Sparta Gullfood Brochure v10

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Generations of beef producers

At Sparta we pride ourselves in the quality Adhering to this strict feeding regime
beef we produce. We are a family-owned ensures a consistent product and taste
and -operated business which can trace its experience. Our business practices are
agricultural roots back more than a century. underpinned by good animal husbandry
We have always lived close to the land, and and strict adherence to food safety
it is this love for our land and our cattle that regulations, ensuring that our meat is
inspires us to produce great beef. traceable from farm to finished product.

Sparta comprises a farming concern, cattle A robust food safety system
feeding operation and beef processing plant
(abattoir, beef deboning, value-add and Our beef processing plant is FSSC 22000
retail-ready packing facilities) with operations certified, which means that Sparta has a robust
in the Free State, Gauteng and North West Food Safety Management System in place to
provinces of South Africa. ensure our finished product meets world-class
health and safety standards.
Pasture-raised,
grain-finished beef We Spartans love our beef, and we hope
you will too.
Our calves are pasture-raised and
grain-finished on optimally-formulated
feed consisting of roughage and high-
quality grain.

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Fast facts

• Sparta beef is marketed both locally • A variety of products – including matured
in South Africa and internationally. portioned steaks, vacuum-packed oxtail,
pickled beef tongue, beef mince, burger
• The Group was established in 1966 by the patties and sausages – are produced in
late Dirk van Reenen on the farm Sparta the above departments.
in the Marquard district in South Africa’s
Free State province. • Various offal products such as liver, heart,
clean tripe, black tripe, bible, etc. are
• Sparta comprises a farming concern, packaged in bulk or retail-ready packs
cattle feeding operation and beef and sold frozen or fresh to the local and
processing plant. international markets.

• We feed well in excess of 100 000 cattle. • An electronic identification system (EID) is
used, ensuring beef traceability from farm
• We pasture-raise calves and plant feed to client.
on our farms.
• The cattle feeding operation in Marquard
• We slaughter our own cattle and the is certified to ISO 22000 standards.
deboning facility produces bone-in and
boneless whole primals (e.g. whole fillet, • The Sparta beef processing plant
whole sirloin, whole silverside, brisket has been certified halaal and is also
and chuck). FSSC 22000 certified.

• Deboned primal cuts are packed into • We are committed to the well-being of
special barrier vacuum bags giving our employees, our suppliers and all the
them a 90-day, fresh chilled (not frozen) communities in which we operate.
shelf life.

• The beef processing plant houses
a retail pack and value-add department
that produces products for the retail,
food service and food production
markets.

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We love our cattle

Raising cattle requires time, dedication and Precision feeding
a real understanding of the animal and its
needs. Many hours are spent on each animal Our calves are pasture-raised and grain-
and our team works diligently to ensure finished. Our cattle are fed on optimally-
their health and well-being. Our business formulated feed consisting of roughage,
practices are underpinned by good animal protein and high-quality grain. Our state-of-
husbandry and strict adherence to food safety the-art feed mill ensures that our scientifically-
regulations, and our electronic identification formulated feed program is precision-mixed
system (EID)* ensures that our meat is and -fed. Adhering to this strict feeding
traceable from farm to finished product. regime ensures a consistent product and taste
experience.
We raise our cattle on our land in the
Free State and North-West provinces of Our network of grain and feed suppliers is
South Africa. In our Marquard cattle feeding carefully managed and cultivated. To ensure a
operation we are proud to be certified with consistent supply of feed, enabling us to feed
the following international standards and in excess of 1 000 tons of feed per day, we
specifications: ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 not only plant our own crops, but we also have
(Environmental), ISO 22000 (Food Safety) a network of farmers who plant maize which
and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health we harvest as silage. A large grain trader in
and Safety). our region has a grain depot at our cattle
feeding operation, providing us with access to
At any given time, we feed in excess of feed without the capital outlay it would require
100 000 cattle supplied by our national cattle to maintain a consistent supply.
buying network as well as our network in
Namibia. This network, cultivated over many A global network
years, ensures a consistent supply of calves
into our cattle feeding operation. During our more than 50 years in cattle
feeding we have forged many business
Traceability relationships as well as friendships with
experts across the world in the field of cattle
Our calves are hand-picked form selected feeding. These relationships have enabled us
breeder farms or through cattle saleyards. to stay abreast of the latest developments and
Upon arrival, calves are fed, identified, treated technology and set trends in the South African
(e.g. vaccinated) and sorted into unique cattle feeding industry. We are very privileged
growing groups. All relevant information to consult with some of the best feedlot
about each calf is captured onto Sparta’s EID veterinarians as well as animal nutritionists
system, which ensures full product traceability across the globe.
– from arrival at Sparta to the point of selling
the carcass or batch of processed product
into the market place.

*What is electronic identification (EID)?
Our electronic identification system gives us the ability to quickly, easily and accurately capture animal information (i.e. buyer, mass, breed, gender,
processed date, medication history, etc.) and review or record information into a record-keeping program and database. This is an excellent
management tool for individual animal record-keeping, traceability and quality assurance. This system starts at calf-intake and continues throughout
our vertically integrated operation up to packaged product.

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Producing great beef

Our beef processing plant consists of an and foreign objects are identified that might
abattoir, a beef deboning facility, a retail-ready not be detected by metal detectors. This
and value-add facility as well as an offal and process enables us to deliver consistent and
by-product facility. accurate fat grades on our production beef
products (fresh or frozen). Clients can also
The carefully managed supply chain at our rest assured regarding the safety of the meat
cattle feeding operation ensures a consistent as foreign objects would be identified and
supply of cattle for slaughter at our beef plant. removed. Our electronic identification, which
Our beef plant has the capacity to slaughter starts on the farm at calf-intake, is carried
well in excess of 20 000 cattle and debone in through to the slaughter and packaging of our
excess of 3 500 tons of beef per month, in a products. This system ensures full traceability
single daily shift. During deboning, carcasses throughout the production process and is an
are broken down into steak, round primal excellent quality assurance tool.
cuts and production beef. Offal products are
cleaned and packaged into bulk and retail- Continuous production ensured
ready packs.
To ensure that our continuous operation
Adding value at our beef plant is not interrupted due to
service delivery restraints, we have made
Our beef processing plant houses a retail- some adjustments and additions to our plant.
ready and value-add packaging facility. Our water supply is run through a holding tank
Retail, hospitality, catering and food that can sustain a full day’s slaughter. This
production markets are served from this means that a drop in water pressure as well as
department. This department produces a a break in water supply does not influence our
variety of retail-ready and hospitality industry daily slaughter schedule. The same applies
products including matured portioned steaks, to an electricity supply interruption. We have
vacuum-packed oxtail, pickled tongue, beef installed generators that can run our entire
mince, burger patties, sausages, kebabs, plant during any electricity downtime. Any
etc. – all to individual clients’ specific needs. beef production plant has many moving parts
We also produce beef mince as well as beef that need to be maintained at all times. We
cubes for the pie industry. have an engineering and maintenance team
on site that can deal with most breakdowns,
Cold chain be it plant or machinery breakdowns. We also
adhere to a very strict routine maintenance
Carcasses are chilled in specially designed schedule to minimise possible breakdowns
chill rooms. During the production process at our plant.
special care is taken to ensure the cold
chain always remains intact. After packaging, Distribution
beef is stored in our expertly built chilling
and freezing facilities. Each step of our We have a long-standing business relationship
robust quality assurance program is carefully with one of South Africa’s foremost fresh
implemented by our dedicated health and product distributors. Their fleet controller,
safety team. dedicated to tracking and managing Sparta
deliveries, operates from our offices. Their
State-of-the-art technology vast fleet of vehicles as well as their robust
distribution system ensures that our clients
All production beef travels through our state- receive their product on time and with our
of-the art X-ray equipment. Here the exact strict cold chain intact.
meat-to-fat ratio of the product is determined,

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Quality assured

Our cattle feeding operation is certified of our EID system continues throughout
to ISO 22000 standards, ensuring that our vertically integrated operation up to
our cattle are treated humanely and packaged deboned batch.
mitigating the risk associated with feeding
and medicating animals. Our world-class The Sparta beef plant is certified halaal by
electronic identification system (EID) is at the the South African National Halaal Authority
core of our ISO certification as this system (SANHA) and the National Independent
places much emphasis on the traceability Halaal Trust (NIHT). Our beef processing
of every animal regarding the details of its facility is export approved by the South
life cycle. African Department of Agriculture, Land
Reform and Rural Development (Export
Our beef processing plant is FSSC 22000 plant number ZA 91).
certified. Fully recognised by the Global
Food Safety Initiative, this certification HALAAL
demonstrates Sparta’s commitment to SANHA | NIHT
ensuring that world-class health and safety
standards are adhered to. The traceability

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The sustainable
way forward

At Sparta we believe that being a responsible corporate
citizen is the only sustainable way forward and we see
ourselves as an integral part of the communities in which

we operate. Our sustainability objectives are based
on the following three pillars: social, human and
environmental sustainability.

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Social sustainability

As a female-run company in agriculture into the market. To facilitate this process,
and agri-processing it is very close to our we have made certain concessions to these
hearts to promote women in all sectors of farmers when they supply cattle to us. Once
our business. As a South African company, a week we accept smaller groups of cattle,
we have chosen to be part of the solution as few as one animal per transaction; we
concerning transformation in agriculture and have also made concessions as far as quality
agri-processing. Traditionally there have been is concerned by accepting cattle that might
many barriers to women working in certain under normal circumstances not qualify for
positions in agriculture. We hope to address our feeding program. It is encouraging to see
this whilst also addressing the low number that, since we started this program several
of business women participating in the years ago, the quality of the cattle we receive
agricultural and agri-processing industry. has improved greatly and our regular suppliers
are able to deliver more and more cattle
Women in agriculture per delivery.

We continuously train and empower women to To enable emerging farmers further afield
fill traditionally male roles in our company and access to market, we started a pilot project
strive to make agriculture and agri-processing in 2016 with a female farmer, Mampo Thaele,
an attractive field for women to work in. It is from Virginia, Free State. She sources cattle
also our aim to assist more women to enter from subsistence/emerging farmers. When she
agriculture and help them develop the tools has collected enough cattle, we collect them
that will enable them to become self-sufficient from her and transport them to Sparta farm.
cattle farmers. We have supplied her with relevant equipment
like a cattle crush with load cells; we also
We have made great strides in appointing supply her with cattle feed when needed.
women in traditionally male roles and continue Mampo has access to the expertise of our
to work towards empowering women in our cattle buyers and administration department,
company. We are continually identifying and receives an interest-free loan to enable
women in our company whom we can mentor her to have the capital to be able to purchase
and train to fill managerial positions. We have the calves. We hope to establish more female
a female CEO and a female executive director, farmers as agents who can help us help
as well as two female senior managers. We emerging farmers to find a route to market.
are also mentoring various women who
have been identified for and are currently in The way forward
departmental manager positions. Our aim is to
ensure that they have all the necessary tools As a result of this pilot project, we are now
to be effective managers and to themselves exploring a further project where we will be
be able to mentor women into these positions. assisting emerging female farmers in our
Marquard community with capital and access
Addressing stumbling blocks to our expertise and the expertise of many
of our own suppliers. This will enable them
We have identified a route to market as a to become fully-fledged cow-calf farmers. In
stumbling block for emerging and subsistence addition to this we will also be the market into
farmers who would like to sell their cattle which these women can sell their calves.

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Human sustainability

Giving back is at the core of the Sparta culture Care programs
and value system. We invest heavily in several
worthy causes in our communities, including We continuously support a wide range of
schools and centres for the elderly and worthy causes. Sparta supports 19 schools
disabled. We believe in investing in the lives and crèches in the Marquard and Welkom
of future generations by giving funds to a local area and 6 non-governmental organisations
agricultural college and providing bursaries caring for children, the elderly and the
for qualifying students. disabled. Support is delivered in many forms
from weekly and monthly donations of beef
Mama Sophia’s School products and financial assistance to the
sharing of expertise.
Mama Sophia’s Pathways School is a
non-profit organisation situated in Marquard, We are also very involved in sport in our
Free State. The school was established by community. We have supported several young
Sparta in April 2015, to provide a sanctuary stars with financial assistance enabling them
for children and young adults living with a to attend national sports meets. We have been
range of disabilities with the objective of a major sponsor of the Free State Cheetahs
empowering each of them with a sense of rugby team for several years and are entering
purpose, and to help them attain as much our second year as sleeve sponsor for the
independence as possible, regardless of Bloemfontein Celtic soccer team. Before we
their challenges. started sponsoring Bloemfontein Celtic, we
had been the name sponsor of the Macufe
The school currently consists of four Cup soccer tournament for four years.
classrooms in order to cater for the variety of
disabilities that the enrolled learners are faced Education
with. The program is designed in such a way
that each learner’s individual needs are met, Each year the Sparta group sponsors a
and that maximum growth and development number of school and tertiary education
is possible for each learner. Mama Sophia’s bursaries for the children of our employees
caters for learners with a variety of physical and other selected candidates. This initiative
and learning disabilities which include has ensured a better life for several families
cerebral palsy, partial blindness, hearing in our communities and has delivered some
disabilities, Down’s syndrome and autism. As top-achieving students who have become
part of the school’s sustainability program, experts in their fields. We also regularly afford
Mama Sophia’s started a recycling project that students from the Glen Agricultural College
produces unique, handmade seasonal and in Mangaung the opportunity to fulfil their
non-seasonal products from recycled items. internship requirements on our farms, where
The school also provides a shredding service they gain invaluable practical experience.
for the local Marquard businesses. While this We accommodate a large number of young
creates a small income for the school, the aim adults in our internship and learnership
is to stimulate and develop an entrepreneurial programs every year. We appoint a number
spirit amongst the learners to help them of these students in our own business after
possibly integrate into the workforce at a the programs have been completed, but we
later stage. also strive to give these young adults a better
chance of being absorbed into positions in
Since 2015 Mama Sophia’s has grown by other organisations. We are also a proud
leaps and bounds and continues to make sponsor of the annual Stockman’s school.
remarkable progress. What started as a day We provide lectures, financial assistance as
care facility is now a school, and what was well as educational tours of our facilities to
originally just a house is now a home to educate students and young farmers about
these youngsters. the agricultural sector and red meat industry.

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Environmental sustainability

Sparta is committed to the well-being of the • Sparta makes use of manure on its
environment in which we operate. We take fields. Manure is more ecofriendly and
special care to tread lightly and not harm the increases soil fertility, water retention
environment. and the absorption rate of the soil.

Sparta’s cattle Sparta’s beef
feeding operation processing facility

A full environmental impact study of our Since 2008 Sparta has been modernising
cattle feeding operation was commissioned, its plant and effluent waste, implementing
completed and approved by the Department various measures and upgrading systems
of Environmental Affairs in 2007. where necessary to ensure we operate
in a sustainable way. At Sparta we strive
Land/conservation to be compliant in terms of the National
Environmental Management Act, 1998. We
• Our cattle are pasture-raised and grain- are compliant and strongly adhere to
finished. We thus make use of large municipal by-laws.
tracts of grazing. Each grazing camp is
strategically monitored in order to allow Air quality impact
cattle to rotate between camps. This Sparta is compliant in terms of the National
rotation prevents the harmful effects of Environmental Management: Air Quality Act
overgrazing. The camps are also rested (No. 39 of 2004).
for periods of time in order to give the
land time to recover. • Cape Environmental Assessment
Practitioners (Cape EAPrac) conducted
• Sparta also continuously rehabilitates an air quality impact assessment and
existing water streams and other areas found that Sparta is suitably qualified.
The report found that concentration of
where soil erosion could and has already odorous pollutants and pertinent gas
taken place. parameters are of such a nature that no
continuous emission monitoring needs
Waste management to take place.

• Special care is taken to prevent feedlot Waste management
runoff from entering the natural water Sparta is compliant in terms of the Waste Act
system. Our ground water is tested (No. 50 of 2008).
regularly by the Institute for Groundwater
Studies at the University of the Free State. • We carefully manage our effluent to
ensure that waste water that enters the
• Sparta makes use of effluent dams municipal water supply is not harmful to
to collect feedlot runoff. These dams the environment or sewerage system.
provide essential water for irrigation.
This effluent water is particularly used • All boxes and shredded paper are
to spray the farm roads to control the currently recycled to ensure that our
dust pollution in the area. The effluent footprint is minimised.
dams have also become a habitat for
birdlife and can be used for extinguishing • An external organisation is employed to
veld fires. sort our waste into tin, paper and plastic,
making it more efficient to recycle.

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PRODUCT
CATALOGUE

Please enquire about our premium
Sparta Angus and Woodview Wagyu beef
via our website or contact our sales team
on +27 57 916 7700 or [email protected]

S PA R TA . C O . Z A

THE BEEF GUIDE

Steak cuts: boneless

Ribeye 3205 Fillet 1822

The product is derived by deboning the prime rib Removed from the lateral surface of the loin bone.
and retaining the eye muscle. Overlaying muscle Product is defatted, all excess membrane and the side
and excess fat are removed. Perfect for portioning. muscle are removed. The silver skin is left on the fillet.

Uses: Steak portions and beef roast. Uses: Steak portions and beef roast.
Packaging: Approximately 8 units per box. Packaging: 12 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed
Freshly vacuum-packed with a 90‑day shelf life. with a 90‑day shelf life.

Sirloin 2535 Sirloin Swiss Trim 6243

Sirloin is produced by removing the loin rack from Sirloin is produced by removing the loin rack from the
the rump to the natural split of the FQ and HQ and rump to the natural split of the FQ and HQ and deboning
deboning the rack. All excess bone cartilage, gristle the rack. Sirloin is swiss trimmed, all excess bone
and fat are removed, leaving a ready-to-portion primal cartilage, gristle and fat removed, leaving a ready-to-
cut with minimal cutting loss. portion primal cut. The swiss trim ensures even less
cutting loss than our normal trim. Produced on order.
Uses: Steak portions and beef roast.
Packaging: 4 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed Uses: Steak portions and beef roast.
with a 90‑day shelf life. Packaging: 4 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed
with a 90‑day shelf life.

Our steak cuts are expertly trimmed, ensuring little to no wastage when cut into portions.
Should you wish to purchase an even further trimmed product, for example Swiss trim
denuded or defatted, please contact our sales team. All steak cuts are also available
freshly frozen with a 24-month shelf life.

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Sirloin Defatted 6090 Sirloin Cube Roll 7301

Sirloin is produced by removing the loin rack from The sirloin primal is cut approximately 20 cm
the rump to the natural split of the FQ and HQ and from the ribeye side. The exceptionally tender sirloin
deboning the rack. All excess bone cartilage and eye piece that is left forms the cube roll. Produced
gristle are removed, leaving a ready-to-portion on order.
primal cut. Almost no fat is left in the primal.
Produced on order. Uses: Steak portions and beef roast.
Packaging: 12 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed
Uses: Steak portions and beef roast. with a 90‑day shelf life.
Packaging: 4 units per box. Freshly vacuum-
packed with a 90‑day shelf life.

Rump 2533 Rump Swiss
Trim 6242
The product is produced by removing most of the
rump tail with all bone and cartilage, excess fat The product is produced by removing most of the
and lymph nodes removed. This leaves a squarer rump tail with all bone and cartilage, excess fat and
product for easier portioning. lymph nodes removed. The primal is swiss trimmed
to leave an easier to portion cut with minimal
Uses: Steak portions and beef roast. cutting loss. Produced on order.
Packaging: 4 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed
with a 90‑day shelf life. Uses: Steak portions and beef roast.
Packaging: 4 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed
with a 90‑day shelf life.

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7022

After the rump is produced the whole cap is
removed to leave only a triangular muscle.
All excess fat and gristle is removed.
Produced on order.

Uses: Steak portions and beef roast.
Packaging: 8 units per box. Freshly
vacuum-packed with a 90‑day shelf life.

Steak cuts: bone-in

T-bone Rack 1092 Club Rack 2599

This product is produced by removing half the loin The top half of the loin rack is the club rack or also
rack from the HQ. The bottom half with the fillet still called sirloin on the bone. Backbone has been chined.
attached is the T-bone rack. Consists of the fillet Produced on order.
and sirloin. Produced on order.
Uses: Bone-in steak portions and beef roast.
Uses: T-bone steak portions. Packaging: 3 club racks per box. Fresh with
Packaging: 3 T-bone racks per box. Fresh with a 19-day shelf life. Freshly frozen on request.
a 19-day shelf life. Freshly frozen on request.

Prime Rib Rack 2565 Our fresh bone-in cuts
are packed into special
This product is ribeye on the bone, ribeye flap intact. high-abuse barrier bags
It is situated above the club rack. Produced on order. ensuring freshness and
an extended shelf life.
Uses: Prime rib steak portions and beef roast.
Packaging: 4 units per box. Fresh with a 21‑day
shelf life. Freshly frozen on request.

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Round cuts: boneless

Topside 2510 Topside
Decapped 2540
Boneless product, removed from the silverside and
knuckle by a natural seam. Excess dry fat and meat The topside cap is removed as well as all
removed. Lymph nodes removed. excess fat and lymph nodes from the bottom
of the topside. Produced on order.
Uses: Braai as a tenderised steak, roast,
cube or cut into strips. Uses: Beef cubes, lean mince, stroganoff and
Packaging: 2 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed tenderised steak.
with a 90‑day shelf life. Packaging: 3 units per box. Freshly vacuum-
packed with a 90‑day shelf life.

Topside Cap 1020 Topside
Denuded 6280
This is the gracilis muscle that has been removed
from the topside. When decapped or denuded, Topside cap (gracilis muscle) and all fat removed.
topside cap is produced. Extra membrane and fat removed by a membrane
skinner, leaving an extra lean product. Produced
Uses: Lean mince. on order.
Packaging: 2 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed
with a 90‑day shelf life. Uses: Lean beef cubes, lean mince and stroganoff.
Packaging: 5 units per box. Freshly vacuum-
packed with a 90‑day shelf life.

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Topside Knuckle 2538
Defatted 6089
Separated from the silverside and topside by natural
Boneless product removed from the silverside and seams. All excess hard membrane and gristle removed.
knuckle by a natural seam. Trimmed and lymph nodes
removed. All fat is removed from the final product. Uses: Lean mince, burger patties,
Produced on order. cubes and tenderised steak.
Packaging: 2 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed
Uses: Lean beef cubes, strips and mince. with a 90‑day shelf life.
Packaging: 2 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed
with a 90‑day shelf life.

Silverside 2527 Silverside
Defatted 6093
Separated from the topside, knuckle and soft shin
by a natural seam. Silverside flat and eye attached. Separated from the topside, knuckle and soft
shin by a natural seam. Silverside eye and flat
Uses: Biltong, minute steak, tenderised steak are attached while all fat is removed from the
and beef roast. final product. Produced on order.
Packaging: 2 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed
with a 90‑day shelf life. Uses: Lean biltong, minute steak, tenderised
steak and beef roast.
Packaging: 3 units per box. Freshly vacuum-
packed with a 90‑day shelf life.

Silverside Flat 2576 Silverside Flat
Denuded 2574
Produced by splitting the whole silverside and
removing the silverside eye along the natural Produced by splitting the whole silverside and removing
seam. Produced on order. the silverside flat along the natural seam. Extra fat and
membrane are removed by a membrane skinner, leaving
Uses: Corned beef, roast beef and biltong. an extra lean product. Produced on order.
Packaging: 4 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed
with a 90‑day shelf life. Uses: Lean roast beef, minute steak and biltong.
Packaging: 12 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed
with a 90‑day shelf life.

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Silverside Eye 2700 Bolo 2575

Produced by splitting the whole silverside and Product is removed from the outside of the
removing the silverside flat along the natural seam. shoulder and trimmed.
Produced on order.
Uses: Roast, tenderised steak and goulash.
Uses: Roast beef, minute steak and biltong. Packaging: 2 units per box. Freshly vacuum-
Packaging: 2 units per box. Freshly packed with a 90‑day shelf life.
vacuum-packed with a 90‑day shelf life.

Brisket 2568

The brisket is split into point and navel end.
All bone is removed.

Uses: Beef cubes, rolled roast and pickled beef.
Packaging: 4 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed
with a 90‑day shelf life.

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Bone-in cuts

Brisket 2567 Chuck 2566

The brisket is split into point and navel end. Whole chuck and blade cut into two pieces.
Produced on order. Produced on order.

Uses: Beef stew and bone-in steak. Uses: Braai portions and beef stew.
Packaging: 3 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed Packaging: 2 units per box. Freshly
with a 19-day shelf life. Can be produced freshly vacuum-packed with a 19-day shelf life.
frozen on order. Can be produced freshly frozen on order.

Short Rib 7004 Shin Bone-in 2564

The whole short rib is cut into two pieces. Derived from the HQ shin. Hock bone is removed
Produced on order. to give a consistent bone-to-meat ratio. Produced
on order.
Uses: Braai portions and beef stew.
Packaging: 2 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed Uses: Potjie, stew and soup.
with a 19-day shelf life. Can be produced freshly Packaging: 4 units per box.
frozen on order. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.

Neck Neck Block 1216-1
Bone-in 2550-1
Derived from the FQ. The neck bone is removed
The whole neck is removed from the FQ. with the neck meat level to the bone. Beef neck is
Produced on order. cut into a long rectangular piece for easy slicing
by bandsaw. Produced on order.
Uses: Beef stew and beef roast.
Packaging: 4 units per box. Frozen Uses: Beef stew.
with a 365-day shelf life. Packaging: 4 units per box.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.

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Flat Rib 1244 BBQ Select
Rib (HQ) 5230
The product is produced by cutting through the wing
ribs of the loin and removing the bone-in flank from Product is derived from the wing ribs on the loin,
the hindquarter, separating it from the boneless flank. removed from the back bone and approximately
15 cm long. Intercostal muscles are intact.
Uses: Braai portions and beef stew.
Packaging: 1 unit per box. Uses: Braai and stew.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Packaging: 1 unit per box.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.

BBQ Select Loin Rib 6250
Rib (FQ) 5230-1
The product is derived by removing the
Product is derived from the prime rib bones when the  vertebrae flanges from the back bone after
ribeye is removed. Bones are approximately 15 cm long removing the sirloin and the fillet.
and intercostal muscles are intact.
Uses: Stewing beef.
Uses: Braai and stew. Packaging: 1 unit per box.
Packaging: 1 unit per box. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.

Marrow
Bones 6235

The marrow-filled femur bones are cut into
approximately 3 cm discs.
Uses: Many restaurant applications.
Packaging: Approximately 2 x 10 kg bags per box.
Random weight. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.

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Production beef

Soft Shin 2009 Shin
Boneless 3000
Separated from boneless shin by a natural seam,
excess gristle and bone removed. Derived from the hindquarter shin.
Separated from the soft shin by a natural seam.
Uses: Extra lean mince and burger patties.
Packaging: 2 x 10 – 12 kg bags per box. Uses: Lean mince and burger patties.
Freshly vacuum-packed with a 90‑day shelf life. Packaging: 2 x 10 – 12 kg bags per box.
Freshly vacuum-packed with a 90‑day shelf life.

HQ Shank 2013-6 Crops
95 VL* 1042
Derived from the hindquarter shin. Separated from
the soft shin by a natural seam. Produced on order. This product is derived mainly from FQ offcuts
and is visually classed by eye. Combined for
Uses: Lean mince and burger patties. a 95 VL product, pieces are generally larger and
Packaging: 2 x 10 – 12 kg bags per box. leaner than trimmings.
Freshly vacuum-packed with a 90‑day shelf life.
Uses: Lean mince and burger patties.
Packaging: 2 x 10 – 12 kg bags per box.
Freshly vacuum-packed with a 90‑day shelf life.

*Our production beef travels through our state-of-the-art X-ray equipment. Here the exact
meat-to-fat ratio of the product is determined. This process enables us to deliver consistent

and accurate fat grades on our production beef products (fresh or frozen).

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Trimmings Trimmings
90 VL* 2500 80 VL* 6022-2

The product is derived mainly from HQ The product is derived mainly from HQ 80 VL offcuts
80 VL offcuts and is visually classed by eye and is visually classed by eye and combined for a
and combined for a 90 VL product. 80 VL product.

Uses: Beef mince, burger patties, sausage, etc. Uses: Beef mince, burger patties, sausage, etc.
Packaging: 2 x 10 – 12 kg bags per box. Freshly Packaging: 2 x 10 – 12 kg bags per box. Freshly
vacuum-packed with a 60‑day shelf life. vacuum-packed with a 60‑day shelf life.

Flank Deboned Head
70 VL* 2537 Trimmings 80 VL* 8136-2

Produced from soft belly area of the carcass. Produced by further trimming the head once the
All bone and cartilage removed. cheek meat and lip meat are removed.

Uses: Mince, sausage and burger patties. Uses: Beef mince, burger patties, sausage, etc.
Packaging: 2 x 10 – 12 kg bags per box. Packaging: 1 x 10 kg bag per box. Frozen with
Freshly vacuum-packed with a 90‑day shelf life. a 365-day shelf life.

Beef Cheek Skirts
Meat 90 VL* 1973-2 85 VL* 1911-2

This product produces a deep red mince. This untrimmed product produces a deep red mince.
Trimmed options available. (See delicacies.) Trimmed version available as hanger steaks.
(See versatile products.)
Uses: Mince.
Packaging: Whole cheeks packed into a box Uses: Mince.
– approximately 10 kg. Frozen with a 365-day Packaging: Whole skirts packed into a box –
shelf life. approximately 10 kg. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.

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Fat products

Body Fat Suet

2521-3 (Fresh) | 2521-1 (Frozen) 6398-1 (Fresh) | 6398 (Frozen)

Product is derived by removing all excess fat All fat removed from around the fillet and kidneys.
from the outside of the carcass, excluding the fat This is also referred to as the core or channel fat.
around the fillet and kidneys (suet). This includes
the exterior flank fat (cod fat). Uses: Braai sausage and polonies.
Packaging: 18 kg per box. Wrapped in plastic
Uses: Sausage, burger patties and droëwors. (no lid). Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Fresh
Packaging: 20 kg per box. Wrapped in plastic. with a 5-day shelf life.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Fresh with a
5-day shelf life.

Stomach Neck Meat
Fat 8001 30 VL* 1280-2

Also referred to as omentum, Although this product contains some meat,
this is a very sterile, high-quality fat. it is mostly fat.

Uses: Sausage, burger patties and droëwors. Uses: Supplement to fat with a bit of meat.
Packaging: 20 kg per box. Wrapped in plastic. Packaging: 10 units per box. Wrapped in plastic.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.

*Our production beef travels through our state-of-the-art X-ray equipment. Here the exact
meat-to-fat ratio of the product is determined. This process enables us to deliver consistent

and accurate fat grades on our production beef products (fresh or frozen).

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Versatile beef products

Flank Steak Flank Steak
Thin 2804 Thick 2803

Product is removed from the flank and is situated The product is removed from the flank
on the cod end. It is trimmed of all membranous area and has a minimal fat covering.
tissue and is virtually fat-free.
Uses: Extra lean mince and cubes,
Uses: Stir-fry strips. beef strips and beef roll.
Packaging: 2 x 10 – 12 kg bags per box. Packaging: 2 x 10 – 12 kg bags per box.
Freshly vacuum-packed with a 90‑day shelf life. Freshly vacuum-packed with a 90‑day shelf life.

Hanger Rump
Steaks 6361 Tail 1044

Hanger steak, also known as skirt steak, is a long Removed from the rump along the natural seam.
cut of beef from the diaphragm of the animal. Excess fat, gristle and membranous tissue are
Similar to the thick flank steak, it is slightly darker removed.
in colour and has a more “beefy flavour”.
Uses: Beef cubes, stroganoff and steak.
Uses: Steak or beef strips. Packaging: 2 x 10 – 12 kg bags per box.
Packaging: 10 units per box. Freshly vacuum-packed Freshly vacuum-packed with a 90‑day shelf life.
with a 21‑day shelf life.

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Produced on order

Mince Cubes

We produce mince and mince products to our We produce beef cubes to our clients’
clients’ specifications. Pack size, VL*, plate size, etc. specifications. Pack size, cube size and VL*
can be specified and is produced on order. can be specified and is produced on order.

Packaging: As per client’s specifications. Packaging: As per client’s specifications.

Burger Patties Kidney Cubes

We produce burger patties to our clients’ We produce cubed kidneys to our clients’
specifications. Pack size, burger size, burger specifications. Pack size and cube size can
flavour and VL* can be specified and is be specified and is produced on order.
produced on order.
Packaging: As per client’s specifications.
Packaging: As per client’s specifications.

*Our production beef travels through our state-of-the-art X-ray equipment. Here the exact
meat-to-fat ratio of the product is determined. This process enables us to deliver consistent

and accurate fat grades on our production beef products (fresh or frozen).

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Beef delicacies

Oxtail 1900 Beef
Tongue 1509
Wrapped individually in plastic cling wrap.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Tongue roots and skirt removed. Wrapped
individually in plastic cling wrap and then
Packaging: 8 – 10 units per box. Retail-ready, fresh, frozen. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.
vacuum-packed product available on request.
Packaging: 10 – 12 units per box. Retail-ready,
fresh, individually vacuum-packed pickled
tongue available on request.

Beef Liver 1503 Beef
Kidneys 6234
Whole liver, fat intact.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Whole kidneys, external fat removed.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.
Packaging: ±10 kg box. Retail-ready
400 – 700 g packs available on request. Packaging: ±20 kg box. Cubed and produced on
order for further processing, for example pies.

Clean Tripe 1857 Beef Cheek
Meat Trimmed 1975
Machine-cleaned with lukewarm water
(maximum 40 ºC). Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. A delicacy in many parts of the world, these are facial
cheek muscles. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.
Packaging: ±10 kg box. Retail-ready
400 – 700 g packs available on request. Uses: Cook low and slow as marinated steaks or
pulled beef.
Packaging: ±10 kg box. Retail-ready options available.

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Food service products

Beef Cubes Beef Cubes
– Bone-in 8327 – Boneless 8328

Packaging: 5 x 2 kg vacuum-packed units Packaging: 5 x 2 kg vacuum-packed units
per 10 kg box (random weight). Frozen with per 10 kg box. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.
a 365-day shelf life.

Beef Minute
Strips 8329 Steaks 8548

Packaging: 5 x 2 kg vacuum-packed units Packaging: 5 x 2 kg vacuum-packed units
per 10 kg box. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. per 10 kg box (random weight). 20 steaks
per 2 kg bag. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.

Tenderised Beef Short
steaks 8549 Rib Blocks 8334

Packaging: 5 x 2 kg vacuum-packed units Packaging: 5 x 2 kg vacuum-packed units
per 10 kg box (random weight). Frozen with per 10 kg box (random weight). Frozen with
a 365-day shelf life. a 365-day shelf life.

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Beef Mince Beef Mince
90 VL* 8331 80 VL* 8332

Packaging: 5 x 2 kg vacuum-packed units Packaging: 5 x 2 kg vacuum-packed units
per 10 kg box. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. per 10 kg box. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.
90% beef, 10% fat. 80% beef, 20% fat.

Ground
Beef 8333

Packaging: 5 x 2 kg vacuum-packed units
per 10 kg box. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.
Meat block – 80% beef, 20% fat.

*Our production beef travels through our state-of-the-art X-ray equipment. Here the exact
meat-to-fat ratio of the product is determined. This process enables us to deliver consistent

and accurate fat grades on our production beef products (fresh or frozen).

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Red offal products

Heart 1854 Beef
Kidneys 6234
Packaging: ±10 kg box.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Packaging: ±20 kg box.
Retail-ready 400 – 700 g packs available. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.

Liver 1503 Lungs 1852-1

Packaging: ±10 kg box. Frozen with a 365-day shelf Packaging: ±10 kg box.
life. Retail-ready 400 – 700 g packs available. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Minced lungs
in a 6 kg box (12 x 500 g polystyrene packs per box).
Retail-ready 400 – 700 g packs available.

Skirts 1911-2 Spleen 1505

Packaging: ±10 kg box. Packaging: ±10 kg box.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.
Retail-ready 400 – 700 g packs available.

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Tongue Tongue
Dressed 1509 Roots 1508

Packaging: ±10 kg box. Packaging: ±10 kg box.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Tongue roots and Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.
skirt removed. Wrapped individually in plastic cling Trachea not removed.
wrap and then frozen. Retail-ready, individually
packed tongues available.

Lip
Meat 1864-2

Packaging: ±10 kg box.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.

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Green offal products

Black Bible 1921
Tripe 1506
Packaging: ±10 kg box.
Packaging: ±10 kg box. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Retail-ready 400 – 700 g packs available.
Retail-ready 400 – 700 g packs available.

Cow Heels Clean
Clean 1860 Tripe 1857

Packaging: ±20 kg box. Packaging: ±10 kg box.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.
Retail-ready 400 – 700 g packs available. Machine-cleaned with lukewarm water
(maximum 40 ºC).
Retail-ready 400 – 700 g packs available.

Intestines 1923 Stomach
Fat 8001
Packaging: ±10 kg box.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Packaging: ±20 kg per box.
Portioned intestines in a 10 kg box (10 x 1 kg packs). Wrapped in plastic.
Retail-ready 400 – 700 g packs available. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.

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Offal combos

Combo 10 kg 1867-3 Combo 3 kg 6261

Packaging: 10 kg box comprising 4 kg Packaging: 3 kg box comprising 1 kg
intestines, 3 kg bible and 3 kg black tripe. each intestines, bible and black tripe.
Frozen with a 365-day shelf life. Frozen with a 365-day shelf life.

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