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Business View Australia - July 2015 147
graze on open grass pastures and have
access to trees for shade.
The processing plant
uses the latest
technologies and
robotics, and all
employees who
work on cutting or
packaging meat have
a computer chip on their
uniform. This tracks their
activity throughout the working day
and allows the products which they
have handled to be traced back to the
employee who is responsible for them.
ArgylePrestigeMeatshassuccessfully
forayed into export markets and in
this process has suitably altered the
product and its packaging to meet
the requirements of local customers.
Each country needs different portion
sizes and has specific packaging and
labelling rules.
The company has been recognised
for the quality of its products and is
the recipient of the prestigious ‘The
Weekly Times Coles 2013 Farmer of
the Year’ award. The company’s herd
is accredited by Meat Standards,
Australia, and it has been named
as a preferred supplier by the CAAB
(Certified Australian Angus Beef).
The operations of Argyle Prestige
Meats have grown rapidly over the last
seven years. It has discovered
that the Australian market
has a strong demand
for hormone –free
beef and lamb and
has been able to
deliver products that
have found ready
acceptance. The
company is positioned
to expand rapidly in both
the Australian and export markets.
When asked about the plans of Argyle
Prestige Meats, Lachlan Graham says,
“Reinvestment into our businesses,
staying in the forefront of technologies
and having a global presence backed
up by our quality measures.
“Growing our database of suppliers
so that quality producers in Australia
have a direct link to our plant. We
give our suppliers detailed feedback
so that they can develop and grow
their production systems to survive
in the future. We try and grow our
efficiencies and maintain our global
competitiveness. For us it is going to
be all about growth and if you don’t
have that focus you get squashed in
this industry.”
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