Hope Meats Supplies

General information

Michael (Micky) and Vikki Ker-Fox (nee Hope) were both working in the corporate world in Durban before they opened their butchery. Finding it difficult to source consistent, good quality meat and realising most animals had been farmed in crowded feedlots, given growth hormones and routine antibiotics made them question the system.

Consumers were also becoming more conscious about the production and traceability of the foods they eat. So, knowing the excellent quality stock and ethical farming practices of the Hope family, they decided to move to Richmond and use the foundation of the established family farm to create their business and started Hope Meat Supplies in November 2007. Graham and Lynne Hope, Vikki’s parents, and sister, Melany (who is fourth generation on the farm) breed all the beef and lamb for Hope Meat Supplies.

Doing things “old school” with no short cuts and offering a healthier end product is what has given Hope Meat Supplies the edge and has piqued interest in what they do. They had an article in the Farmers Weekly in 2008, won the 2010 Eat-In Magazine Paddock Fresh category for their Rump steak and had a four page article in the Food and Home in 2011.