Gold Coast butchery Whitwicky Meats at Southport Park and Labrador Central in liquidation

Court documents have revealed how much a popular Gold Coast butchery owed a supplier before it went bust. 

Court documents have revealed how much a popular Gold Coast butchery owed a supplier before it went bust.

Whitwicky Meats, which had stores at Southport Park and Labrador Central shopping centres, went into liquidation on January 24 after a supplier took it to court over an unpaid meat debt. 

Napwest, which trades as Clontarf-based Royal Wholesale Meats, applied in the Supreme Court of Brisbane to wind up Whitwicky in November.

Whitwicky did not file a response to the application and the wind-up order was issued by the corporation registrar.

A Queensland Supreme Court ruling ordered Whitwicky to pay the unpaid debt of $9474, as well as costs of $7398. 

Marcus Watters of Hall Chadwick was appointed liquidator.

Whitwicky Meats is in liquidation.

The butchery’s sole director and shareholder is 28-year-old Hollywell resident Jesse Minnis.

Company records show Mr Minnis had bought the business with friend Chad O’Kell, 33, in 2020.

Mr O’Kell’s shares in the company were transferred to Mr Minnis less than a year later in March 2021.

A third Whitwicky store opened in Ipswich’s Booval Fair shopping centre in 2021, however that has since closed down.

Whitwicky Meats is in liquidation. Jesse Minnis (left) and Chad O’Kell.

The Whitwicky stores had been well reviewed by customers, with many commenting on the friendly service.

“Awesome butcher with great prices and service … highly recommended,” said one reviewer.

However in September, customers to the Southport Park store were greeted by a boarded-up shopfront.

The Labrador store had also been closed intermittently, with a sign on the door telling customers the closure was due to staff illness.

Royal Wholesale Meats is directed by Gold Coast-born Redcliffe resident Daniel Forkings, 44, a former butcher who jointly owns the company with Stacey Walton, 41.

In his affidavit, Mr Forkings said he issued an invoice in July of last year and had not received payment. 

The wholesaler supplies meat to multiple businesses from the Sunshine Coast to northern NSW.