Contract Processing
Premium Smallgoods
Fully accredited contract smallgoods manufacturing for independent butcher shops and wholesale meat businesses.
Contract Manufacturing
Your Raw Cuts. Our Finished Smallgoods.
VS Wholesale Foods is a fully accredited smallgoods manufacturing facility specialising in contract processing for independent butcher shops and wholesale meat businesses.
Many modern butcher shops are not equipped or accredited to manufacture smallgoods in-house. Smallgoods production requires specialised equipment, dedicated processing areas, strict food safety systems, and regulatory compliance. At VS Wholesale Foods, we provide a complete end-to-end solution, transforming your raw meat cuts into premium finished smallgoods products ready for retail display and sale.
What We Make
Our Contract Processing Services
We can cure, smoke, cook, chill, vacuum pack, and return finished products to your business, including:
Bacon varieties
- Streaky Bacon
- Long Rash Bacon
- Short Rash Bacon
- Nitrate-Free Bacon Options
Ham Varieties
- Ham on the Bone
- Boneless Hams
- Gypsy Hams
- Christmas Hams
- Smoked Hams
Turkey Products
- Turkey Breast
- Buffet Turkey
- Smoked Turkey Products
Pastrami
- Traditional Beef Pastrami
- Custom Seasoned Pastrami Products
Kransky & Kabana
- Kransky Sausages
- Kabana
- Custom Smallgoods Recipes
Value-Added Pork Products
- Porchetta
- Specialty Cured and Smoked Pork Products
The Process
How It Works
You supply the raw meat cuts, and we handle the entire manufacturing process.
Examples include:
- Pork middles transformed into streaky, long rash, or short rash bacon
- Pork middles processed into porchetta
- Pork legs converted into ham on the bone, boneless hams, gypsy hams, and Christmas hams
- Pork and beef cuts manufactured into kabanas and kranskys
- Beef cuts cured and smoked into premium pastrami
Accreditation
Fully Accredited Facility.
Our facility is equipped with:
- Commercial injection machines
- Dedicated raw and cooked product coolrooms
- Smoke ovens
- Dip tanks
- Vacuum sealing equipment
- HACCP food safety systems
- PrimeSafe accreditation
- Comprehensive Listeria management program
This infrastructure allows us to manufacture premium smallgoods safely, consistently, and in full compliance with industry regulations.
Alternative Curing
Nitrate-Free Curing Available
VS Wholesale Foods offers a unique nitrate-free curing recipe that can be applied across a wide range of products, providing an alternative curing option for customers seeking naturally cured smallgoods.