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Business View Australia - June 2015 123
yu and
stralia
Australia produces some of the
best Wagyu beef in the world. One
of the foremost breeding operations
in the country is Bald Ridge Wagyu,
a highly professional and competent
business enterprise which provides
100% fullblood elite Wagyu genetics.
Start of the company
Bald Ridge Wagyu, a family run busi-
ness, was established in 1997 and
today is at the forefront of the indus-
try in the country and has a rapidly
expanding international footprint.
Rick Hunter, Chief Executive Officer
and owner of the company, explains
how he started, “We are in the Wagyu
cattle business. Previous to that we
raised Angus cattle and we added
Wagyu to our Angus operation in
1997 when the first Wagyu fullblood
cattle became available in Australia.
h is the result of ‘marbling’ or
cells. The superior taste and
edged and as a result of this,
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