by Deb Andrich | 3 Dec, 2019 | Abattoirs, Features
In the past farmers slaughtered their own animals on the farm for the local supply chain. But regulation and the centralisation of meat buying saw the practice decline. Another problem was the big abattoirs would not handle small herds again restricting local supply...
by Deb Andrich | 14 Jul, 2019 | Features, Processors
IFFA, the must attend event for the meat industry, held every three years, was bigger than ever when held this year in May, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Touted as connecting the entire meat industry supply chain, from processing through to retail, the trade show is...
by Deb Andrich | 24 May, 2019 | Features, Retail
The World Butchers Challenge has officially hit the world stage with the 2020 competition to be held in a state-of-the-art stadium in Sacramento, USA. Teams from all over the world will be competing in what has been phrased the ‘olympics of meat’ in a three-hour race...
by Deb Andrich | 26 Nov, 2018 | Features, Retail
Casalingo Smallgoods is a name familiar to most in the smallgoods business. A recent name change to South Food Group parallels some innovative additions to its traditional smallgoods product lines. When a company uses 100 pigs per week, to make a large range of...
by Deb Andrich | 29 May, 2018 | Features, Retail
The concept of American BBQ has been slowly burning away as a niche industry in Australia. The growth in attendance of events such as Meatstock and the growing membership of the Australasian Barbecue Alliance suggests the American BBQ is no longer a culinary novelty...
by Stephanie Flynn | 2 Apr, 2018 | Features, Processors
A new day has dawned for West Australian-based meat processor, Western Meat Packers Group (WMPG). Owners, Rod and Shana Russell have implemented a strategy to effect generational change in the company and export market expansion setting it up for a bright and...
