Welcome to ButcherSA!
Your News and Information portal to the Abattoir, Butchery, Meat Processing and Deli Industries
This site, with its regular newsletters dedicated to the Abattoir, Butchery, Meat Processing and Deli industries brings you:
- The latest news and developments from South Africa and the world.
- Updates and new innovations in equipment, ingredients and solutions, so that you stay a step ahead
- Local and International events and happenings, so that you stay informed
- An updated list of suppliers to the industry, so you know who’s who
- A regular newsletter updating you on all of this, conveniently delivered to your inbox
- A platform to use to showcase your company, brands, products and/or services
Latest Local News
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Keep Your Tills Trading This Black Friday

How Arch Retail’s Safe Mode helps tills continue trading during server or network interruptions.
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BMPE Announces November Auction

BMPE Announces November Auction Featuring Food Processing and Packaging Machinery and Equipment
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Where does the yield go when you debone a pig?

A deboning room can hit its overall yield target and still lose product. Expensive cuts can end up as trimmings, and most producers pack slightly over their fixed weights. Rudi Marx, Client Relations Specialist at Matrix Software, explains where the losses happen, and the daily checks that catch them, with or without software.
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New machinery, live demonstrations and practical solutions at Propak Cape
New machinery launches, live demonstrations and technologies addressing real production and operational challenges gave visitors plenty to explore at Propak Cape 2026, which took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 27-29 October. -
Stock nearing its sell-by date? Don’t let it become waste.

Arch Retail's Reduced to Clear functionality lets you discount short-dated, seasonal, or overstocked items in minutes, straight from your Arch Mobile device.
Latest International News
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Ingredient Excellence by RAPS: Taste, Functionality and Market Expertise at Alimentaria FoodTech 2026

The ingredient specialist will present a broad range of product solutions for the food industry. Under the banner "Ingredient Excellence by RAPS: Combining Taste & Functionality", RAPS will present its latest ingredient solutions at Alimentaria 2026, held in Barcelona from 6 to 8 October 2026.
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From Store Scale to AI: BIZERBA brings 160 years of innovation to life in new showroom

160 years after its founding, BIZERBA has opened a new showroom at its headquarters in Balingen, Germany.
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Chef Steve puts the Convotherm combi oven to work.

Spend a minute in the test kitchen with Chef Steve as he puts the Convotherm combi oven to work.
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SALTWELL targets rising demand for lower sodium salt with new Chile facility

SALTWELL Group, the owner and producer of SALTWELL® naturally lower sodium salt,
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Jungheinrich WMS once again confirmed top performer in warehouse management

With a clear result, Jungheinrich Warehouse Management System maintains its top position among leading WMS solutions in German-speaking countries in 2025.
Company Profile
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Concord Retail Solutions

Concord Retail Solutions is one of South Africa’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of refrigerated and heated retail display cabinets and complete retail solutions.
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Cooper Casings and Spices

Cooper Casings & Spices (Copcas) is one of South Africa’s leading suppliers of premium natural sausage casings, spices, and food ingredients to the butchery, meat processing, and food service industries.
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Feinschmecker Deli Meats

Feinschmecker Deli Meats have the reputation for sourcing, manufacturing, packing, marketing & distributing the finest deli cold meats in Southern Africa.
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Danlink

"Danlink supplies a comprehensive range of premium food ingredients backed by technical expertise, quality assurance and reliable national distribution.
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Matrix Software

Africa’s leading food processing software - We don’t sell software, we solve problems.
