Farmyard Butchery

A business opportunity arose to acquire a butcher shop in Brakpan, on a plot in Withok Estates, when an old friend (late Uncle Aby) sold his business to Carlo just before his demise. The business proved to be quite challenging, and through trial and error and a few managers later, it became evident that a new business model had to be implemented.

After three years of struggling, Carlo approached an old school friend Hermanus Du Preez to join him as a managing director. Although the business barely survived, they both realized there was so much potential to grow it into a thriving entity, and they purchased the property it is situated on.

They have moved most of the other business’ distribution to the property, where the carcasses and other fresh and frozen products are stored in cold storage.

Carne Da Carlo

Carlo is privileged to have his mom as part of his admin team, who has contributed to the steady growth of the business. In the beginning days, they managed to sell one hundred to hundred and fifty pigs together with sixty to one hundred cattle per week to the market.

They also had the excellent opportunity to merge this business with Tangeni Cattle Company (Gert Ehlers ). With our profit-sharing structure, we could market between three hundred and six hundred cattle a week. With the steady increase in business, Carlo established a more permanent managing role for the pork side of the business.

TCM Pork Traders

This business has grown to deliver a steady average of three hundred and fifty to five hundred and fifty pigs per week.

Carlo also had the opportunity to partner with the Erasmus family (Jan and Gloria Erasmus) at Koppies in the Northern Free State. This move enabled Carlo to oversee the entire pork value chain to deliver quality meat to the industry continuously.

Farming Enterprises

Another opportunity crossed Carlo’s path when he established his own cattle herd with more than 100 heifers bred for meat distribution. The company also feed cattle at Ternus and Beefarm feedlot, where calves are raised to secure delivery to the market.