[8] In 2003, after multiple bids, Talley's successfully raised its shareholding to 37% after purchasing 11% from Hugh Green Investments.

[14] In 2006 AFFCO fired multiple workers under suspicion of a theft ring was operating in its Wairoa plant.

In 2007 an Employment Relations Authority court found in favor of the fired workers for unjustified dismissal and awarded upwards of $60,000 combined as compensation and unpaid wages.

[20] In June 2015 another strike broke out after lockouts started occurring once again after a contractual disagreement between New Zealand Meatworkers and AFFCO regarding individual contracts and seasonal workers.

[24] In 2010 AFFCO was fined up to $53,000 after failing to ensure a safe working environment after a workers leg was broken after being trapped in a machine that did not have appropriate safety gear.

[25] In July 2012 AFFCO was fined over $62,000 after failing to ensure a safe working environment after a worker fell 7 metres (23 ft) into a carton well area.

[26] In February 2015 AFFCO was fined $5,000 after the Employment Relations Authority found that a former worker was unjustifiably dismissed after launching complaints of bullying in the workplace.

[31] Affco NZ Ltd processing plant at Moerewa and Wairoa are a major source of trade wastewater in the form of e.coli contamination to freshwater streams.