A third-generation meat empire which once operated almost 25 stores has collapsed after more than 80 years, marking the second major Queensland family food business to fall within weeks.
Jack Purcell Meats traces its roots back to 1943, when founder Jack Purcell opened a small shop in Northgate before building what became one of Brisbane’s best-known family meat businesses.
At its peak through the 1950s, 60s and 70s, the company expanded to 23 butcher shops across Brisbane while also operating a Four Square grocery store in Northgate.
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The business later scaled back, eventually centring around its large Virginia meat showroom and wholesale operation.
Court records show liquidator Alan…