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River Plate Fresh Meat Company

English meat-packing company

The River Plate Fresh Meat Company was the first meat-packing industry that used refrigeration in South America. It operated in Argentina, Uruguay, and the United Kingdom, it was founded in 1882 by George Wilkinson Drabble.2 It ceased to exist in 1926.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1882Founded1
  • Industrymeat industry1
  • HeadquartersCampana Partido1

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The River Plate Fresh Meat Company 01
Photo: Unknown photographer Collection of the Pardoe family courtesy of Norman Finnimore and/or Herencia Millonaria courtesy of Juan Pablo Vidal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The River Plate Fresh Meat Company was the first meat-packing industry that used refrigeration in South America. It operated in Argentina, Uruguay, and the United Kingdom, it was founded in 1882 by George Wilkinson Drabble.2

Products and brands

  • meat

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1926Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1882Founded Founded1

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