Meet Mr Meat Man

One team, start to finish.

Meet Bruce Richards, aka Mr Meat Man. Bruce and his trusted team take care of the whole job, from your first call through to processing, packing and handing your meat back ready to take home. With 48 years of practical experience, Bruce knows his trade inside and out, while still keeping the service personal, straightforward and down to earth.

Bruce Richards, Mr Meat Man, at his Oropi premises.
Strings of freshly made sausages and bagged mince hanging on rails in the Mr Meat Man chiller.

The person behind it

48 years of practical experience.

Bruce Richards has spent forty-eight years working with meat — learning the trade the practical way, on the tools, season after season.

That experience is the whole point of Mr Meat Man: when you ring, you are talking to the person who will actually do the job.

He has traded under the Mr Meat Man name since 2022, giving Bay of Plenty farmers, lifestyle block owners, hunters and rural families a straightforward processing service built around careful work, clear advice and honest value.

Based in Oropi, Tauranga, Mr Meat Man works with customers across the wider Bay of Plenty.

If you are unsure what can be done, which cut suits you, or how the process works, ask Mr Meat Man directly.

48 years
Practical butchery experience
Since 2022
Trading as Mr Meat Man
MPI
SP002009/SP
Oropi
Local to the Bay of Plenty

What matters here

How Mr Meat Man works

Exceptional service

Friendly advice and clear communication, so you can make the right processing choices with confidence.

Honest value

Fair, reasonable pricing, explained plainly. Payment is due on collection.

Community commitment

Genuine involvement across Oropi and the wider Bay of Plenty, including the Hunt for Good partnership.


MPI registered

Mr Meat Man operates under MPI registration SP002009/SP. Homekill and processing is for the animal's owner and their household — never sold to the public.

Deal with Mr Meat Man directly

Ready to get started?

Submit a short processing form, or contact Mr Meat Man directly if you want to talk through the job first.

022 077 4360

Call or text Mr Meat Man and he will get back to you when he can.