Wholesale Meat Packaging Options
Whether you need container loads for export, palletised wholesale beef and pork for domestic distribution, retail-ready portioned packs, or standard carton quantities, Pacific Meat Sales has the packaging solution to match your business requirements. Whatever your channel, whether butcher shop, supermarket, food service, manufacturing, or export, all packaging meets HACCP food safety standards with full line-level traceability across every carton, pallet, and pack. Explore our full range of wholesale cuts and portions.
Wholesale cartons of beef packed at Pacific Meat Sales
Carton
Standard carton quantities ideal for wholesale customers who need consistent, manageable volumes. Our cartons are packed to maintain product integrity during transport and storage.
- Standard carton weights from 3 kg to 27.2 kg per carton
- Premium quality cartons built to be sturdy and survive transport, protecting product integrity in transit
- Vacuum-packed primal and sub-primal cuts available
- Labelled with product description, weight, production date and time, and batch code for full traceability
- Ideal for butcher shops, food service distributors, and independent supermarkets
Palletised meat photo
Pallet
Palletised quantities for larger wholesale orders. Efficient stacking and wrapping ensures safe transport and easy handling at your facility.
- Standard Australian CHEP and Loscam pallet compatibility
- Shrink-wrapped for load stability during transit
- Mixed-species pallets available: beef & pork on one pallet
- Temperature-controlled storage prior to dispatch
- Perfect for multi-site food service operations and wholesale meat distributors
Container loading photo
Export Containers - Air & Sea Freight
Full container loads for international export, by sea or air. Optimised loading ensures maximum product per container while maintaining cold chain integrity.
- 20 ft and 40 ft reefers (refrigerated containers) for chilled and frozen sea freight
- AVE air-freight containers supplied for time-critical export by air, keeping premium chilled product moving fast to overseas markets
- Blast-frozen or chilled product depending on destination requirements
- Export-compliant packaging meeting AUS-MEAT and importing country standards
- Full export documentation: health certificates, certificates of origin, and packing declarations
- Consolidated mixed-product containers (beef & pork) to maximise order efficiency
- Export logistics managed end-to-end, from our loading dock to port of departure or air cargo terminal
- Serving importers, wholesale distributors, food service operators, and manufacturers in every destination country
Retail-ready packaging photo
Retail-Ready Portioned
Expertly portioned and packaged retail-ready cuts, co-packed under your brand. Our dedicated retail production facility combines automated packing lines with precision labelling for consistent, shelf-ready presentation.
- Skinpack (Darfresh), MAP trays, thermoform, and vac pack, the full spectrum of retail pack formats from a single supplier
- Open and lidded retail trays in large and small sizes, plus bulk pack and carton options for wholesale supply
- Portion-controlled beef and pork cuts: steaks, cutlets, schnitzels, roasts, stir-fry strips, and diced products, boneless and bone-in
- Mince MAP tray and thermoformed mince portion lines
- Custom branding with high-speed EAN/UPC and QR code labelling, catch-weight and e-weight, plus C-wrap and thermal direct labels
- Ideal for supermarkets, butcher shops, and food service operators who want consistent, shelf-ready product
Why Our Packaging Matters
- HACCP Certified & Export Accredited
- All our beef and pork packaging operations are HACCP-certified, and both our facilities are export-accredited, ensuring every product leaving our site meets the highest Australian food safety and hygiene standards.
- Cold Chain Integrity
- From our blast freezers and chillers to refrigerated transport, we maintain unbroken cold chain integrity. Products stay at optimal temperature from processing to delivery.
- Full Traceability
- Every carton, pallet, and pack is labelled with batch codes, production dates, and unique identifiers for complete line-level traceability, so each product can be traced back to the production line, batch, and time it was packed.
- AUS-MEAT Accredited
- Our facility operates under AUS-MEAT accreditation, giving you confidence that product descriptions, weights, and quality grades are independently verified.
- Custom Specifications
- Need a specific pack size, label format, or packaging material? We work with you to meet your exact wholesale meat packaging specifications.
- Export Ready
- All packaging options are available in export-compliant formats. We handle health certificates, certificates of origin, and importing country documentation.
Retail Packing Line Technology
Our dedicated retail facility runs the latest MAP, skinpack, thermoform, and high-speed weigh price labelling lines, all under one roof. Every format is chosen for maximum shelf life, superior product presentation, and pack-to-pack consistency that builds customer trust. One supplier, every retail format: no split orders, no mismatched specs, just a single partner for all your retail-ready beef and pork.
Weigh price labellers & traceability
High-precision weigh price labellers capture live weight data per portion, printing product name, weight, price, pack date, use-by date, and barcode in a single pass. Packed to e-weight standards and calibrated daily against certified test weights, every portion is logged for full line-to-shelf traceability.
MAP: Modified Atmosphere Packaging
Precisely controlled gas blends replace the air in each tray, preserving natural colour and extending shelf life well beyond conventional overwrap. Dedicated MAP lines run for both mince and whole-muscle cuts across a full range of tray and die sizes.
Skinpack: Darfresh
Vacuum skin film moulds a clear, durable film tightly around the product and tray, locking out oxygen for maximum shelf life. Portioned steaks and cutlets stay firmly in place, with no shifting or pooling, and premium lines can carry full wrap-around labels over the tray underside for maximum brand real estate.
Vacuum Packed: Cryovac
High-barrier film with oxygen removed dramatically extends shelf life, ribs stay fresh, flavourful, and tender for weeks, far beyond conventional overwrap. The go-to format for whole racks, portioned slabs, further processing, and export, giving you maximum flexibility and less waste.
Thermoformed
Form-fill-seal lines shape heated film precisely around each portion for tight, consistent packs with a premium finish. Ideal for pork belly, smaller mince portions, and frozen mince where accurate, repeatable pack weights and controlled atmosphere options matter.
Reliable Refrigerated Delivery Across Melbourne and Beyond
Getting your order to you on time and at the right temperature is as important as how we process and pack it. Pacific Meat Sales operates a dedicated fleet of 10 refrigerated trucks for delivery across the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area, ensuring your wholesale beef and pork arrives fresh, safe, and ready for your customers.
Our trucks are maintained to the highest standard, regularly serviced, temperature-calibrated, and HACCP-compliant, to guarantee every delivery maintains optimal temperature range from our cool room to yours. This is cold chain integrity you can rely on, every single delivery.
Our delivery network
- 10 company-owned refrigerated trucks serving Melbourne metro & some regional areas
- Regularly scheduled delivery runs: Monday to Friday, with Saturday & Sunday delivery by arrangement
- Real-time temperature monitoring and data logging across all deliveries
- Partnerships with Australia's leading refrigerated transport companies for interstate and regional deliveries
- Flexible delivery windows to suit your operating hours and receiving schedules
Whether you’re an independent butcher in the inner suburbs, a food service distributor in the western industrial precinct, a regional supermarket chain needing consolidated interstate freight, or a manufacturer or mining camp receiving scheduled fresh and frozen supply, our logistics network is built to serve you. By combining our own fleet with Australia’s premier refrigerated carriers, we offer the flexibility of local responsiveness with the reach of national distribution.
Tray sealing & portioning
High-speed labelling line
Thermoforming & packing area
Contract Meat Packing & Retail-Ready Co-Packing
You bring the brand, the spec, and the customer; we bring the facility, the systems, and 30+ years of processing expertise. Our dedicated retail production plant in Melbourne is built to co-pack beef and pork products under your label, to your exact specification, at the volumes your customers demand, for supermarkets, butcher shops, food service operators, and value-added manufacturers alike.
From whole-carcass or primals-in to finished retail packs out, we handle every step: receival, boning, portioning, packing, labelling, and dispatch, all under one roof with comprehensive production traceability across every run. Whether you need branded MAP mince trays for supermarket shelves, skinpack steaks for premium retail, or bulk cryovac-packed primals for food service distribution, our lines are set up to run your product, your way.
- Your label, your brand: we pack to your spec and apply your branding
- Full format flexibility: MAP, skinpack, thermoform, vac pack, retail trays, bulk pack
- Multi-species lines handling beef and pork, bone-in and boneless
- Portion-controlled cutting, dicing, mince lines, and moisture infusion
- High-speed labelling: EAN/UPC, QR codes, catch-weight, e-weight
- HACCP-certified, AUS-MEAT accredited, export-registered
We co-pack for independent butchers, supermarket chains, food service distributors, and export customers. Every order is managed end-to-end from our Melbourne facilities, so you deal with one partner and get consistent quality, accurate labelling, and reliable delivery, every time.
Bring our core brand values to your brand
Our six specialist brands — Tara Valley, Valenca, Pacific Meat Packers, Edgars, Golden Dragon and Cisco Farm — share the same core values: 100% Australian sourcing, high-welfare farming, uncompromising quality and food safety, batch-to-batch consistency and full compliance. All are built on the same standards your co-packed brand inherits from day one. When Pacific Meat produces under your label, your customers get the values we stake our own name on.
- Quality Meat Sourcing
- 100% Australian beef and pork from Victoria's prime pasture regions and high-welfare farms, a story your label can tell with confidence.
- Quality & Food Safety
- HACCP-certified, export-accredited facilities with QA teams on every line. Every line runs its own metal detector, with X-ray foreign-object detection on wholesale carton lines.
- Consistency
- Portioned, packed and labelled the same way, batch after batch, your customers get the same product every time.
- Trust & Compliance
- AUS-MEAT accredited and export-registered, with full traceability and documentation on every order.
Ready to discuss your wholesale meat needs?
Partner with a trusted Australian meat processor with 30+ years of experience. Contact our sales team today.