Toowoomba's Westridge Meats wins Australia's best ham award

To promote Australia’s highest quality ham, during Australian Ham Week: 3 – 10 July 2011, the 2011 National PorkMark Ham Awards for Excellence were revealed.

The award for Australia’s Best Ham in 2011 goes to John Yeo of Westridge Meats in Toowoomba, Queensland for his boneless entry.

Axial would like to congratulate John Yeo and staff of Westridge Meats for their excellent achievement!

Did you know that every week 2,600 tonnes of subsidised, foreign pig meat worth around $10 million dollars arrives on Australian docks from the US, Canada, and Denmark, destined for local ham, bacon and smallgoods makers?

In response, Australian pig farmers have developed the Australian PorkMark label, which enables consumers to easily identify products made from 100% Australian pork.

Since 2010, the number of licensees carrying the Australian PorkMark on their products has grown by 40% to over 318 retailers, highlighting consumer demand for local product.

Axial Training is proud to partner with John Yeo of Westridge Meats in the training of their apprentices.

For more information about Australian pork products or for the full list of award winners visit: www.australianpork.com.au

Westridge Meats is located at Shop 7, 300 West Street, Toowoomba.

Source: Australian Pork Limited.