And Meat Master made it clearer today when it issued a release stressing, quote, "At no point has there been ties to the Briceño family; not as part owners of the business nor as owners of the property."
The release adds, quote, "In April 2026, our company was selected to supply various meat products to the Belize Defence Force and the Coast Guard. The selection was obtained through the established government tender process. We submitted all required bidding documents, satisfied the procurement requirements applicable to the tender, and were selected through that process. We also wish to state clearly that all invoices issued by our company accurately reflect the goods delivered." End quote.
Our 7News review of Meat Master's invoices continues and we note the high-velocity, sub-ten-thousand-dollar payouts. In the 42 working days in April and May, 2026, the Ministry of Defence paid 54 paid invoices for Meat Master.
The CEO told us that invoices are "paid how they are submitted, and the BDF/BCG submits them for payment in batches," but that frequency would seem to suggest that Meat Master sometimes made more than one delivery a day during those months.
