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