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Hartlief Corporation Ltd is a multifaceted meat manufacturing company, selling fresh and processed meat. Since 1946, our business philosophy has been grounded in integrity, professionalism and a continuous commitment to produce quality guaranteed products, based on the German tradition of the Fleischermeister (Master Butcher). By carefully crafting each and every product, we are able to consistently deliver a quality experience.

Hartlief Corporation Ltd specialises in the supply of value-enhanced meat products, from farm to fork. With a proud heritage of sourcing and producing locally, our brand represents the best quality meat in Namibia. The company supplies the retail, wholesale, food service and hospitality trade locally and also exports processed meat products to RSA and other African countries. Hartlief Corporation Ltd group of companies consists of Hartlief Continental Meat Products (Pty) Ltd, Hartlief Continental Meat Products SA (Pty) Ltd and Farmers Meat Market Mariental Abattoir and is proudly part of the O&L Group.

THE HARTLIEF STORY

Our history
The hartlief story
Early 1940s
Karl and Inge Hartlief take over Hoffend’s Schlachterei, a small family butchery in the heart of Windhoek.
Hartlief Family PortraitHartlief first butchery.
1946
Hoffend’s is renamed and Hartlief’s Schlachterei is established.
Rename of Hoffend's on the history timeline
1966
Hartlief relocates to the Northern Industrial Area and merges with neighbouring butcheries, Raith and Kandler, to form Hartlief Continental Meat Products.
Car parked outs the new hartlief relocation building.
1970
Wolfgang Raith marries Karl and Inge’s daughter, Renate and eventually takes over Hartlief.
Hartlief Family Portrait
1971
Hartlief factory is constructed.
Hartlief factory.
1980s
The business rapidly expands and in 1984 the Windhoek Advertiser reports the Hartlief factory as being the most modern and best equipped meat factory in southern Africa.
Workers in the factory.
1980s
New logo introduced.
New logo introduced on history timeline
1987
Hartlief starts exporting to South Africa.
Hartlief starts exporting to South South africa on timeline.
Late 1990s
Temporary rebranding.
Temporary rebranding on the history timeline
Early 2000s
New logo and packaging introduced.
New logo on history timeline
2005
Hartlief and Farmer’s Meat Market Ltd (FMM) merge and become Farmer’s Hartlief Consolidated Meat Products (FHC), which was soon changed to Hartlief Corporation Ltd. Through the merger with FMM, Hartlief acquired the FMM Mariental Abattoir.
Old FMM Factory in Mariental.
2006
The new Hartlief Shop & Bistro opens its doors, offering Windhoek a new shopping experience.
Inside the Shop and Bistro
2012
Hartlief Rooftop Bistro & Conference Centre officially opens.
Hartlief Rooftop Bistro & Conference pens, on history timeline
2015
Hartlief Ongwediva opens as a cold storage and distribution facility.
Hartlief Ongwediva factory.
2015
New packaging introduced.
New Hartlief Packaging
2015
Hartlief Cape Depot opens.
Hartlief Cape Depot.
2016
Hartlief opens two delis in Cape Town – Hartlief Deli Gardens and Hartlief Deli Constantia.
Hartlief South Africa Delis in Cape Town.
2019
The new Hartlief Shop & Bistro opens in the old Hartlief wholesale building to offer a bigger and better shopping and dining experience.
Hartlief Shop & Bistro entrance.
2019
Hartlief becomes part of the Ohlthaver & List family on 11 November 2019 as the O&L Group acquires majority shareholding in Hartlief Corporation Ltd.
Hartlief becomes part of the Ohlthaver & List family on timeline
2020
Hartlief acquires Windhoek Schlachterei and King brands from Namibia Dairies.
Hartlief acquisition of WDS on the history timelineHartlief acquisition of Kings on the history timeline
2021
Windhoek Schlachterei closes and operations are fully integrated into the Hartlief factory, including the WDS produced brands.
Windhoek Schlachterei closes and operations on timeline
2021
Farmers Meat Market Mariental Abattoir ceases operations until further notice.
FMM ceases operations on history timeline
2021
Hartlief celebrates 75 years!
Hartlief 75 years logo on the history timeline
2023
Farmers Meat is relaunched.
Farmers Meat is relaunched on history timeline
2023
Hartlief Delicatessen, Hilltop Village, opens its doors.
Hartlief Delicatessen logo