About Bitek Industries
Bitek Industries was founded in 1981 focusing on the development, advancement, and application of state-of-the-art technologies to the production of bio-conditioning ingredients, and bio-security & hygiene products for feed, livestock, and food.
Bitek develops and markets products of the finest quality and value for its customers. Products are manufactured using cutting edge technology and superior formulations and ingredients. Our advanced solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers across Africa and Asia.
The Bitek culture embraces innovation, quality, and sustainability which is core to our research, development, raw materials procurement, and the production of outstanding products and solutions.
With over 40 years of experience, Bitek brings a rich heritage of knowledge and expertise – building into its future.
Bitek is an employee-owned company. In November 2004 it vested 40% of its equity into its broad-based employees’ hands via the Bitek Itireleng Trust. This share ownership plan gives all employees a share in the company and a stake in its success. This initiative has resulted in a highly motivated, productive, innovative, and desirable workplace for all Bitek employees.
Bitek Industries has a subsidiary in Kenya and a joint venture in India with sales in 25 countries throughout Africa and Asia collectively.
Quality
Today’s highly complex and globalised food supply chain involves many potential quality and food safety risks.
Livestock farming, and feed manufacturing and food processing, practices and standards play a crucial role in securing quality throughout all process steps.
Bitek’s quality management system and food safety program are designed to ensure uncompromising standards from raw materials sourcing & purchasing through to final delivery of finished products.
Innovation
Bitek’s innovation, research & development programs strive to bring knowledge and technology to the market quickly and effectively.
We translate world-class research and innovation into practical and sustainable product solutions across all our divisions.
Bitek establishes and nurtures collaborations and partnerships with leading universities, research institutes and technology partners in order to maximise and speed up the innovation development cycle.
Sustainability
The environmental challenges affecting food production are enormous and growing and will become more pressing as mankind tries to meet demand arising from a growing and more prosperous world population.
Bitek is committed to focusing its operations and products toward helping the world increase food production while reducing production footprint and controlling costs.
Solutions
Bitek thinks beyond products and focuses on providing our customers with complete solutions. Our technical advisors have excellent product knowledge. In addition, they are trained in the specification and servicing of application equipment and to investigate and uncover potential inefficiencies. This ensures that Bitek is able to provide the best possible solutions in terms of costs and effectiveness.
When implementing solutions, we will set up any new protocols required, provide training to customers staff and conduct regular monitoring / testing to ensure effective results.
Certifications & Memberships
ISO Certification
Bitek maintains a quality management system focused on ensuring that it delivers a consistent level of quality to its customers by having well defined and regularly reviewed processes and procedures.
HACCP Certification
Bitek is committed to a systematic preventative approach to food safety to control biological, chemical and physical hazards in its production processes that can cause the finished product to be unsafe.
AFMA
Bitek is a member of the Animal Feed Manufacturers Association in South Africa and is audited by Afri Compliance to be in compliance with the AFMA code of conduct.
PFI
Bitek is a member of the Pet Food Industry Assocation of Southern Africa, an industry body which is dedicated to upholding quality standards and safety in pet nutrition.
SABS
Bitek’s food process range carries the SABS mark for either SANS 1828 for cleaning chemicals used in the food processing area or SANS 1853 for disinfectants that are approved for use in the food areas.
ZA Certification for veterinary
approved establishment
Bitek’s manufacturing facility has been inspected and approved for the export of farm feeds to African countries.
GMP
Bitek takes full responsibility for its processes and operates stringent batch testing, batch numbering and tracking procedures. Bitek works hard to ensure that its products conform to international quality standards.