The SAFFA Shack Biltong and Braai Butchery Team

Welcome to The SAFFA Shack — a biltong and braai butchery built on honest food, hard work, and a strong sense of community.

Justin and Vanessa Smit hail from Pietermaritzburg in South Africa and made New Zealand home in 2017. What began as a way to share familiar flavours has grown into a well-loved local business, known for quality meats, friendly faces, and food made with care.

At the heart of The SAFFA Shack is our team. Together, we make biltong and boerewors on site — hands-on, small-batch, and done properly. Justin works alongside the team while also managing the marketing and advertising that keeps people discovering us. Vanessa looks after the accounts, does the baking, and is often the welcoming face customers come to know — always ready for a chat, a laugh, or a listening ear.

We focus on what belongs on a braai or BBQ: biltong, boerewors, and complementary products that make sense around good food and good company. You’ll also find our biltong stocked in several shops around Napier and Hastings, made to the same standard you’ll find in-store.

Why We’re Online

Our online store exists for one simple reason: to serve those who already choose us but can’t always visit in person. It’s not about replacing local shops or chasing every sale. Our heart will always be in our physical store — the familiar faces, the conversations, the fresh biltong on the counter. Online is simply an extension of that warmth.

Whether you’re a local who pops in regularly or a traveller passing through, we look forward to welcoming you. This isn’t just a shop — it’s a place built on trust, craft, and community.

— The SAFFA Shack Team