Supply built around how you buy

Butcheries, processors, wholesale traders and food-service kitchens buy differently, so we have set out how supply works for each: supply for butcheries, raw material for meat processors, full loads for wholesalers, traders and distributors, and supply for caterers and food service.

Prefer to browse? Our interactive trade profile lets you pick a species, tap down to the exact cut, build a quote list and send it to Tobie on WhatsApp — with the full-load programme, grades explained and every division on one page.

What we supply

Whole carcasses

Pork carcasses streamed by weight — porker, cutter, light baconer, baconer, heavy baconer and sausage (sow and boar) — and graded on the PORCUS fat scale, where our carcasses grade almost entirely P and O. We also supply beef sides, quarters and buttocks graded by age (A, AB, B, C) and fat code, and lamb and mutton carcasses. Pork and beef fifth-quarter offal is available for wholesale, manufacturing and export.

Deboned primals and trim, cut to your spec

From the primal plant: pork belly, loin, neck, shoulder, square-cut shoulder, leg and fillet as whole primals (BIRO) or deboned and fully trimmed (DDD); belly ribs and loin ribs; muscle trim and trim graded 90/10, 80/20 and 60/40 lean-to-fat; spek and flare fat; cheeks, tongue, shank, hock and trotters; rinds, bones and heads. Beef primals from fillet, striploin, T-bone and rump through topside, silverside, thick flank, blade, chuck, brisket and short rib, plus beef trim and fat. Any primal can be supplied to your trim level, weight range, packing format and labelling, chilled or frozen, boxed.

Smokehouse products

Six core ranges built on our own pork: bacon (back, streaky and shoulder, rind-on or rindless), hams, gammon and eisbein, smokies, viennas and russians, polony, sausages and wors, and deli and speciality lines such as kassler, cabanossi and cooked loin and neck, plus spare ribs in a variety of cuts and marinades. Bespoke recipes, own-brand packing and private label are available across every range.

Full loads, delivered nationwide

Commit to full loads and we commit to you: predictable supply, one locked price per load, and delivery to your door anywhere in South Africa. A full load is 12 to 14 pallets, roughly 150 pig carcasses or about 13 tonnes, on 7-day payment terms, cut to your spec and fully traceable. Regular regional distribution runs across KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng. Wholesalers and processors can also take the whole deboned carcass to their own cutting list at one blended price, so nothing is wasted and the carcass keeps moving.

Where we deliver

Meatmasters is a national meat supplier. Full loads leave Vryheid for every province in South Africa — KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Free State, the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, North West and the Northern Cape — so a butchery group in Cape Town, a processor in Johannesburg or a wholesaler in Gqeberha is supplied from the same abattoir and primal plant as our customers in Durban and Mbombela. Regular regional distribution runs across KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng, and we are also glad to talk to buyers in neighbouring countries.

Quality you can verify

Our abattoir and primal plant are certified to FSSC 22000 (version 6) for the slaughtering and deboning of pork, beef and sheep and the packing of chilled and frozen primal cuts, offal and smoked bacon. Carcass classification and grading are carried out independently by IMQAS in collaboration with SAMIC, the abattoir is Pork 360 certified, and we hold Pick n Pay sow- and crate-friendly certification.

How to order

Prices are quoted on request against your specification and volume. To set up a load, request a quotation or receive our weekly availability list, contact Tobie Gouws, Marketing Manager, on WhatsApp at +27 82 893 5858 or email marketing@meatmasters.co.za. Head office: 034 981 4222.

Send a wholesale enquiry

Tell us what you need and where you are, and Tobie will come back to you with availability and a quotation. Tick the box at the bottom of the form and you will also receive our weekly availability list — what is available by class, primals, trim, smokehouse lines, frozen specials and load opportunities, with the order cut-off. No cost, no obligation.

Frequently asked questions

Do you deliver outside KwaZulu-Natal?

Yes. We are a national supplier: full loads are delivered to every province in South Africa, from Gauteng and the Free State to the Western and Eastern Cape, and we run regular regional distribution across KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng.

What is the minimum order for delivered supply?

Our standard delivered unit is a full load of 12 to 14 pallets (about 150 pig carcasses or 13 tonnes). Smaller and mixed orders are quoted case by case — ask us.

Can you cut to my own specification?

Yes. Every primal can be supplied to your trim level, weight range, packing format and labelling, and we can debone the whole carcass to your cutting list.

Do you supply beef and lamb as well as pork?

Yes. We supply graded beef sides, quarters and primals and lamb and mutton carcasses alongside our core pork streams.

What are your payment terms?

Full loads are supplied on 7-day payment terms. Credit accounts are subject to approval.

Are your products traceable?

Yes. Every carcass is weighed and recorded under its own serial number at slaughter, and the same system follows the product through deboning, processing and dispatch.