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Introducing Carrara 640 Wagyu

23 May, 2019

            The perfect meat can be nearly impossible to find, and can drive many to insanity in their search; the right cut, marble score, where to be guaranteed the world’s finest? Well, thanks to Kilcoy’s latest product, that’s one less thing you have to worry about. Exclusive to University Meat...
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University Meat x Shared Tables

3 Apr, 2019

University Meat was privileged to collaborate with Shared Tables and Host over 100 chefs at the Mya Tiger Restaurant in the iconic Esplanade Hotel in St Kilda. We displayed the versatility of our renowned 36 Degrees South Beef with a fantastic Beef Short Rib dish as well as showcasing our Murray Valley Lamb and Duroc...
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My Room Golf Day

27 Nov, 2018

University Meat was proud to support our charity partners, The My Room Children's Cancer Charity, by participating in the My Room Golf Day held at the Box Hill Golf Club on Monday 26th November. The day raised much needed funds for the Royal Children's Hospital Cancer Ward, and was a great day of entertaining clients,...
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University Meat Launches its Christmas Range

2 Oct, 2018

University Meat is proud to collaborate with Adrian Richardson for the exclusive supply of Christmas Roasts and Sausages designed especially for foodservice. The team caught up with “Richo” at La Luna Bistro for sampling and are very excited to be offering this range to our valued clients.  Look out for our special Christmas edition of...
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Introducing Good Meat

27 Aug, 2018

MLA launches new website Good Meat to provide consumers an open and trusted source of information about the production of beef, sheep and goat meat in Australia. Recently launched in Brisbane by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), Good Meat is a website designed to demonstrate how Australian red meat is produced sustainably, in high welfare...
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Masterclass Wrap Up

13 Aug, 2018

Hands-on working lunch dubbed a success for assisting menu creation utilising beef and lamb. Thursday 2nd August saw University Meat collaborate with Meat and Livestock Australia, Unique Catering Concepts, Advantage Kitchens and Uni Lever to present a Beef and Lamb MSA Masterclass to 20 of Melbourne’s leading Hotel and Pub Chefs. MLA Corporate Chef Sam...
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D'Orsogna Celebrates Big Wins in Smallgoods Awards

7 Aug, 2018

D’Orsogna triumphs winning champion ham, champion smallgood and gold medals for ham and salami at the 2018 Perth Royal Show. The Western Australian smallgoods manufacturer received the champion ham plus a gold in the ham category for its Premium Australian Ham off the Bone. The champion smallgood was D’Orsogna’s Artisan Finocchiona Salami, an Italian salami...
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Francis Mallmann; Authenticity in the Kitchen

31 Jul, 2018

“The only reason to eat and drink is to have better conversation” - Mallmann’s approach to honest cooking and the success that it has brought him. Yes, he's a famous chef, but not just for any of his nine restaurants around the globe. Francis Mallmann is famous for being Francis Mallmann, a complex, elusive, honest...
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Register for The Restaurant Leaders Summit

16 Jul, 2018

Don’t miss your chance to network with industry peers and hear from Australia’s best chefs and operators. The Restaurant Leaders Summit will make its way to Melbourne for the first time on 30 July 2018. Held at the Park Hyatt Hotel, the full-day conference will bring together some of the industry’s finest to cover hospitality’s...
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D'Orsogna to Double Production with New Facility

10 Jul, 2018

Western Australian based company D’Orsogna has begun construction on a new $66 million food manufacturing facility at Merrifield Business Park, 30km north of Melbourne. The new facility will employ 240 people and compliment their Mt Waverley plant in Victoria that opened in 2007. The D’Orsogna family first had a presence in Melbourne in 1947 when...
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Masterclass Meat Kitchen Workshop

9 Jul, 2018

University Meat in collaboration with Meat and Livestock Australia and Unique Catering Products are hosting a one-off Meat Masterclass Workshop. On 2 August 2018 University Meat will be hosting a hands-on working lunch that will cover the latest trends, cuts and cooking techniques for menu creation utilising beef and lamb. This event has been made...
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Innovation in the kitchen: tips from the worlds best

3 Jul, 2018

How to stay creative in the kitchen; some words of advice from Massimo Bottura, the man responsible for what has been once again voted the best restaurant in the world, Osteria Francescana.  Chef Massimo Bottura chose to upend convention in 1995 when he opened his restaurant Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy. Serving radically reinvented Italian...
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