Members
Trading Members
Trading members import and export beef, lamb, pork and poultrymeat. Members trade meat all around the world.
For more information on the role of a meat trader, see our briefing note.
Associate Members
IMTA’s associate members are companies from sectors linked very closely with the meat trade such as freight forwarders who specialise in the refrigerated cargo sector and cold storage providers.
| Name | Activities | Imports | Exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABP International Ireland | Beef | ||
| AFFCO Europe Ltd | Beef Sheepmeat | ||
| ANZCO Foods UK Ltd | Beef Lamb | ||
| Ace4Kebabs Ltd | Beef Lamb | ||
| Action Meats Ltd | Importer of fresh and frozen meat (meat wholesale). | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | |
| Alliance Group (NZ) Ltd | Beef Lamb | Lamb | |
| BM Foods Limited | Beef Pork Poultry Meat | ||
| Belwood Foods Ltd | Poultry | ||
| Best Foods Ltd. | Best Foods are a privately owned business which was formed in 2002, who specialise in developing, producing and importing meat based products for retail, B2B and the Foodservice sector. Our products range from chilled retail packed chicken, through to bulk packed chicken, IQF fillets and portions as well as the full range of chopped and shaped and whole muscle coated chicken. We also develop Ready to cook meals which are meat based with sauces, vegetables and carbohydrates if required. We also offer beef, pork as well as goose, turkey and other poultry products in various formats. | Poultry Meat | |
| Browns Food Group | Beef Poultry Pork | ||
| Butterfly Poultry | Importing and exporting of fresh and frozen meat and poultry. | ||
| Carneco Investments Ltd | Established in 1994 'Carneco' Foods is an independently owned import and distribution food supply company. "Carneco" concentrates on the supply of product to the Ethnic wholesale, cash and carry and other similar food outlets. Our experience is your guarantee of a high quality service in the supply of all types of chilled and frozen meats and other chilled and frozen products together with the added benefit of a reliable and up to date market report on prices and availability. Our comprehensive selection of beef, pork and chicken products and other chilled and frozen foods are sourced from all over Europe and the UK. We are also distributor of chilled and frozen Lutosa chips. | Beef Pork Poultry Meat | |
| Charlotte Holdings Limited | Import/Export Poultry and Meat. | ||
| Circle Foods Ltd | Circle Foods source and supply food across all 6 continents worldwide. Our experienced multinational team has developed an extensive network of top-quality suppliers from all corners of the world, allowing us to source and deliver the most competitively priced protein in any given month of the year. We are fully committed to providing the highest levels of service to both our suppliers and customers, being the trusted link from field to market. | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat |
| Creative Foods | Beef Poultry Meat | Beef Poultry Meat | |
| Crown Foods Ltd | Poultry Meat | ||
| Dawn Meats Global UC | Beef Lamb | Beef Lamb | |
| FairFax Meadow Europe Ltd | |||
| Famiglia Castagnetta UK Ltd | Beef Lamb Poultry Meat | Pork | |
| Ferdinand Zandbergen BV | Ferdinand Zandbergen B.V. is an internationally operating business that specialises in the supply of meat and poultry all over the world. We can supply high-quality products from stock at competitive rates. We provide comprehensive, full service, offering our customers a one-stop solution. Whether this concerns imports from outside the EU, collecting imported containers of poultry from the port, customs clearance procedures, collecting meat straight from the abattoirs with our own fleet, or processing, freezing and storing meats in our modern facilities, we can manage the entire process. Long-standing relationships with our suppliers enable us to provide a consistent high quality. Flexibility is key as is our focus on customer requirements. In bringing together supply and demand we do not limit ourselves to Europe alone, we are also very active in other continents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWIgxmY7oF0 | Pork Poultry Meat | |
| Food-Bridge Ltd | Poultry | ||
| Forrester (Sales) Ltd | Poultry | ||
| GPS Food Group (UK) Ltd | Beef Sheepmeat Poultry Pork | Beef Sheepmeat Poultry Pork 5th Qtr/Offals | |
| GVFI Europe BV | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | ||
| George Abrahams Ltd | Beef Sheepmeat | Beef Sheepmeat | |
| Gtek Foods Ltd | Gtek Foods Ltd are a primary importer of chilled and frozen poultry, meat and seafood for distribution across the UK Wholesale, catering, Manufacturing and Foodservice sectors. | Beef Poultry Pork Game Venison Seafood Lamb Wild Boar | |
| H. Smith Food Group plc | Pork Poultry Meat | Lamb | |
| Hilton Food Solutions Ltd | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | |
| JBS Global (UK) Ltd | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | ||
| Jack's Creek UK Limited | Jack's Creek UK Limited is a United Kingdom based importer of Australian Beef. Jack's Creek UK Limited is a UK Subsidiary of Australian Parent Company - Warmoll Foods Pty Ltd (T/A Jack's Creek). | Beef | |
| James Burden Ltd | Beef Poultry Pork Lamb | ||
| Jan Zandbergen UK Ltd | At Jan Zandbergen, we keep a close eye on an ever-changing market. By innovating sustainably, we develop added value for clients throughout the market of meat- and plant-based products. By including our sister companies Diviande and Future Food Group, Jan Zandbergen has turned into a group that has its number one priority on delivering innovative, tailor-made solutions that address your every need. Our years of experience, our multilingual team and our expertise allow us to come up with solid, long-term solutions. We cater to the retail, foodservice and industry markets. We offer a broad range of quality meats and poultry from the world’s best regions to plant-based and organic meat alternatives. We offer this either under our successful brands like The Meatlovers, Roosterz&Co and PLNT, as under private label. Production, packaging and distribution: we take care of it all. This way, we managed to become more relevant than ever in a market that never stops changing. With us, it’s innovation that matters. | Beef Sheepmeat Poultry Pork Game Venison Lamb | Pork |
| Kühne & Heitz UK Limited | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | |
| Lakeside Food Group Ltd | Pork Poultry Meat | Poultry Meat | |
| Lamex Foods Ltd | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | |
| Luiten Food Ltd | Luiten Food Ltd is a subsidiary of Luiten Food B.V. Company activities include production, import, export, distribution and further processing. | Beef Poultry Game Exotic Meats Lamb | Beef Poultry Game Exotic Meats Lamb |
| MHP Food UK Limited | Poultry Meat | ||
| MPO Global Trade UK Limited | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | |
| Meadow vale Foods Limited | Poultry Meat | Poultry Meat | |
| Monarch Foods International | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | |
| Morliny Foods Ltd | Broker of ambient, chilled and frozen European meat and poultry preparations and products. Arranging third party services, importation, export, storage, transport and further processing (tempering) and repacking. | ||
| Norwest Foods International Ltd | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | |
| Oakfield Foods Ltd | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | |
| Ovation New Zealand (UK) | Lamb | Lamb | |
| Pacific Food Trading | Import and distribution of high quality chilled and frozen beef, lamb, mutton and poultry. We can offer both Halal and non-Halal chilled and frozen beef with BRC certification. We import from Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Australia and Northern Ireland as well as from within Ireland and other EU countries. We also import frozen lamb and mutton cuts from New Zealand and Australia and across the product ranges on both fresh and frozen poultry from the UK and the EU. | ||
| Peter Thompson Group Ltd | Multi-protein importation, specialising in Global Procurement and Sales. | ||
| Pilgrim's Europe | Poultry Meat | Poultry Meat | |
| Q.K. MEATS UK LIMITED | Beef Poultry Pork Lamb | Beef Poultry Pork Lamb | |
| Reids of Norwich Ltd | Beef Pork Poultry Meat | Poultry Meat | |
| Rellman Foods UK Ltd | Import and export of High Quality Beef. We offer Angus Beef. Halal and Bio certification also available. We import from Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Australia, Ireland and United States. | Beef Pork Lamb | |
| Silver Fern Farms (UK) Ltd | Beef Lamb | ||
| Sino International Trading LTD | Pork Poultry Meat | ||
| Stara Foods | |||
| Sun Valley Foods Limited | Importing poultry products into the UK and NL, mainly from Thailand, Brazil, & Europe. Exporting poultry products from UK to Europe. Manufacturing poultry products in the UK. | Poultry Meat | Poultry Meat |
| Thomas McKnight & Daughters Ltd | At McKnight & Daughters we import & export fresh or frozen vacuum packed Beef & Lamb, both conventional/ organic products. We provide dry aged bone-in beef to UK domestic wholesale and retail together with export markets, supplying the highest grade of product and can provide for the exacting specifications required for the catering/ HORECA industry. In addition we carry approvals for material to the pharmaceutical sector. | Beef Lamb | Beef Lamb |
| Towers Thompson Ltd | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | ||
| Trans Oceanic Meat Co Ltd | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | |
| Trentham Foods Ltd | Trentham Foods are a trusted importer and supplier of premium quality meat and poultry products. We specialise in sourcing and supplying fresh and frozen meat in palletized quantities to the UK market with our core business serving wholesalers, catering butchers and the retail sector. Trentham Foods offer a fantastic range of products including poultry, pork, lamb, beef and game with our product range constantly expanding to meet our customer’s individual needs. We understand that exceptional customer service is as vital as the quality of our products, and we deeply value building strong relationships with our customers. Our vast network of dedicated transport partners ensures our deliveries are made quickly and efficiently with our dedicated staff always on hand to look after you each step of the way. | Beef Sheepmeat Poultry Pork Game | |
| Two Counties Foods Ltd | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | ||
| Tyson Foods | Importer and distributor of poultry meat and poultry meat products | Poultry Meat | Poultry Meat |
| Tyson International, Inc. Europe | Beef Pork | Beef Pork | |
| Van Aerde UK Limited | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | |
| Vestey Foods UK Ltd | Beef Pork Poultry Meat | Beef Pork Poultry Meat | |
| Vine Meats | Poultry Meat | ||
| Vossko UK Ltd | VOSSKO is a convenience specialist for frozen and chilled products made from poultry, beef and pork, as well as for vegetarian and vegan meat substitutes for the food retail trade, food service and industry. From fast and flexible use, right up to creative implementation of your own recipe ideas. VOSSKO products make it possible to react to different requirements in the catering sector. VOSSKO high-convenience products are fully cooked. | ||
| W W Giles (Smithfield) Ltd | Beef Sheepmeat | ||
| Weddel Swift Ltd | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | Beef Pork Lamb Poultry Meat | |
| Westbridge Foods Limited | Westbridge Foods is a leading supply chain partner specialising in the development, sourcing and export of premium quality frozen foods to international markets |
| Name | Activities | Imports | Exports |
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| Ally Global Forwarding Limited | Ally Global Forwarding provides customer driven, end-to-end supply chain solutions that help streamline your business. Through a wealth of industry expertise and carrier relationships we provide best-in-class customer service. Core services include; Customs and compliance, transportation, supply chain services, including but not limited to: • Customs clearance • Ocean FCL/LCL • Temperature Controlled • Multimodal. At Ally Global, we understand the unique requirements of each industry and the importance of tailored and holistic solutions that cut costs. And with our global partners, we apply local market knowledge for the best supply chain solutions, no matter how complex. | ||
| Bannerman Rendell Limited | Insurance Brokers | ||
| Computask Ltd | We provide Business IT Support and Consultancy. We supply solutions for Microsoft 365 services, Network and WiFi, CCTV and Thermal access control and can provide hosted cloud solutions. | ||
| Edge Worldwide Logistics Limited | Specialists in temperature controlled deep sea shipping, Air freight and European Logistics | Beef Poultry Pork Lamb | Beef Poultry Pork Lamb |
| Eville & Jones (Commercial Services) Ltd | International specialists in Official Controls, veterinary certification and trade facilitation. | ||
| HallMark Veterinary & Compliance Services | |||
| Kuehne + Nagel UK Ltd | In 1890, August Kuehne and Friedrich Nagel founded a freight forwarding company in Bremen, Germany. Over the last 130 years, Kuehne+Nagel has evolved from a traditional shipping company to a global logistics partner that offers highly specialised solutions for major industries worldwide. Today, Kuehne+Nagel is headquartered in Switzerland, with a presence all over the world. We focus our business on the most essential element: the needs of our customers. 400,000 customers trust us to manage their logistics. Nearly 1,300 locations worldwide, so that we are close to our customers. 100 countries connected by our network. Over 80,000 logistics and supply chain professionals who give their best everyday. No. 1 sea freight and air freight forwarder worldwide. | ||
| London Gateway Port Limited | DP World Ltd – supporting Britain's growth by connecting the country with markets beyond the EU by sea, rail and road (two Container Terminals located at Southampton & London Gateway). | ||
| Maersk Logistics & Services | Providing end to end integrated cold chain solutions, including Customs, shipping, trucking, cold storage and much more. | ||
| Maritime Cargo Services | Maritime Cargo Services the forwarder of choice for many companies who import meat into the UK. | ||
| PML Seafrigo | PML Seafrigo, perishable logistics experts, is supported by an unsurpassed global owned-network across 5 continents dedicated to temperature controlled food logistics. With constant investment in infrastructure, Seafrigo Group, is on an accelerated path to becoming the world leader in end-to-end perishable logistics. Today Seafrigo has owned infrastructure in nearly 30 countries including the UK and Ireland. PML Seafrigo in the UK plug into the Group network which moves over 1,000 reefer containers per week, over 100,000 tonnes per annum of temperature-controlled airfreight & over 400,000 pallet positions of cold storage. Our global network of 2,500 experts in all food and beverage categories is ready to assist and care for your products. | ||
| Premier Freight Services Limited | Formed in 1973 and offering a continuous first class offering to the Meat & Food Trades ever since. Deep Sea & EU clearance specialists with AEO status. Own Fleet of trucks for container deliveries out of all UK Ports, with Gen Set trailers in Felixstowe, LGP/Tilbury & Southampton. | ||
| Seafast Logistics Limited | Seafast Logistics provide global integrated logistics services from our own temperature controlled facility, located just 1/4 mile from the Port of Felixstowe. We offer a wide range of specialised cold storage and frozen warehousing services, the facility is BRC accredited to ensure the safe storage and handling of food products. Our inhouse staff are experienced and trained in the management of all aspects of the logistic supply chain, from customs clearance, licenses, cargo handling, freight forwarding and tracking, to meet the specific needs of customers shipping chilled and frozen products into and from the UK and to countries worldwide. | ||
| ShiplinesUK Ltd | SHIPLINESUK LTD, based in Glasgow, UK, is a prominent freight forwarding company offering extensive logistics solutions globally. We specialize in importing and exporting, utilizing sea, air, and road transport methods. Our expertise includes specialized services like refrigerated transport for perishable goods, ensuring that temperature-sensitive products are delivered fresh and intact. This service is critical for industries such as food where maintaining product integrity during transit is crucial. Our company covers worldwide key markets, Certified by BIFA and FIATA, we are committed to high service standards and ethical practices such as taking into account your carbon footprint. In addition to freight forwarding, we provide logistics consulting to optimize supply chains, offering customized proposals and trial services. We pride ourselves on competitive pricing and reliable delivery, ensuring that shipments reach their destinations on time. Our 24/7 customer support team is always available to ass | ||
| Thermotraffic UK | If you say food logistics, you say Thermotraffic. Thermotraffic is your one stop service for the worldwide logistics of food, offering comprehensive cold-chain logistics and value-added services for frozen, chilled or non-chilled products. Thanks to our unparalleled expertise we navigate the market like no-one else. With branches throughout Europe and offices in the biggest seaports in Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Experience you can trust. With our collaborative approach we discuss your needs and make sure to propel your business forward. Always with flexibility and a personal approach. Our services cover: Import/Export handling, transportation, cold storage logistics, Ocean freight, BCP’s, and Value Added Services. Thermotraffic is part of the Nichirei Logistics Group in Tokyo, Japan. As and a global market leader in temperature-controlled logistics, the Nichirei Corporation has been represented in Europe for more than 30 years.Thermotraffic is your Cool Partner in Food Logistics. | ||
| W. Saunders (Shipping & Forwarding) Ltd | Port Health/Customs Clearance Specialists |
| Name | Activities | Exports |
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| Argentine Beef Promotion Institute (IPCVA) | marketing , research and information for Argentine Beef | |
| Australian Meat Industry Council | Representing the Australian meat processing and export sector | |
| Beef & Lamb New Zealand Ltd | Representing the New Zealand beef and lamb producers | |
| Bord Bia | Bord Bia is the Irish government agency whose mission is to drive, through market insight, and, in partnership with industry, the commercial success of a world class Irish food, drink and horticulture industry. The organisation acts as a link between Irish food, drink and horticulture suppliers and existing and potential customers around the world with 14 international offices globally. | |
| Instituto Nacional de Carnes | INAC is a non-state public body of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and was created to propose, advise on and execute the National Meat Policy, which is established by the Executive Power. In compliance with the above, the objectives of INAC are to promote, regulate, coordinate and monitor activities of production, transformation, commercialization, storage and transportation of meat. Uruguayan meat is known throughout the world for its high quality and delicious taste. Learn what makes our meats so special. URUGUAY: LOCATED IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN PAMPAS The country has optimal conditions to produce beef naturally due to its temperate weather, fertile soils and privileged hydrography. More than 80% of the territory is dedicated to livestock and each animal, has a pasture space equivalent to 2 soccer fields. BRITISH BREEDS RAISED IN THE OPEN AIR The main breeds are HEREFORD and ANGUS. The animals live in the open air all year round, raised based on a rich variety of natural pastures, under the most updated prac | |
| Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd | Marketing, research and development for Australian meat producers. | Beef Lamb |
| US Meat Export Federation | Nonprofit U.S. meat trade association | Beef Pork Lamb |
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