Angus Meats Factory Shop sells factory-priced premium meat from the Angus Meats processing business at 35 Washbournes Road in Wigram, Christchurch. The company is a family-run wholesale meat business, founded by trained butchers, and it has been operating for more than 40 years. It processes only New Zealand beef, lamb and pork, along with bacon and ham, chicken, venison and smallgoods. The beef is Angus or Angus Hereford cross from preferred local breeders, and the beef and lamb carry the Quality Mark. The company does not process cage-reared pigs.
The shop is open on Thursdays and Fridays from 8.30am to 2pm, and on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm. Orders can be placed online, and the click and collect service runs on Thursday and Friday. Orders placed by 10pm on Tuesday are ready for pick-up from 7am to 2pm that week, and orders placed after that are moved to the following week. The company says its trade is by word of mouth, and one customer calls it the best place to buy meat in Christchurch. For a Christchurch cook who wants premium meat at factory prices and is happy to plan a week ahead, this is a practical source.