BEEF IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN

A FAMILY OF BEEF

The Sparta-Van Reenen family, world-class beef producers with a proud heritage of more than 50years, brings you beef in a class of its own.

NO GROWTH PROMOTERS

Our Sparta Angus beef is grown in the heart of South Africa, an area renowned for its abundant clean air and pristine environment. Calves are received from breeder farmers at a young age and we have full control over their well-being throughout their stay with us. Our Sparta Angus cattle are pasture-raised and grain-finished.

HAND-SELECTED BEEF

Our Sparta Angus beef is hand-selected for its marbling and conformation attributes, ensuring that every bite is full of the distinct flavour you would expect from an exclusive Angus beef programme.

HIGHLIGHTS

WHY ANGUS BEEF?

Angus cattle are undoubtedly the most popular beef cattle breed in the world. Of Scottish origin, these black and red hornless cattle are robust and strong, with a high meat-to-bone ratio rendering them very profitable beef cattle.

The breed’s popularity, however, is mainly due to its ability to achieve high marbling scores, which produces particularly tender, succulent and full-flavoured meat.

MARBLING

Marbling is fine, web-like seams of intramuscular fat found in premium quality beef. Graded on the ribeye the unsaturated marble fat is rich in Omega 3 and 6. It’s an indication of exceptional tenderness and adds to the unique full flavour. Marbling only occurs in cattle that bear distinct genetics and follow a very specific diet.

MEAT AGEING

The process of ageing softens the muscle fibre and increases the overall quality, tenderness and flavour of the beef.

Beef carcasses are carefully cooled in chilled rooms at our Sparta Beef facility. Beef primal cuts are deboned and placed in special barrier bags, vacuum packed and sent through a steam tunnel to ensure that a tight vacuum is achieved.

For optimal shelf life, our steaks are deep chilled and aged inside a special barrier vacuum bag – this process is called wet-ageing. During maturation, extra care is taken to maintain the cold chain at all times to ensure the product retains its optimal quality.