FAQs

Lumina Lamb is a premium New Zealand lamb brand defined by exceptional consistency, quality, and eating performance. It is produced through a combination of unique genetics, the finest natural diet, and meticulous processes that set Lumina apart.

All Lumina lambs are free-range and grass-fed, with a minimum of 35 days finished on specially cultivated chicory and clover forage. Each animal is EID tagged, allowing for close monitoring of health and wellbeing, and the product is hand-crafted to strict specifications to ensure reliable sizing and quality.

Lumina Lamb is aged to achieve a remarkably tender texture and mild, refined flavour, delivering dependable performance in professional kitchens.

Hailing from the New Zealand hill and high country, Lumina lamb is raised by a select group of 95 farmers across New Zealand. Our farms follow strict standards for animal care, nutrition, and sustainability. Our farmers adhere to the highest farming standards, with all farms, certifying that all Lumina lambs are raised without antibiotics and are GMO-free. Our farms operate in New Zealand’s clean, natural environment and adhere to strict animal welfare standards, supported by multiple accreditations that verify compliance with relevant regulations and production processes.

Lumina Lamb is hailed as the world’s best lamb for many compelling reasons. Its unique genetics are enhanced by a carefully controlled New Zealand farming system, where Lumina Lamb is raised on chicory and clover herb forage. This natural diet makes the lamb rich in Omega-3, while delivering an exceptionally tender texture and a mild, refined flavour that truly sets it apart. Finished for 35 days on chicory and clover, the meat develops fine marbling, resulting in superior succulence and eating quality. Our Chefs value Lumina Lamb for its outstanding consistency, from portion size and quality to on-plate performance, as well as the reliability of year-round supply through frozen production.

Our Lumina farmers are actively protecting waterways, planting native trees, and working to reduce their environmental footprint. When you choose Lumina, you’re supporting a better future for farming and the planet.

To learn more about our sustainability commitments and the work happening on farm, visit our sustainability page.

Lumina Lamb is 100% free-range and raised on grass and nutrient-dense chicory and clover, which contributes to the clean, delicate taste of the meat.

Lumina Lamb is designed to deliver consistency and confidence in professional kitchens. Thanks to its unique genetics, controlled feeding programme, and strict processing specifications, it offers reliable portion sizing, even cooking, and excellent yield. Lumina Lamb delivers unrivalled texture, tenderness, and taste.

The lamb’s fine marbling and ageing process result in a consistently tender texture and mild, refined flavour, allowing chefs to achieve repeatable results across services. Lumina Lamb perfectly suited to both fine-dining and premium formats, where performance, taste and reliability are crucial.

A signature characteristic of Lumina is that the flavour is more subtle than regular lamb and with the tenderness and texture offering an incredible eating experience.

Lumina Lamb offers a curated range of premium cuts designed for foodservice. Availability varies by region. The full range of cuts available can be found on our product range page. We’d recommend you talk to your local distributor who can provide a current cut list and specifications in each region.

Yes. Lumina Lamb is aged to ensure optimal tenderness and flavour before freezing. The majority of our products are aged for 21 days, however a few of the bone-in cuts are aged for 10 days.

Consistency is one of the hallmarks of Lumina Lamb and is achieved through our meticulous processes and rigorous standards. The criteria that our farmers adhere to in supplying Lumina means that the result is a product that is consistent in quality, eating experience and taste, and the tight supply specifications ensure that the size of our products are consistent throughout the season.

Yes. Lumina Lamb is non-GMO and raised without the routine use of antibiotics. As part of our supply process, every Lumina farmer signs a certification verifying that all Lumina lambs are antibiotic-free and GMO-free. As part of our meticulous processes, Lumina has gained a number of accreditations to verify our compliance with all relevant regulations.

Lumina Lamb products are vacuum packed to protect freshness and quality from the moment they are processed. Vacuum packing removes excess air, helping to preserve flavour, texture, and nutritional integrity while also supporting food safety.

Lumina Lamb is available year round. While our production season is short, our lamb is raised as nature intended and then frozen at peak quality to lock in freshness, flavour, and performance. This means you get the same premium eating experience and dependable product all year, without being limited by seasonal availability.

Yes. Lumina can support chefs with menu inspiration, cut guidance, and culinary storytelling to help maximise the value of the product on menu.

Lumina Lamb is supplied through a carefully selected network of distributors across global markets, working with the world’s leading restaurants. Our list of authorised distributors by region allows restaurants and food professionals to connect directly with the appropriate partner to discuss availability of Lumina lamb in cuts and availability in your region.

To locate a distributor near you, please visit our contact page.

The nature of our programme means that we have select volumes of product available, due to the meticulous processes and rigorous standards we adhere to. Because of the scarcity of our product, Lumina Lamb is offered primarily through foodservice distributors who help us showcase the product at the world’s best restaurants. As a result, availability through retail channels is limited.

To locate a distributor near you, head to our contact page.

Yes, we strongly encourage chefs to feature Lumina Lamb by name on menus. We know that when guests see the Lumina Lamb name, they are more likely to choose it compared to a generic lamb description. Lumina’s reputation as the world’s best lamb, and its well-known premium quality and consistency, adds value on menu, helping drive selection while reinforcing a premium dining experience.

Contact your local Lumina distributor or sales representative for product questions, special requests, or support. Alternatively contact us on our website and we’ll direct you to the correct person.

Please contact the Lumina team directly, and we can assist with introductions and next steps.