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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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