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apcowboy · apcowboy

Does the number of companies pushing full service meat cases and the wave of butcher shops opening across America suggest the pendulum is swinging back to good cuts of meat because customers are demanding better than prepackage. Is this why Companies like standard meat market.com see the dem...

apcowboy · apcowboy

MASTER YOUR CRAFT. knew everything about being a butcher. you make recommendations based on the best choice, TALK TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. That customer may be a real customer. Whoever it is, talk to them. Learn about them. LEARN HOW TO COOK Once you know about your customers, make suggestions about h...

FemaleCutter96 · FemaleCutter96

So training a new person in the meat dept. Im the manager and only cutter in a small store but getting busier.. So Im showing this girl some things and she has down a couple items she can cut. I went to the management for a raise for her and they want to know what she can do. So on my day off I called to check on her...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Report: Consumers Demand Drug-Free Meat Posted on: 3:23 pm, June 20, 2012, By Matt Sloane – CNN Medical Producer (CNN) — If you prefer your meat without antibiotics, you’re not alone, according to a new study from Consumers Union — the group that publishes Consume...

apcowboy · apcowboy

SAVE THE DATE! NC Choices is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Carolina Meat Conference December 3-4, 2012 at the historic WinMock Barn & Event Center in Bermuda R...

FemaleCutter96 · FemaleCutter96

Hello friends wondered if any SAL managers, cutters will be attending the meat/produce buying show in St Louis at the end of August. I will be there and just wanted to hook up with any club members who may be there too.

KY LADY CUTTER · KY LADY CUTTER

I found this interesting, thought I would past it on The 2012 Power of Meat Report revealed this among its key findings: Natural and organic meat and poultry markets attracted new users in 2011 after several years of being flat. The percentage of shoppers who reported purchasing natural and/or...

markeabakersr · markeabakersr

I was told today that because i didn't like that i was ask to give up my overtime i am looked at as unreliable know this wasn't OT due to any thing i did or didn't do I was schedule to come in 3 hours earlier for a benifits meeting that last 1 hour of which 10 minutes were spent on benifits. at the beginning of the...

apcowboy · apcowboy

To appeal to a multicultural shopper base, meat departments are offering more product information and meat cuts typically used in ethnic recipes http://supermarketnews.com/meat/culture-shop-meat-matter

apcowboy · apcowboy

Below is a story from Supermarket News I found very interesting , the parts highlighted in red is some points I find that shows me what I've heard over the past three years is very true from people all through the meat industry. SEEMS like they NEED US AGAIN LOL SPOTLIGHT ON SERVICE Trends in the US 6/13/...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Members Interesting read here http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/52242/

T-Bone · T-Bone

So last week we were interviewing hard for a position. I can barely keep up with how fast things are changing here. One moment a guy is doing this, the next he's doing that, then the next day he's being trained for something else. Anyway, a young lady is being interviewed. While she was waiting on the inte...

apcowboy · apcowboy

The message below is from our friend and frequent guest trainer Kari Underly, of Range, Inc. Kari has been to NC twice in the last year and shared over 40 hours of her expertise with farmers, chefs and commercial meat cutters in North Carolina. Kari is best known for her work on the beef value added...

apcowboy · apcowboy

what do you think of the future for a lot of stores that is going full-service over self-service ? "a hard lean toward self-service," http://supermarketnews.com/

T-Bone · T-Bone

It's been 15 years since I began cutting. I started in a steakhouse and went to retail a short time later. I've seen simple steak cutting to full-blown merchandising that incorporates all elements of a retail grocery store (how about some hemp seed with your steak?). As a long time member here that doe...

apcowboy · apcowboy

I want to THANK our guests on the show tonight, this is new to me, BUT I will get better at it LOL Listen to internet radio with 47292 on Blog Talk Radio

apcowboy · apcowboy

TONIGHT AT 6:00 PM E.S.T. COME JOIN IN Call in number (347) 215-9783 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/47292/2012/06/15/a-career-in-meat-cutting GUEST WILL BE CLUB MEMBERS, Burgermeister a founding member of the Club, Berry Salinas of Meat Revolution, Michael Gochnour of Bandiola Spices

apcowboy · apcowboy

Some states have more opportunities for meat cutters than others, check out the states with above and average opportunities http://www.mynextmove.org/profile/state/51-3021.00?from=profile

apcowboy · apcowboy

Sales of the lunchmeat How is your sale of Lunch meat doing in your market since the down turn in the economy, word is brown bagging is becoming a larger part of consumer behavior. Is your sales holding, what items sale better now than 4 years ago which have dropped off

apcowboy · apcowboy

WE ARE IN 5th PLACE NOW, NEED a 100 votes to put us in 1 place, CAN WE GET THERE ???? Friends and family can vote, it's counted by e-mail addresses not ISP numbers Club Members I need your help !! We trying to win a Intuit Small Business Grant I would like to use this to promote our trade, meat cutting schools,...

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	Question, Is the Pendulum swinging back??? (Preview) Does the number of companies pushing full service meat cases and the wave of butcher shops opening across America suggest the pendulum is swinging back to good cuts of meat because customers are demanding better than prepackage. Is this why Companies like standard meat market.com see the dem...	apcowboy	3	558	Jun 24, 2012 by Meat Monkey
	Three Tips to make you a better meat cutter (Preview) MASTER YOUR CRAFT. knew everything about being a butcher. you make recommendations based on the best choice, TALK TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. That customer may be a real customer. Whoever it is, talk to them. Learn about them. LEARN HOW TO COOK Once you know about your customers, make suggestions about h...	apcowboy	5	909	Jun 23, 2012 by Meat Monkey
	Opinion please... (Preview) So training a new person in the meat dept. Im the manager and only cutter in a small store but getting busier.. So Im showing this girl some things and she has down a couple items she can cut. I went to the management for a raise for her and they want to know what she can do. So on my day off I called to check on her...	FemaleCutter96	9	665	Jun 23, 2012 by -
	Report: Consumers Demand Drug-Free Meat ( UPDATE ) (Preview) Report: Consumers Demand Drug-Free Meat Posted on: 3:23 pm, June 20, 2012, By Matt Sloane – CNN Medical Producer (CNN) — If you prefer your meat without antibiotics, you’re not alone, according to a new study from Consumers Union — the group that publishes Consume...	apcowboy	0	560	Jun 22, 2012 by apcowboy
	Don't Miss the 2nd Annual Carolina Meat Conference (Preview) SAVE THE DATE! NC Choices is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Carolina Meat Conference December 3-4, 2012 at the historic WinMock Barn & Event Center in Bermuda R...	apcowboy	0	535	Jun 22, 2012 by apcowboy
	Save a Lot (Preview) Hello friends wondered if any SAL managers, cutters will be attending the meat/produce buying show in St Louis at the end of August. I will be there and just wanted to hook up with any club members who may be there too.	FemaleCutter96	1	550	Jun 22, 2012 by Mainemeatman
	something I thought I would past on (Preview) I found this interesting, thought I would past it on The 2012 Power of Meat Report revealed this among its key findings: Natural and organic meat and poultry markets attracted new users in 2011 after several years of being flat. The percentage of shoppers who reported purchasing natural and/or...	KY LADY CUTTER	0	405	Jun 22, 2012 by KY LADY CUTTER
	overtime worked (Preview) I was told today that because i didn't like that i was ask to give up my overtime i am looked at as unreliable know this wasn't OT due to any thing i did or didn't do I was schedule to come in 3 hours earlier for a benifits meeting that last 1 hour of which 10 minutes were spent on benifits. at the beginning of the...	markeabakersr	8	702	Jun 22, 2012 by PorkBelly
	Culture Shop: The Meat of the Matter (Preview) To appeal to a multicultural shopper base, meat departments are offering more product information and meat cuts typically used in ethnic recipes http://supermarketnews.com/meat/culture-shop-meat-matter	apcowboy	0	447	Jun 20, 2012 by apcowboy
	SEEMS like they NEED US AGAIN !! (Preview) Below is a story from Supermarket News I found very interesting , the parts highlighted in red is some points I find that shows me what I've heard over the past three years is very true from people all through the meat industry. SEEMS like they NEED US AGAIN LOL SPOTLIGHT ON SERVICE Trends in the US 6/13/...	apcowboy	4	871	Jun 21, 2012 by butcher29
	“Meat Without Drugs” (Preview) Members Interesting read here http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/52242/	apcowboy	1	493	Jun 21, 2012 by kbraker510
	I don't know what to say, but I like it. (Preview) So last week we were interviewing hard for a position. I can barely keep up with how fast things are changing here. One moment a guy is doing this, the next he's doing that, then the next day he's being trained for something else. Anyway, a young lady is being interviewed. While she was waiting on the inte...	T-Bone	3	622	Jun 20, 2012 by Sunday
	[ncchoicesnews] Help support the creation for a butchery school‏ (Preview) The message below is from our friend and frequent guest trainer Kari Underly, of Range, Inc. Kari has been to NC twice in the last year and shared over 40 hours of her expertise with farmers, chefs and commercial meat cutters in North Carolina. Kari is best known for her work on the beef value added...	apcowboy	3	954	Jun 18, 2012 by jbprimecut
	Full-Service, Self-Service or Both (Preview) what do you think of the future for a lot of stores that is going full-service over self-service ? "a hard lean toward self-service," http://supermarketnews.com/	apcowboy	9	969	Jun 17, 2012 by T-Bone
	Times are a changin'... (Preview) It's been 15 years since I began cutting. I started in a steakhouse and went to retail a short time later. I've seen simple steak cutting to full-blown merchandising that incorporates all elements of a retail grocery store (how about some hemp seed with your steak?). As a long time member here that doe...	T-Bone	3	630	Jun 17, 2012 by T-Bone
	THANKS to our guests on our Talk Radio tonight (Preview) I want to THANK our guests on the show tonight, this is new to me, BUT I will get better at it LOL Listen to internet radio with 47292 on Blog Talk Radio	apcowboy	3	618	Jun 16, 2012 by Big Joe
	GUESTS TONIGHT ON TALK RADIO (Preview) TONIGHT AT 6:00 PM E.S.T. COME JOIN IN Call in number (347) 215-9783 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/47292/2012/06/15/a-career-in-meat-cutting GUEST WILL BE CLUB MEMBERS, Burgermeister a founding member of the Club, Berry Salinas of Meat Revolution, Michael Gochnour of Bandiola Spices	apcowboy	2	652	Jun 16, 2012 by Master_Meat_Sawman
	Some states have more opportunities for meat cutters (Preview) Some states have more opportunities for meat cutters than others, check out the states with above and average opportunities http://www.mynextmove.org/profile/state/51-3021.00?from=profile	apcowboy	2	551	Jun 15, 2012 by apcowboy
	One we never have discuss here (Preview) Sales of the lunchmeat How is your sale of Lunch meat doing in your market since the down turn in the economy, word is brown bagging is becoming a larger part of consumer behavior. Is your sales holding, what items sale better now than 4 years ago which have dropped off	apcowboy	8	787	Jun 14, 2012 by Mainemeatman
	VOTE FOR THE MEATCUTTERSCLUB, LETS WIN THIS !! (Preview) WE ARE IN 5th PLACE NOW, NEED a 100 votes to put us in 1 place, CAN WE GET THERE ???? Friends and family can vote, it's counted by e-mail addresses not ISP numbers Club Members I need your help !! We trying to win a Intuit Small Business Grant I would like to use this to promote our trade, meat cutting schools,...	apcowboy	9	821	Jun 14, 2012 by Candy Bar
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