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Meet the team

Meet the Meatex Team

Real people. Real trade experience.

Meatex is powered by a hands on team with decades of experience in the meat, fish, and surplus food trade. From old-school market hustle to modern food logistics, our people are what set us apart.

Whether you’re a butcher, caterer, manufacturer, or wholesaler, we’re here to make your life easier and your margins better. No nonsense. No hard sell. Just experienced professionals who understand your business inside out.

What makes us different:

  • Fast, friendly service
  • Honest advice from people who’ve been there
  • Deep industry connections built over decades
  • We go the extra mile – every time

Behind every call, deal, and yes, terrible joke, there’s a real person who genuinely cares about your success.

Meet the team and discover why so many in the trade choose Meatex as their trusted supplier.

Meet the team →

Tony Vardy
Tony Vardy
Managing Director
Tony’s the big cheese at Meatex. In the meat trade since 1983, starting out at FMC (who remembers them?). He’s been in the game ever since. The least athletic of the group, but very keen to start… NOT.
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Liam Vardy
Liam Vardy
Director
Liam is the wise one, with a sound knowledge of business and anything technical, apart from the cooker & fridge.. he can't use them to save his life.
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Jane Hind
Jane Hind
Sales Manager
Nothing plain about our Jane – she has certainly brought some class to the office in her posh frocks. Fits in well with the team as she loves her cheese & wine (like most of us)
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David John
David John
Trading Manager
Dave is the mature member of staff at Meatex. He comes across as complex but he’s actually just miserable ;) He has loads of meat meat knowledge and brimming with fishing tales, he’s the one you go to for advice — just don’t expect him to smile about it!
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Edwina Persh (FMAAT)
Edwina Persh (FMAAT)
Finance Director
Edwina loves Fleetwood Mac, family, and (somehow) working in a meat business despite being a vegetarian. Proof you don’t need to eat meat to help shift tonnes of it.
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Rachel Bentley
Rachel Bentley
Technical Consultant
What Rachel doesn’t know about the technical side of the meat industry is not worth knowing. But don’t ask her to join your pub quiz team as she knows nothing else.
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Julie Jay
Julie Jay
Office Manager
Julie keeps the Team in order when she’s here….. she does love her holidays. Always happy and pleased to be at ‘Happy Meats’. Julie brings sunshine wherever she goes. When she’s not here, you can find her tending to her beloved allotment.
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Courtney Newman
Courtney Newman
Accounts Administrator
Anything you want to know about fashion, hair, make up and modern music….Courtney is the one, but don’t ask her any Geography questions !!!! Since joining Meatex she keeps Tesco going with her daily ‘meal deal’.
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Lucy Vardy
Lucy Vardy
Accounts Administrator
Lucy is gifted in English, she loves nothing more than writing blogs and news stories for the meat industry. She loves her fashion and dyed hair.
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Jacqui Vardy
Jacqui Vardy
Director
Jacqui is the most athletic at Meatex, being a keen runner, she’s happiest when running with the dogs in the country…… or drinking a glass of wine.
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