YORKES OF DUNDEE LIMITED

What YORKES OF DUNDEE LIMITED does

Yorkes of Dundee Limited is a second-generation, family-owned Scottish butcher established in 1970 and headquartered at 36 Strathmartine Road, Dundee, with a second storefront at 89 Fintry Road. The company employs 13 staff and serves two parallel customer bases: individual consumers purchasing through two Dundee retail shops and a UK-wide e-commerce site offering click-and-collect (postcodes DD1-DD6) and mainland delivery (free over £100, £15 flat otherwise), and B2B wholesale accounts including Premiership football and rugby grounds, contract caterers, hotels, pubs, farm shops, and private schools. A dedicated wholesale ordering mobile app on iOS and Android supports self-serve reordering for restaurants, cafes, and schools.

Name

YORKES OF DUNDEE LIMITED

Legal name

Yorkes of Dundee Ltd

Website

https://yorkesofdundee.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yorkes of Dundee Limited is a second-generation family butcher in Dundee, Scotland, established 1970, selling Scottish beef, lamb, pork, poultry, and bakery products via two retail stores, UK-wide e-commerce, and wholesale to sports venues, caterers, hotels, and schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Butchery and Meat Retailing

NAICS

Meat Retailers (44524), Meat Retailers (445240), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Animal Slaughtering and Processing (31161)

SIC

Retail-Food Stores (5400), Meat Packing Plants (2011), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Butcher Shops & Meat Markets (CRAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Charcuterie & Cured Meats Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAE), Specialty & Exotic Meats Retail (Game, Halal, Kosher) (CRAHAHAF)

Keywords

• Scottish butcher shop
• Fresh meat products
• Wholesale meat supply
• Outside catering services
• Halal butchery

Headquarters

HQ city

Dundee

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail Meat Sales: Direct sales of fresh meat products (beef, lamb, pork, poultry) to individual consumers through physical stores and e-commerce platform. Products sold per unit or weight with click-and-collect and delivery options.
2. Wholesale Supply: Bulk supply of Scottish meat products to B2B customers including football/rugby stadiums, contract caterers, hotels, pubs, farm shops, and private schools. Dedicated wholesale app for ordering.
3. Outside Catering: Catering services for events and functions including pig roasts, BBQs, buffets. Services weddings, shows, parties, bowling clubs, and football clubs.
4. Private Butchery Services: Custom butchery and processing services for customers who rear their own animals. Carcasses butchered and packed to customer specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Yorkes of Dundee is a family-run Scottish butcher that sources and retails fresh and frozen beef, lamb, pork, poultry, bakery pies, sausages, burgers, puddings, seasonings, and halal meats. It sells through its own Dundee retail shops, an e-commerce platform with click-and-collect and UK delivery, and a wholesale arm supplying sports venues, hospitality businesses, and schools. It also offers outside catering for events and private butchery for customers who rear their own animals.

Product overview

Yorkes of Dundee Limited is a second-generation family-run butcher established in 1970, specializing in quality Scottish meat products. The company offers a comprehensive product portfolio organized around fresh and frozen meat categories including Beef (with specialty Himalayan Salt Aged Beef matured 35-100 days), Lamb, Pork, Poultry, Bakery (traditional Scottish pies and sausage rolls), Sausages & Burgers, Puddings (Haggis, Black and White Pudding), and Seasonings (BBQ rubs and spices). Additional offerings include Halal-certified products, Meat Packs (value bundles), Gift Cards, and services such as Private Butchery (custom carcass processing), Wholesale Ordering (with dedicated mobile app), and Outside Catering for events. The company combines old-school Scottish cuts with modern quality standards, supplying pies to football and rugby grounds and providing locally sourced produce to contract caterers, hotels, pubs, farm shops, and private schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scotch Beef range Fresh and frozen Scotch Beef products including steaks, roasts, mince, diced beef, and Himalayan Salt Aged Beef matured on the bone for 35-100 days, sold via Yorkes' own retail shops and e-commerce site.
• Scotch Lamb range Scotch Lamb products including chops, leg steaks, diced lamb, mince, and lamb shoulder cuts, sold via retail shops and the company's e-commerce platform.
• Specially Selected Pork range Specially Selected Pork including pork chops, leg steaks, belly, gammon, bacon, and cured pork products, sold via Yorkes' own retail and online channels.
• Poultry range Chicken products including whole chickens, fillets, thighs, stir fry, marinated chicken, and Halal certified chicken, sold via retail shops and e-commerce.
• Traditional Scottish bakery range Traditional Scottish bakery items including steak pies (various sizes), sausage rolls, buffets, potted meats, and sliced deli meats, sold direct to consumers and wholesale customers.
• Sausages & Burgers range Wide range of sausages including pork, steak, and pre-war recipe sausages, plus burger options including beef, tikka, and specialty flavours, sold through retail and online channels.
• Meat and BBQ packs Value-added meat bundles including BBQ packs (World Cup BBQ Pack, Basic Bumper BBQ Pack), Easy Meal Packs, and budget-friendly meat packs, sold via the e-commerce site.
• Traditional Scottish puddings Traditional Scottish puddings including Haggis (various sizes), Black Pudding, White Pudding, and battered pudding options, sold via retail and online channels.
• Seasonings and rubs BBQ and cooking seasonings including Texan Steakhouse Rub, Chimichurri Rub, Beer Can Chicken Rub, Pulled Pork Rub, Sticky Ribs Rub, plus multipack rubs and butcher paper, sold via the e-commerce site.
• Halal butchery range Halal certified butchery products including QMS cattle and lambs slaughtered using Food Standard Scotland pre-stun halal method, plus Halal certified chicken, targeted at wholesale and consumer halal customers.
• Gift cards Yorkes of Dundee gift cards available in denominations of £25, £50, and £100 for gifting to friends and family, redeemable on the Yorkes e-commerce site.
• Private butchery service Custom butchery and processing service for customers who rear their own animals, where carcasses are butchered and packed to customer specifications by Yorkes at their FSS-approved cutting plant.
• Wholesale meat supply Wholesale meat supply service for restaurants, cafes, schools, football stadiums, and other businesses, with a dedicated wholesale ordering mobile app on iOS and Android for recurring orders.
• Outside catering service Event catering service for weddings, shows, parties, bowling clubs, football clubs, and other functions, including pig roasts, BBQs, and buffets, booked via the Yorkes of Dundee team.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Quality Meat Scotland (QMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrand partnership displaying Scotch Beef PGI and Scotch Lamb PGI logos on website and products. QMS provides cutting guide resources and recipe content. Yorkes supplies Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb, and Specially Selected Pork products.
• Specially Selected PorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrand partnership for Specially Selected Pork products, with logos displayed on website indicating certified pork supply.
• The Scotch KitchenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecipe content partnership providing inspiration recipes for Yorkes customers. Recipes include Scotch Beef Pho, Scotch Lamb Dhansak, and Scotch Lamb Tacos with hashtag #MakeItScotch.
• Sandyford AbattoircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHalal meat sourced from Sandyford Abattoir where QMS Cattle and QMS Lambs are slaughtered by certified Muslim butcher using Food Standard Scotland pre-stun halal method.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tom Hixson of Smithfield: Direct peer: premium London-based butcher supplying top restaurants and home consumers with dry-aged and rare-breed meats. Comparable premium dry-aged beef offering and chef/hospitality customer base.
• Donald Russell: Direct peer: premium Scottish online butcher offering Scotch Beef, lamb, and pork direct to consumers across the UK. Closely comparable in product mix, provenance story, and online butcher model.
• The Ginger Pig: Direct peer: UK-based farm-to-butcher retailer with multiple farm shops and strong e-commerce, focusing on native breeds and quality cuts. Comparable craft-butcher positioning with regional retail and online wholesale.
• Farmison & Co: Direct peer: UK online butcher specializing in native-breed, free-range meat with strong provenance and restaurant supply arm. Comparable traceability story and B2B/B2C hybrid model.
• Aubrey Allen: Direct peer: UK premium butcher supplying restaurants, hotels, and events with traceable British meat. Comparable B2B hospitality focus and craft-butcher heritage.
• Turner & George: Direct peer: premium UK online butcher focused on dry-aged beef, wagyu, and rare-breed cuts. Comparable premium positioning and aging-led differentiation.
• Eversfield Organic: Direct peer: UK organic meat box delivery and farm shop operator selling traceable beef, lamb, pork, and poultry. Comparable organic/provenance-driven D2C butcher model with home delivery.

Others

• Scotch Butchers (Scottish Federation of Meat Traders) member network: Industry body/network of independent Scottish craft butchers. Comparable collective on product focus (Scotch Beef PGI, Scotch Lamb PGI) and serves as a peer set for independent regional butcher competition.

Regional players

• Campbells of Linlithgow: Regional peer: long-established Scottish butcher with retail and wholesale presence in central Scotland. Comparable in regional craft-butcher offering and local B2B/wholesale reach, but anchored in different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Brakes Group (Sysco): Broad incumbent: large UK foodservice meat and protein supplier serving pubs, hotels, schools, and stadiums. Competes with Yorkes for the same wholesale B2B foodservice customers, but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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