Wholesale Fresh Meat & Poultry for Every Menu
With over 1,000 fresh and chilled meat and poultry products in our range, we’ve something for every menu - from everyday staples and prepared poultry to premium primals from named breeds with protected provenance.
We work with trusted suppliers, supported by specialist buyers and technical experts, to ensure high standards of quality, traceability, and animal welfare. All products are rigorously reviewed and regularly audited for shelf life and supply chain integrity, giving you meat and poultry you can trust.
Birchstead British & Irish Beef
Responsibly sourced fresh British beef with exceptional quality, consistency, and flavour.
5 ways to dress a steak
Looking to refresh your steak menu? Explore inspiring ways to elevate cuts like sirloin and rump.
South American Beef Range
Expertly aged for 28 days, our South American beef lines combine top-tier quality with great value.
Enhanced welfare standards for fresh chicken
At Brakes, we’re proud to be the first for foodservice to align to the Red Tractor Enhanced Welfare Scheme across all our own-brand products - a bold step forward for animal welfare in foodservice. The British Red Tractor Enhanced Welfare Scheme ensures:
- More space for birds to move freely
- Natural light and environmental enrichments to encourage natural behaviours
- Lower stocking densities for improved welfare
- Full traceability and independent third-party auditing for peace of mind
Meet our Suppliers
ABP Beef
We partner with ABP UK to source our British and Irish beef, they are an award-winning business, delivering fresh meat with the highest standards of customer service, quality and sustainability.
Alec Jarrett
Beef processor in the West Country sourcing quality grass-fed cattle from beef herds in England. Jarrett's provide red tractor, halal beef under the brand Ihsaan. Halal policy here
Pickstock
We’re excited to unveil 14 new halal-certified, premium British mutton products, crafted with care by Pickstock, a family-run business in Derbyshire. Watch our meat expert Katie as she introduces this range—celebrating quality, tradition, and taste.
Wholesale Fresh Meat & Poultry FAQs
We are committed to supporting sustainable British farming, and our relationships with UK suppliers are truly unparalleled. Whilst we have a dedicated key partner for each protein, we also collaborate with more than 20 suppliers across the UK to offer our customers the broadest possible range. In addition to our British sourcing, we also provide a selection of chilled products from EU and South America, ensuring both quality and variety across our range.
We are committed to supporting sustainable British farming, and our relationships with UK suppliers are truly unparalleled. Whilst we have a dedicated key partner for each protein, we also collaborate with more than 20 suppliers across the UK to offer our customers the broadest possible range. In addition to our British sourcing, we also provide a selection of chilled products from EU and South America, ensuring both quality and variety across our range.
We have a comprehensive range of steak lines covering all options we believe that the vast majority of our customers require; from Fillet, Sirloin, Ribeye and Rumps to Tomahawks, T-bones Bavettes and Flat Iron, all cut and packed to our specifications.
Yes, Brakes offers over 250 halal meat products, including chicken, beef burgers, and sausages, catering to diverse dietary needs with certified halal options for restaurants and caterers. They provide various cuts and processed items, ensuring quality and flavour while meeting specific religious requirements. We also have our halal policy available to view here.
We have a highly skilled, dedicated and knowledgeable team of regionally based meat specialists who will provide expert guidance and bespoke solutions for your business.
Dry aging is an artisan craft dating back thousands of years, in which the meat hangs in a controlled open-air environment. This draws moisture out slowly and gently, allowing naturally-occurring enzymes to make the meat tender; the process also makes the flavour deeper and more complex.
Wet aging is beef packed, sealed and refrigerated immediately after slaughter. The higher moisture content gives the meat a very tender texture and a more pronounced “fresh beef” flavour when compared to the drier and more intense, earthy flavour produced by dry aging.
Butchered in-house by our team for greater quality, consistency and flavour.