Meatex: Your Partner for Success in the Meat Industry

Meatex – Wholesale Food, Modern Trading

The food industry has changed. Consolidation and supermarket dominance have made it harder for independent businesses to access competitive products and pricing. Meatex exists to level the playing field so butchers, wholesalers, manufacturers and caterers can compete and grow.

Meatex connects trade buyers and sellers with quality meat, poultry, seafood and surplus food at sharp wholesale prices, backed by long‑term relationships and real industry expertise.

What Meatex Does

Meatex is a trade only wholesale food and surplus marketplace, supported by a specialist trading team and our own production capabilities.

Source meat, poultry, seafood and added value products from trusted suppliers
Move surplus, short‑dated and overstock lines quickly and efficiently
Access liquidation, clearance and ambient surplus through one central hub
Use repacking, blast freezing and storage solutions to tailor products to your needs

Whether you are a retail butcher, wholesaler, manufacturer or foodservice business, Meatex gives you access to a wider market with less friction.

A Modern Platform Built on Experience

Meatex was founded in 2012 by Tony Vardy, who has worked in the meat industry since starting as an apprentice butcher in 1983. His career has taken him from the block to the slaughter line, from hide demonstration and troubleshooting in factories around the world to managing an abattoir.

That factory floor experience shaped Meatex. What began as a small trading operation grew into a web based portal for products, news, events and jobs, and is now a go‑to resource for the wider meat and food industry.

Today, Meatex operates from three locations: a head office in Seaford, a wholesale trading office in Cork, Ireland, and a seafood and frozen food factory in Grimsby. Every call is answered by people who know the trade, not a generic call centre.

Credentials You Can Rely On

Meatex supplies wholesale customers across the UK, Ireland (North and South) and Europe. The business is strictly trade only and not open to the public.

Across the Meatex group, accreditations include:

Red Tractor, SALSA, MSC, ASC and QSM (Quality Standard Mark)
AA grade certification to the BRCGS Global Standard

The website and domain meatex.co.uk are owned by Meatex Holdings Ltd. The site is operated and managed by Meatex Ltd, which is responsible for all trading activities and content. Both companies are registered in the United Kingdom.

Registered office (for both entities):
7–9 The Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3YA

Head office and operational base (Meatex Ltd):
Wilson House, 48 Brooklyn Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 2DX