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matt_the_meat_man · matt_the_meat_man

Secrets of Success from 2012Here are some of the key changes I made in 2012 to increase profitability in my department, some of these things might seem very basic, but a solid foundation can make all the difference, Apologies for the length, I’m just passionate about what I do!Increasing sales- ...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Club member Karen Weets is off to Germany for july 17 to 22, She wants to visit some butcher shops around the Breman and Wilhelmshaven area. She also wants to spread the word about the meatcuttersclub, So I guess we need to make her our official envoy, Karen Weets, Meatcuttersclub Ambassado...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Roses Meat Market and Sweet Shop will be opening their doors tomorrow Friday, June 21st from 11am-7pm in downtown Durham! NC Choices is very excited to share this news and give our full support to Katie and Justin for their hard work and dedication to the local meat industry. Check them out tom...

apcowboy · apcowboy

I was amazed at this one !!!!!!!!!

matt_the_meat_man · matt_the_meat_man

Hey everyone, hope your having a great summer 2013! I just found out at our company's annual marketing meeting that I am meat manager of the year for the Edmonton region. This award goes to the meat dept with the best increases over the previous year in sales, +8% margin +2% expense control, value ad...

Pops6927 · Pops6927

Just so ya know...! WinCo chain is building its FIRST store here in Texas. It is in SW texas, on the corner of Crowley Road and Sycamore School Road, right up the street from me. On the other end of the street, Corner of McCart and Sycamore School Road, is a super Walmart! May the price wars begin! Bei...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Recent opened Meat Market going strong Fresh sausage and hand-cut meat on offer at D.J.'s Butcher Block Once a staple of any neighborhood, the local butcher shop is making a comeback. Now Bloomfield is home to the recently opened D.J.'s Butcher Block Specialty Sausage and Meats. D.J. Smulick is t...

apcowboy · apcowboy

BUTCHER RISING: BREAKING DOWN BEEF by DAVE LEONARD There was a time long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away when there existed carbon-based humanoid life-forms called butchers. Butchers, back in this long forgotten time, were highly trained and really knew their stuff: they might have slaughte...

Shelley · -

I was taught to always figure 1/2 a pound per person when someone asks for enough meat for a certain amount of people and then I am make it a little bigger just to be safe. However lately 1/2 a pound to person just doesn't look like very much to me. Recently a woman asked me for enough prime rib roast to feed...

Jon88 · Jon88

Greetings, Has anyone ever disassembled a the drop in unit on a Hobart Tenderizer, specifically a 403? We are needing to replace the shaft and didn't know if we needed to take the set screws out as seen on page 6 of the manual link I found below. We found that one of the set screw holes had been plugged wit...

Burgermeister · Burgermeister

Not really a meat cutting topic, but I see it at work. Could someone be fired for this? Is it stealing if/when people charge their personal cell phone using company electricty?

apcowboy · apcowboy

How many here ever held a union journeyman meat cutters card and do you still have it? What year did your union stop issuing them?

apcowboy · apcowboy

CHAT ROOM WILL BE OPEN TONIGHT AT 9:00 PM, E.S.T. Wed, JUNE 19th Topic will be a open topic, talk about what you wantLETS GET IT ON, CLICK THE CUTTING ROOM PICTURE BELOW CHAT ROOM IS SPONSORED BY LETS TALK MEAT CUTTING, MERCHANDISING OR...

55plymouth · 55plymouth

I can not believe this video. When watching it, I feel like I have just been transported to the future. I cant stop looking at this.

apcowboy · apcowboy

FSIS Proposes New Labeling Rules for Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products New labels and cooking instructions will give consumers information they need to safely enjoy these products WASHINGTON, June 6, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (...

apcowboy · apcowboy

The Product Enhancement program is offering FREE copies of Beef Cuts, Primal & Subprimal Weights and Yields (low-res attached) a new 12-page, 4-color booklet, 8 ½” x 11”. This booklet is a valuable tool for anyone interested in better understanding estimated cutout, weights or yields...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Sobeys to acquire Safeway’s Canadian business 6/13/2013 - by Meat&Poultry Staff STELLARTON, Nova Scotia – Sobeys, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empire Company Ltd., has agreed to acquire Canada Safeway Ltd., the Canadian business of Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc., for app...

Ally · Ally

Hi I am new here. I stumbled upon this forum while researching a project I am putting together and I think many of you can help. My post is rather long, so please bear with me. I could really use some help! I have been the lead meat cutter of a family owned and operated grocery store for the last five years...

Beefman · Beefman

Owner David Schell. Photo by Steve Raymer When David Schell needed a part-time job in college, he followed his roommate behind the meat counter of Mr. D’s grocery store (now O’Malia’s). “I never would have expected, three years later, to be considering what I was considering,” he says. His idea was t...

Cutter · Cutter

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	Secrets of Success from 2012 (Preview) Secrets of Success from 2012Here are some of the key changes I made in 2012 to increase profitability in my department, some of these things might seem very basic, but a solid foundation can make all the difference, Apologies for the length, I’m just passionate about what I do!Increasing sales- ...	matt_the_meat_man	3	774	Jun 22, 2013 by Burgermeister
	Meatcuttersclub member Karen off to Germany (Preview) Club member Karen Weets is off to Germany for july 17 to 22, She wants to visit some butcher shops around the Breman and Wilhelmshaven area. She also wants to spread the word about the meatcuttersclub, So I guess we need to make her our official envoy, Karen Weets, Meatcuttersclub Ambassado...	apcowboy	5	457	Jun 21, 2013 by Master_Meat_Sawman
	NEW MEAT MARKET OPENING (Preview) Roses Meat Market and Sweet Shop will be opening their doors tomorrow Friday, June 21st from 11am-7pm in downtown Durham! NC Choices is very excited to share this news and give our full support to Katie and Justin for their hard work and dedication to the local meat industry. Check them out tom...	apcowboy	5	444	Jun 21, 2013 by J-Mansell
	this is who is going to take our jobs !! (Preview) I was amazed at this one !!!!!!!!!	apcowboy	15	1517	Jun 21, 2013 by diebythesword7
	Meat manager of the year award (Preview) Hey everyone, hope your having a great summer 2013! I just found out at our company's annual marketing meeting that I am meat manager of the year for the Edmonton region. This award goes to the meat dept with the best increases over the previous year in sales, +8% margin +2% expense control, value ad...	matt_the_meat_man	7	477	Jun 21, 2013 by matt_the_meat_man
	new store (Preview) Just so ya know...! WinCo chain is building its FIRST store here in Texas. It is in SW texas, on the corner of Crowley Road and Sycamore School Road, right up the street from me. On the other end of the street, Corner of McCart and Sycamore School Road, is a super Walmart! May the price wars begin! Bei...	Pops6927	1	825	Jun 21, 2013 by apcowboy
	Bloomfield has a new butcher shop (Preview) Recent opened Meat Market going strong Fresh sausage and hand-cut meat on offer at D.J.'s Butcher Block Once a staple of any neighborhood, the local butcher shop is making a comeback. Now Bloomfield is home to the recently opened D.J.'s Butcher Block Specialty Sausage and Meats. D.J. Smulick is t...	apcowboy	1	324	Jun 20, 2013 by -
	BUTCHER RISING: BREAKING DOWN BEEF (Preview) BUTCHER RISING: BREAKING DOWN BEEF by DAVE LEONARD There was a time long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away when there existed carbon-based humanoid life-forms called butchers. Butchers, back in this long forgotten time, were highly trained and really knew their stuff: they might have slaughte...	apcowboy	1	702	Jun 20, 2013 by JimmyMac
	How many pounds per person? (Preview) I was taught to always figure 1/2 a pound per person when someone asks for enough meat for a certain amount of people and then I am make it a little bigger just to be safe. However lately 1/2 a pound to person just doesn't look like very much to me. Recently a woman asked me for enough prime rib roast to feed...	-	6	1352	Jun 20, 2013 by Shelley
	Hobart Tenderizer Shaft Repair? (Preview) Greetings, Has anyone ever disassembled a the drop in unit on a Hobart Tenderizer, specifically a 403? We are needing to replace the shaft and didn't know if we needed to take the set screws out as seen on page 6 of the manual link I found below. We found that one of the set screw holes had been plugged wit...	Jon88	3	2219	Jun 20, 2013 by Jon88
	Is it stealing if/when people charge their cell phone using company electricty? (Preview) Not really a meat cutting topic, but I see it at work. Could someone be fired for this? Is it stealing if/when people charge their personal cell phone using company electricty?	Burgermeister	20	744	Jun 19, 2013 by jimhenry2000
	How many here ever held (Preview) How many here ever held a union journeyman meat cutters card and do you still have it? What year did your union stop issuing them?	apcowboy	7	1122	Jun 20, 2013 by DonnyC
	CHAT ROOM ((( NEW ))) TIME TONIGHT, 9:00 PM, E.S.T. Wed, JUNE 19th (Preview) CHAT ROOM WILL BE OPEN TONIGHT AT 9:00 PM, E.S.T. Wed, JUNE 19th Topic will be a open topic, talk about what you wantLETS GET IT ON, CLICK THE CUTTING ROOM PICTURE BELOW CHAT ROOM IS SPONSORED BY LETS TALK MEAT CUTTING, MERCHANDISING OR...	apcowboy	2	418	Jun 20, 2013 by apcowboy
	Boning video (Preview) I can not believe this video. When watching it, I feel like I have just been transported to the future. I cant stop looking at this.	55plymouth	4	492	Jun 19, 2013 by Moocow
	New Labeling Rules for Mechanically Tenderized Beef (Preview) FSIS Proposes New Labeling Rules for Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products New labels and cooking instructions will give consumers information they need to safely enjoy these products WASHINGTON, June 6, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (...	apcowboy	2	507	Jun 19, 2013 by Moocow
	FREE copies of Beef Cuts, Primal & Subprimal Weights and Yields (Preview) *The Product Enhancement program is offering FREE copies of Beef Cuts, Primal & Subprimal Weights and Yields* (low-res attached) a new 12-page, 4-color booklet, 8 ½” x 11”. This booklet is a valuable tool for anyone interested in better understanding estimated cutout, weights or yields...**	apcowboy	0	429	Jun 18, 2013 by apcowboy
	Sobeys to acquire Safeway’s Canadian business (Preview) Sobeys to acquire Safeway’s Canadian business 6/13/2013 - by Meat&Poultry Staff STELLARTON, Nova Scotia – Sobeys, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empire Company Ltd., has agreed to acquire Canada Safeway Ltd., the Canadian business of Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc., for app...	apcowboy	5	448	Jun 16, 2013 by butcher29
	Meat Cutter Wages question (Preview) Hi I am new here. I stumbled upon this forum while researching a project I am putting together and I think many of you can help. My post is rather long, so please bear with me. I could really use some help! I have been the lead meat cutter of a family owned and operated grocery store for the last five years...	Ally	16	1796	Jun 16, 2013 by butcher29
	I like stories like this (Preview) Owner David Schell. Photo by Steve Raymer When David Schell needed a part-time job in college, he followed his roommate behind the meat counter of Mr. D’s grocery store (now O’Malia’s). “I never would have expected, three years later, to be considering what I was considering,” he says. His idea was t...	Beefman	1	346	Jun 16, 2013 by JimmyMac
	for you butcher shop meat men (Preview)	Cutter	4	459	Jun 14, 2013 by Doc
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