The Importance Of Sourcing High-Quality Meat

91% of UK households enjoy red meat. With so many meat lovers out there, it makes sense to always choose high-quality meat to ensure their taste buds are satisfied and in order to get your money’s worth. Many consumers choose high-quality and locally sourced meat products from their local butcher. This doesn’t differ when it comes to choosing meat from a wholesale butcher.

So with that in mind, we will look at why sourcing high-quality meat is so important in the wholesale meat industry.

Improved Animal Welfare

For wholesale butchers to succeed in the meat industry, there are certain standards and precautions that need to be met. To reach these, produced meat needs to be carefully checked and maintained at the right temperature to avoid contamination and to ensure the meat is not spoiled prematurely.

If you’re producing wholesale meat, you’ll have to ensure the livestock have healthy, clean, and suitable living conditions. In 2020, The Animal Protection Index, which ranks countries around the world for their responsibility to improving animal welfare, ranked the UK in the top four countries to receive the highest grade. No wonder the meat industry in the UK is known to have exceptional standards! 

Red Tractor Assured

The Red Tractor was founded in 2000. It’s the world-leading food chain assurance scheme to support the exceptional standards of the British food industry.

Companies who work with Red Tractor certified farmers are reassured that the meat has been produced in accordance with high level animal welfare regulations while protecting against any potentially negative impact on the environment. When a consumer picks up a meat product with the Red Tractor label, they have peace of mind that the product has been fully inspected from the very beginning of the process, all the way to your shelf or restaurant menu.

Better Taste

Another reason as to why quality is important in the wholesale meat industry is the fact that meat products produced to higher quality standards usually have a better taste. When wholesale meat meets the highest of standards, it makes the meat more delicious. You can tell this while examining it. It should be firm in texture and be vibrant in colour. For instance, beef and lamb are generally red, whereas pork is more pink. Poor quality meat can be easily identified before the cooking process begins. Usually if meat is poor quality, whether beef, pork or lamb, it will have a sticky consistency as well as a foul smell.

High-Quality Meat At HP Westwood

Now that you understand the importance of sourcing high-quality meat, you will want to choose a reliable supplier. One of the easiest ways to identify high-quality wholesale meat is to look for accreditations attributed by highly recognised establishments. 

At HP Westwood, we are accredited by not only the RSPCA, but also the industry recognised Red Tractor standards. We’re a locally-driven wholesale butchers and a proud representative of Staffordshire in supporting local farmers. Check out our delicious range of Red Tractor assured meat products or get in touch with us today.