Processing

Food quality, safety and integrity are vital to all points along the red meat supply chain, so at Makani we employ the latest technologies and processes to ensure the highest standards of hygiene and meat safety.

We process over 800 head a day, 6 days a week and strive for quality and consistency at every step along the process. We process between 650 to 700 veal and yearling cattle each day, 5 days a week.

We work hard to be among the industry leaders in processing and packaging to satisfy the requirements of both the domestic and international markets.

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Welfare & Hygiene Standards

Makani has aligned our processing facilities with processing principals designed by Temple Grandin to eliminate distress and ensure the highest standard of animal welfare.

We ensure minimal stress to animals by careful handling and management and we have earned consumer confidence by our strict adherence to industry best practice including:

  • Handling our livestock in the most humane possible;
  • Designing our plants to ensure calm animals are processed humanely;
  • Unloading cattle calmly;
  • Minimising slips and falls through non-slip flooring;
  • Resting our animals in the holding pens for several hours to calm and settle them;
  • Avoiding overcrowding the pens so cattle can move around;
  • Forbidding the use of cattle prods;
  • Moving the cattle to the processing area in small groups; and
  • Shielding the cattle from workers and machinery by high solid walls along their pathway.

Supply Chain & Distribution

We work hard to be among the industry leaders in processing and packaging to satisfy the requirements of both the domestic and international markets.

Our 800 pallet chiller rooms in Sydney provide an effective and reliable supply chain for our valued customers including Woolworths , Coles and ALDI supermarkets.

Our cold stores in Victoria, South Australia, Queensland (250 pallet chiller) and Western Australia (400 pallet chiller) provide efficient service delivery across wide areas of the metro and country regions.

All our products are available either chilled or frozen and we export to over 20 overseas countries.

Specific packing and shipping requirements can be met and we offer all delivery options: air, sea and land freight. All orders placed will be shipped promptly and we can respond quickly to express-freight demands. All shipments are tracked and we can report on the status of any cargo.

Makani have built up strong relationships with trusted local and global transport companies that share our commitment to meeting customer needs.

Standards & Accreditation

We carry a range of meats that are MSA (Meat Standards of Australia) giving our customers the satisfaction that our pasture to plate processing practices are of the highest standard.

Our meat for the Halal market is certified by the Australian red meat industry which has adopted strict procedures to ensure only accredited Halal meat products are available for our Islamic consumers. This program is guaranteed under the Australian law, and administered by the Federal Department of Agriculture.

Customer Satisfaction

We believe in meeting each customer’s needs. Specific packing and shipping requirements can be met and we offer all delivery options: air, sea and land freight.

All orders placed will be shipped promptly and we can respond quickly to express-freight demands. All shipments are tracked and we can report on the status of any cargo.