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Now in their 18th year, the Cleaver Awards, which are a Red Meat Industry Forum initiative, recently honoured the best of the best of local butcheries across South Africa.
Butcheries and consumers nationwide have come to respect the awards and this is endorsed by the fact that a record-breaking 135 873 nominations were achieved this year.
All qualifying butcheries are audited by The South African Meat Industry Company (SAMIC) against a stringent 212-point checklist.
The awards ceremony, which was held recently at Klein Kaap in Centurion, was attended by senior members of the meat production and retail industry, award finalists, judges and media.
Watch a video of the awards below:
Congratulations to the following winning butcheries, who have been identified as exemplifying excellence in factors including training and upliftment of staff, superior quality, outstanding customer service, value for money, hygiene, and a passion for the business.
National winners
Four and more tills
- Cuyler Butchery, Uitenhage – Platinum
- Mondanette Irene Meat Merchant, Doringkloof – Gold
Up to three tills
- Franks Meat Mall, Middelburg – Platinum
- West End Vleismark, Kimberley – Gold
Meat markets
- Saveway SuperSpar, Witbank – Platinum
- Karaglen SuperSpar, Edenvale, JHB – Gold
Gauteng
Four and more tills
- Boma Meat Market, Moreleta Park – Platinum
- Kings Meat Deli Castle Walk, Erasmuskloof – Platinum
- Mondanette Butchery, Monument Park – Gold
Up to three tills
- Forsmay Muslim Butchery, Fordsburg – Platinum
- Boma Meat Market, Olympus – Platinum
Meat markets
- Uitkyk Meat and Supermarket, Silverton – Platinum
- Meat World Jackal Creek, Northriding – Gold
North West
Four and more tills
- Impala Vleis, Brits – Platinum
- Vision Meat, Klerksdorp – Gold
Mpumalanga
Up to three tills
- Franks Meat CBD Middelburg – Platinum
Meat market
- The Grove SuperSpar Riverside, Nelspruit – Platinum
- Komatipoort SuperSpar, Komatipoort – Gold
Free State
Four and more tills
- Fredilia Meat, Welkom – Platinum
- Fredilia Meat, St Helena, Welkom – Gold
Meat markets
- Pick n Pay, Preller Walk, Bloemfontein – Platinum
Eastern Cape
Up to three tills
- Van der Stel Butchery, PE – Platinum
- Continental Butchery 1 – Glenhurd – PE – Gold
Meat markets
- Protea SuperSpar, Queenstown – Platinum
- Ok Foods, Cambridge – Gold
Western Cape
Four and more tills
- Karoo Lusern Slaghuis , Oudtshoorn – Platinum
Up to three tills
- Tollies Slaghuis, Mosselbay – Platinum
- Hartenbos Slaghuis – Gold
KwaZulu-Natal
Up to three tills
- Longbury Meat Market Toti, Kingsburgh – Platinum
- Dirks Meat Market, Durban – Gold
Meat markets
- Bluff Meat Supply Beach Road, Winkelspruit – Platinum
- Bluff Meat Supply Westville, Durban – Gold
Limpopo
Four and more tills
- Vleislapa – Marshall Street, Polokwane – Platinum – Press release, Red Meat Industry Forum
