Red Rock Meats — Operations Plan

The 5,000 sqm facility will be purpose-built to international meat processing standards, incorporating separation of clean and dirty zones, temperature-controlled environments, and efficient workflow design:

Section 7 · Business Plan

Operations Plan

Year 5 Throughput

18,000 tonnes

Of red meat per annum by Year 5, scaling from Year-1 volumes through a modern processing and cold-chain operation.

7.1 Facility Design & Layout

Zone	Area (sqm)	Function	Temperature
Lairage & Ante-mortem	500	Livestock holding, veterinary inspection	Ambient
Slaughter Hall	600	Humane slaughter, bleeding, hide removal	12–15°C
Primary Processing	800	Carcass splitting, deboning, primal cuts	4–10°C
Value-Added Processing	600	Marinating, sausage making, packaging	4–10°C
Packaging & Labelling	400	Vacuum packing, MAP, labelling, QC	4–10°C
Cold Storage (Chilled)	500	Short-term chilled storage	0–4°C
Cold Storage (Frozen)	400	Long-term frozen storage	-18°C to -22°C
Dispatch & Loading	300	Order assembly, fleet loading	4–10°C
Utilities & Services	400	Boiler, compressor, water treatment, waste	Ambient
Administration & Welfare	500	Offices, canteen, ablutions, training room	Ambient

7.2 Capacity Planning

Metric	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Processing Capacity (tonnes)	10,000	12,000	15,000	18,000	20,000
Actual Throughput (tonnes)	8,000	10,500	14,000	16,500	18,000
Capacity Utilisation	80%	88%	93%	92%	90%
Operating Days	250	260	270	270	275
Daily Throughput (tonnes)	32	40	52	61	65
Shifts per Day	1	1.5	2	2	2

7.3 Technology & Equipment

Category	Equipment	Estimated Cost (ZAR M)	Supplier Type
Slaughter Line	Automated stunner, overhead rail system, de-hiding	6.5	Import (EU)
Primary Processing	Band saws, deboning tables, conveyor systems	5.0	Import / Local
Value-Added	Bowl cutters, mixers, marinating tumblers, stuffers	4.5	Import (EU)
Packaging	Vacuum sealers, MAP machines, labelling systems	4.0	Import (EU)
Refrigeration	Blast chillers, cold rooms, compressors, condensers	5.0	Local / Import
Utilities	Boiler, water treatment, waste processing, generator	2.5	Local
IT & Monitoring	ERP system, CCTV, temperature monitoring, scales	1.5	Local

7.4 Supply Chain Management

The Company will implement a dual-layer supply chain strategy:

Upstream – Livestock Procurement

Contracted supply agreements with 15–20 commercial farmers within a 200 km radius
Pricing linked to SAFEX livestock indicators with agreed floor/ceiling mechanisms
Veterinary inspection and traceability systems from farm gate
Minimum 60% of supply from contracted sources; balance from spot market

Downstream – Distribution

Own refrigerated fleet of 6 vehicles for regional distribution (Mpumalanga, Gauteng)
Third-party cold-chain logistics for national and export distribution
48-hour order-to-delivery commitment for regional customers

7.5 Quality & Compliance

The quality management system will be built around the following framework:

HACCP-based food safety management system as the operational foundation
FSSC 22000 certification targeted within 12 months of commercial launch
Full product traceability from livestock source through to final customer
Third-party audit programme (annual) with corrective action tracking
Dedicated Quality Assurance Manager and laboratory technician
Compliance with the Meat Safety Act (No. 40 of 2000) and its regulations
Environmental compliance under NEMA, including waste management and water use licensing

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