All our meat used at Canterbury Biltong is Quality Mark export-grade topside steak supplied to Canterbury Meat Packers by farmers who are required to complete an Animal Status Declaration with strict guidelines controlling the feeding, handling and general care of the pasture fed animals.The meat processing works supply Canterbury Biltong with Manufacturers Declarations and use meat sourced and processed under New Zealand Beef and Lamb’s Quality Mark Standard.
The Quality Mark Standard ensures that the meat used is:
Below is a brief summary of our manufacturing process.
In December 2020 we installed 144, 380W Panasonic solar panels on our factory roof capable of producing 54.7KW of energy.
Our solar story has been a massive success both financially and environmentally.
During our first year of solar we were able to produce an enormous 66.70 MWH of energy!
We saw other benefits including a cooler environment inside our facility, on the roof and we were able to see when our power is being used and produced.
This led us to investing in energy efficient appliances including heat pump technology for our tumble drier and hot water cylinder while using these when our solar output is greatest.