Silvercrest Foods
At Silvercrest we produce the highest quality frozen beef, lamb and pork burgers and grillsteaks at our high technology plant. Our customers include major leading retailers and foodservice companies in Ireland, England and across Europe. They serve the discerning consumer who demand quality, taste and the assurance of rigorous food safety standards.
Choosing Silvercrest Foods products means choosing the highest possible food safety standards.
Our customers include major leading retailers and foodservice companies in Ireland, England and across Europe. They serve the discerning consumer who demand quality, taste and the assurance of rigorous food safety standards. They choose Silvercrest Foods because we deliver on these demands. We’re able to do so by drawing on a wealth of experience in the meat processing industry, built up over the last sixteen years. It’s given us knowledge of processing techniques and standards that are second to none with an expert and highly trained team. Their specialist professional knowledge is of critical importance in ensuring that we deliver a quality product – consistently and cost-effectively.
Why choose us?
Because your end customers demand taste and quality
First and formost, customers buy products that taste good and look appetising. Silvercrest Foods is dedicated to producing the highest quality, tastiest frozen burgers and grillsteaks. From sourcing livestock through to processing, freezing and packing, we work to ensure that our product is what the customer wants – tasty tender, and succulent.
That’s why we use the specially developed Tenderform process that gives a texture as good as Mom’s homemade patties. It’s no wonder the Silvercrest burger was voted best burger by readers of leading magazines; Essentials, Best, Woman and Woman’s Own.
Because our operations ensure the highest quality, cost-effectively
We are the lowest cost producer of frozen meat products in the British Isles, thanks to our state of the art facilites, large-scale operations and many years of experience in quality processing. With Silvercrest, you can offer your end customers the high-quality products they demand, at the best prices possible.
Animal Welfare
Animal welfare is now a matter of concern for everyone in the food industry, both for ethical and for product quality reasons. Our customers can feel confident that our operations are based on the highest standards of animal welfare. We have established our own animal welfare systems and an Animal Welfare Code of Practice that ensures minimum stress and injury to livestock.
We continue to work closely with our farming suppliers to nurture and support welfare-friendly practices.
Food Safety
Because food safety is of paramount importance.
Never before has there been as much awareness of food safety issues. It’s vital that you can confidently assure your end customers of the integrity of the products you offer them, and that you can guarantee the strictest standards of hygiene and highest levels of meat testing and traceability.
Choosing Silvercrest Foods products means choosing the highest possible food safety standards. We operate the most modern plant in Europe, purpose built to state of the art meat processing standards. Many external auditors who are frequently appointed by our customers have described this factory as having the most hygienic operations environment. This has been achieved through rigorous Quality Assurance procedures which include internal auditing on both operation and hygiene procedures. Extensive microbiological screening of raw meat, finished product, equipment and personnel add to the customer assurance of a safe and quality product. We are proud of the standards to which we operate, and which are externally audited to higher-level BRC standards.
HACCP – Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
We operate using a comprehensive, validated HACCP plan, carefully constructed by the on-site fully trained HACCP team. This has strengthened quality management systems and in turn increased customer confidence in Silvercrest Foods to produce a safe product by using a preventative approach to product safety hazards.
Traceability
Traceability is an essential component in quality assurance. Silvercrest Foods have proved time and time again for customers that full traceability can be achieved from every retail pack produced back to the farm. This is achieved through unique coding and time recordings throughout the process. Product recall and traceability audits are tested on a regular basis with the help of close relationships with customers and their depots.
BRC A Grade accreditation
Food safety is critical to the success of Silvercrest Foods. It is one of the main foundations of the business with the site using a fully validated HACCP system and holding BRC A Grade accreditation.
Our Products
At Silvercrest Foods we produce over 100 different frozen burger and grillsteak products for customers in the Irish, UK and European markets.
Each product is produced according to the individual customer’s specifications. The range of products produced goes from a 100% Aberdeen Angus beef burger to an economy meat burger. Each product is tailored to individual customer requirements through meat species, meat content, fat content, plate size, packaging style etc.
Complimenting the traditional style beef burgers range, Silvercrest Foods also produce a range of flavoured burgers. These combine a range of high quality ingredients with the beef burger to give customers an exciting addition to their frozen burger range. Examples of these products are beef burgers with sundried tomato and Italian herbs, or beef burgers with red onion and wholegrain mustard.
Silvercrest foods also produce chargrilled burgers using an on line branding machine. This gives the burgers are chargrilled appearance, which is especially popular for the BBQ summer months. The frozen grillsteak range is also very popular. The grillsteak forms part of a meal centre and with it’s unique shape give the customer an alternative to the burger.
Silvercrest foods are continually researching the market and looking at new consumer trends within the burger category. This market research is shared with our customers to drive sales and grow business. We also continually work with all of our customers to meet new healthy eating needs and guidelines.
All of the products in the Silvercrest Foods product portfolio are produced to the highest standards using only the highest quality, fully traceable ingredients.
