Meltique Beef

THE HASTINGS FOOD PROCESSING FACILITY

The Hastings Food Processing plant (Registration / Establishment Number: 429) , which produces Meltique Beef products for Hokubee Australia, was purpose built to ensure the highest standards of hygiene and quality control systems.

The plant has the potential to meet the rapid increase in demand for Meltique products which Hokubee Australia is already experiencing.

The company is recognised as exemplifying Australia's agricultural initiatives to bring to the world the very best that this clean, green country produces.

How Meltique Beef delivers such
superior flavour and enjoyment.

Our unique technique* uses a highly developed method of inserting
soluble oil into lean meat cuts to baste the meat internally during the
cooking process.

This ensures that all the natural juices are retained; therefore the
flavour profile and tenderness of Australian beef is consistently delivered.

Our method perfects the traditional French 'larding' process and applies it
successfully to a range of primal frozen beef products at very
competitive prices.


	* "Emulsion for processed meat and processed meat using the emulsion" Patentee No.in Australia 783154 Patentee No.in New Zealand 516414 Patentee No.in Japan 3585848 Patent pending for United States of America and Taiwan

Meltique Beef is

delicious

safe

competitively priced to deliver Kitchen savings.

Hokubee Australia delivers all these benefits:

1. Delicious Flavour

The 'Marbling' effect enhances the product's performance and ensures moistness, tenderness and flavour are retained in cooking due to the internal basting process.

2. Safety

Our factory produces entirely consistent quality.

Australia is one of the safest countries in the world; no BSE, no foot and mouth disease.

We have export quality approval to most international markets.

We are HALAL approved.

3. Consistency

Hokubee Australia takes the guesswork out of purchasing quality meat products. The unique 'Meltique Beef' method and strict specification create a consistently high quality product. This ensures customer satisfaction.

4. Competitive Price

Our product is trimmed and shaped to a restaurant ready specification. This ensures low yield loss, and time savings in the kitchen which makes our product competitively priced.

Processing

Our products are trimmed by highly
trained, skilled workers who follow
strict specifications.

All products are individually passed
through a metal detector before being
packed. Highly trained staff physically
check each individual piece, for any
defects, before packing.

Raw material is received fresh
from our selected export approved
suppliers. Raw material is a Critical
Control Point. Therefore the
temperature and quality are thoroughly
checked before products are loaded
into the plant.

The quality of our products is
maintained after the Meltique
process by blast freezing.
The internal temperature of
products reaches approximately
-30 within 12 hours.

Our Quality Assurance System and Safety

MSQA and AQIS approved HACCP systems control every aspect of the production of Meltique products at Hastings Food Processing.

We have a full time government AQIS (Australian Quarantine Inspection Service) Inspector on site as well as monthly audits by the AQIS Area Technical Manager.

Hastings Food Processing is AUS MEAT accredited.

All products are processed in a temperature controlled environment of 9 degrees C. Product temperature checks are carried out throughout load in, production and load out.

The highest standards of hygiene and quality assurance are maintained through our fully equipped laboratory.

All products are microtested forTPC (Total Plate Count), Coliforms, E-Coli, Salmonella, Staphlococci and E Coli O157-H7.

Our Organoleptic procedure ensures that the taste, texture and appearance of each product is tested.