WA meat processors Westpork and Dardanup Butchering Company have merged and announced more than $60 million of investments to boost feed and meat supply.
Paddock-to-plate producers have won a temporary reprieve from the closure of a key abattoir's custom kill service, as owner Westpork considers a new niche operation.
WA's beef industry lobby group has decried the state's processing industry ‘monopoly' after paddock-to-plate farmers in the South West lost access to the last large abattoir servicing their needs.
Good Drinks Australia, Stella Bella Wines and Dardanup Butchering Company are among 10 WA businesses to win a share of a new round of state government grants aiming to help develop new food and beverage projects.
Zenith Insurance Services, Dardanup Butchering Co, Austral Pool Solutions, Omni Dental and Forpark Australia were among numerous private WA companies to change hands late last year.
