by-products from the processing of these meats. It is headquartered in São Paulo.^[2] It was founded in 1953 in Anápolis, Goiás.

As of 2023, the company had about 500 industrial plants and commercial representations in 24 countries, and its products reach consumers in 180 countries.^[3] J&F Investimentos is a 42% indirect shareholder in JBS S.A.,^[4] which is listed on American stock markets as JBSAY.^[5] J&F Investimentos is wholly owned by Joesley Batista and Wesley Batista. The company has been regularly criticised for sourcing meat from farms that contribute to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year ended December 31, 2021". JBS S.A. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
^ JBS S.A. (2011). "Contact us". "Address Avenida Marginal Direita do Tietê, 500 Vila Jaguara - São Paulo/SP - Brazil CEP: 05118-100." Retrieved on 2011-02-03 from "Grupo JBS-Friboi". Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2011-02-04..
^ "JBS -Investor Relations". JBS S.A. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
^ "J&F Investimentos Agrees to Financial Terms of Leniency Agreement". GlobeNewswire (Press release). May 31, 2017.
^ "JBSAY". NASDAQ. 11 May 2020.

[ri.jbs.com.br-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year ended December 31, 2021". JBS S.A. Retrieved 2022-03-24.

[jbssa2011-2] JBS S.A. (2011). "Contact us". "Address Avenida Marginal Direita do Tietê, 500 Vila Jaguara - São Paulo/SP - Brazil CEP: 05118-100." Retrieved on 2011-02-03 from "Grupo JBS-Friboi". Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2011-02-04..

[InvestorRelationsInfo-3] "JBS -Investor Relations". JBS S.A. Retrieved 2024-01-27.

[4] "J&F Investimentos Agrees to Financial Terms of Leniency Agreement". GlobeNewswire (Press release). May 31, 2017.

[njbsay-5] "JBSAY". NASDAQ. 11 May 2020.

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