Leonard’s Story

We believe everyone deserves top quality kai at a great price, and that’s our Leonard’s promise. We’re proud to play our part in bringing family and friends together to enjoy great food, because happy memories create happy people.

Our Story

Leonard’s began as a dream 30 years ago in 1989 when two Kiwi blokes embarked on a mission to make high quality meats affordable to everyone. Roll onto today and Leonard’s is a true New Zealand success story with a full range of tantalising meats, awards up the wazoo and our customers coming back for more.

Today we’re the Kiwi meat specialists serving up all your family faves from our award-winning sausages, bacon and deli meats to our legendary crowd-pleaser, our manuka smoked Christmas Ham. Our meats pack a flavour punch, so no weird ingredients needed. We’ve even got you sorted with gluten free goodies to tempt every palette. Leonard’s is a New Zealand family owned business, manufacturing in New Zealand, by New Zealanders for New Zealand families (No Aussie Ownership here!). Make today the day you taste the best!

We believe everyone deserves top quality kai at a great price, and that’s our Leonard’s promise. We’re proud to play our part in bringing family and friends together to enjoy great food, because happy memories create happy people.

Our People

Since its founding in 1989, people have been the reason that Leonard’s has developed into one of NZ’s leading butcheries and small goods suppliers. Today, the company is owned and proudly operated by Service Foods, NZ’s largest privately-owned food service business with over 700 team members nationwide.

Leonard’s has been in family ownership since the very beginning.

Our Products

If we had a middle name it would be quality, something our prestigious customers come back for time and time again. At Leonard’s we produce the finest quality meats to satisfy Kiwi tummies and wallets.

Our award-winning range includes the best in bacon, sensational sausages made from local and international recipes, succulent roast beef, and exciting European deli meats, and our legendary Christmas hams with a manuka-smoked Kiwi twist. Importantly Leonard’s is very proud of its “Ham Steak”.  Our meat products include everything you want and nothing you don’t, with a stack of gluten free goodies to cater for dietary needs. Our practices follow world-class safety standards so you’re guaranteed the best in every bite.

We’re proud to be ‘The Best in Meat’.

Our Awards

Get more banger for your buck with Leonard’s award-winning meats. Leonard’s has won a stack of awards over many years at the prestigious Annual Retail Meat NZ sausage awards. Among the big wins, in 2019 we took out Silver for our tasty pork flavoured sausage. This is one tasty treat you’ll be wanting at every summer barbie.

 

The Great New Zealand Sausage Competition

2019 – Silver – Pork Flavoured Sausages

2018 – Silver – Old English Beef

2018 – Gold – black pudding

2017 – Bronze – pork flavoured

2014 – Silver – Prime pork

2013 – Bronze – Beef flavoured

2011 – Bronze – Texan Chilli

2011 – Bronze – Prime Pork

2010 – Silver – Cheese precooks

2010 – Silver – Pork flavoured

2010 – Silver – Herb and Garlic

2009 – Bronze – Pre Cooked BBQ

2008 – Bronze – Beef flavoured

2008 – Bronze – Cheese pre cook

2007 – Bronze – Old English Beef Breakfast

2007 – Bronze -Beef Flavoured

2006 – Gold – Prime Pork

2006 – Gold – Pure Beef

2006 – Bronze – Beef and Mustard

2005 – Gold – Saveloy

2005 – Bronze – Pure Pork

2003 – Silver – Old English Pork

2003 – Bronze – Beef Flavoured

2002 – Silver – Pre Cooked BBQ

2000 – Bronze – Pre Cooked BBQ

1998 – Silver – Trad flavoured category

1998 – Gold – pre cook category