Legacy Food Group (formerly Cleland Fine Foods) Announces acquisition of Mike’s Beef Jerky, Robe, South Australia
May 7th, 2025 – Mike’s Beef Jerky wins ‘Top Honours’ on the world stage in Frankfurt Germany via the IFFA DFV World Quality Competition . We are extremely pleased to share the announcement that Mike’s Black Pepper Jerky took out top honours with a Platinum Award and both Chilli and Black Pepper received two Gold Medals plus, Silver Medals were won for both Cheese and Chilli Cheese Kranski products.
May 1, 2025 – Legacy Food Group, (Legacy) today announced that it will acquire the operating business and manufacturing plant of Mike’s Beef Jerky (Mike’s) located in Robe, South Australia, as part Legacy’s 2025 expansion plans. The acquisition will be effective on or before July 1st, 2025.
Legacy, a subsidiary of Pro-Stock Livestock, has grown significantly over the past 3 years and has diversified its wholesale meat division into manufacturing dried meat snack food (Biltong) and pet treats for the retail market. Our customers are retailers such as Costco, Ezymart, Metcash, Drakes, Convenience Stores and Service Stations etc.
“In the dried meat ‘snack’ sector, our strength is being able to focus and deliver a world class product within this important growing category of the ‘snack’ protein business by achieving an all-important, product quality and consistency. The acquisition of Mike’s will be an important part of underpinning an improved, ongoing growth and service to the retail sector” said Scott Endersby, Managing Director of Legacy.
Mike’s Beef Jerky is known for its premium, flavourful products made from 100% Australian premium beef with a special blend of spices and a subtle natural wood-smoke finish, which results in a unique taste and texture that sets it apart from other brands.
Mike and Cindy Epp came to SA back in 2001 and, with a lifelong passion for Jerky, invested heavily into the business establishing a highly credible network of approximately 1,300 stockists with their brand now established as a strong presence nationally. “Cindy and I are extremely proud of our achievement, and we see Legacy as a natural fit to take our enterprise to the next level. Our reasoning for the sale is for personal reasons to allow Cindy and I more time to focus on health and family” said Mike Epp proprietor of Mike’s Beef Jerky. “Our staff have been an integral part of our journey and we are pleased that Legacy will continue to nurture and grow Mike’s Beef Jerky in our beautiful home of Robe, South Australia
The team at Mike’s Beef Jerky and Legacy Fine Foods will work closely together over the coming weeks to ensure a seamless transition and continuity of business for staff, customers, suppliers and all key stakeholders.
About Legacy Food Group (formerly Cleland Fine Foods) www.clelandfinefoods.com.au
Legacy Food Group, located in Mt Compass, South Australia has over 180 years of family farming heritage. The Endersby family focuses their business energy upon delivering the highest quality Australian meat products to their customers nationally and operates a specialised meat export service into the Asian markets.
Pro-Stock livestock, the parent company of Legacy, is SA’s largest independent livestock agency which also owns the Southern Livestock Exchange, a sale by weight at the point of auction system designed specifically for cattle.
With revenue’s exceeding $100m Pro-Stock transacts over 60,000 animals annually with support from many independent selling agents who service the greater rural regions of Southern South Australia.
Scott Endersby e: scott@prostock.com.au
Clint Endersby e: clint@prostock.com.au
