For over two decades, BRM has been South Africa’s rib specialist, a family-grown company with a passion for creating premium, restaurant-quality ribs that can be enjoyed at home. What started as a simple love for great ribs has grown into a brand trusted by families, restaurants, and retailers across the country. Every rack that leaves our factory carries the BRM promise: tender, flavour-packed ribs prepared with care, perfected with time, and delivered with pride.
Back in the late 1970s, ribs were becoming an extremely popular item on restaurant menus, but sourcing and consistently preparing high-quality ribs remained a challenge. BRM was founded in1985 by Seymour Talpert and Johnny Candelaria to solve this challenge.
The two passionate founders initially experimented in the back of a restaurant kitchen before opening a “factory” of just more that 60m² with a dream of making a great product. The ideal product had to be of exceptional quality, with not too much fat, but still full of flavour and marinated to perfection in a delicious sauce.
As BRM grew, the mission stayed the same. Better ingredients. Better processes. No cutting corners. By investing in our own facilities and refining every step of production, we ensured that every rib still tasted the way it was meant to. Slow-cooked, flame-finished, and coated in the sauce that made BRM famous. Today, BRM remains proudly South African, family-run, and obsessed with quality. From everyday dinners to special occasions, we’re here to make sure great ribs are always within reach.
