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matt_the_meat_man · matt_the_meat_man

Happy Fall 2013, hope everyone had a great summer! Problem looking for advice: my good employee comes in late and leaves early I have a great employee, he works 7 to 12 so paid hourly to start working at 7 and stop at 12 I found out he has been coming in the building some days at 7, getting a coffee etc, really...

Crawfish · -

Reply pz3j7-4026231855@sale.craigslist.org [?] flag [?] : miscategorized prohibited spam best of Posted: 2013-08-26, 8:33AM EDT meat market and grocery store liquidation - $15000 (flint, michigan) many items for sale pre auction. making deals. call TJ at 810-569-7665Locati...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Bi-Lo Holdings To Acquire 22 Piggly Wigglys In S.C., Coastal Ga. POSTED BY: KRISTEN | POSTED ON: SEPTEMBER 12, 2013Bi-Lo Holdings HAS ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. to acquire 22 Piggly Wiggly stores in South Carolina and coastal Georgia. The acqui...

apcowboy · apcowboy

http://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/44627

apcowboy · apcowboy

Bandsaw Bob sent me this, says it's a VERY good reminder to shut off power to all machines before cleaning Worker dies after falling into meat grinder http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/oregon-worker-dies-after-falling-into-meat-grinder/#.UjDExKTD_IV and Feet first int...

apcowboy · apcowboy

BOISE, Idaho — Albertson's LLC said Monday that it has agreed to acquire The United Family, a privately owned chain of 50 supermarkets based in Lubbock, Texas, operating under three banners. Terms were not disclosed.“United has built an exemplary operation in Texas, complementary to our own go-...

apcowboy · apcowboy

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market here said Tuesday it plans to shut down approximately 50 stores over the next two weeks — locations it is not selling to Yucaipa Cos. — although it will continue to seek buyers for those locations.Yucaipa, the Los Angeles-based investment...

apcowboy · apcowboy

FDA Finally Admits Chicken Meat Contains Cancer-Causing ArsenicAugust 16, 2013 by Collective EvolutionAfter years of sweeping the issue under the rug and hoping no one would notice, the FDA has now finally admitted that chicken meat sold in the USA contains arsenic, a cancer-causing toxic che...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Watching head butcher Mike Lindsay `break down’ a leg of beef is like watching a contemporary dance. It’s a performance he has done a thousand times before and it shows. He does the job for the most part with just a hook and a relatively small knife talking as he goes about changes in the industry over the...

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Here is another example of something we discussed months ago. A large chain store will post a job ad when they are not really looking to hire just to keep up a stack of applications incase of a strIke. I wish they would mention that on top instead of on the bottom. Meijer is a leading Supercenter loc...

nostang88 · nostang88

How many tenderloins do you cut day/week? Well this week I kept track. Mon-14 tues-31 (order for 65 8-9oz center cut) wed-4 Thurs-6 Fri-off Sat- 13 Sun-29 This is just me, we did do 305-310k for the week. Busy week, and yes we have very good hamburger and stew meat,kabobs!

apcowboy · apcowboy

"Chunks" of feces are making it through the USDA's flawed meat inspection program BY LINDSAY ABRAMS Enlarge(Credit: Picsfive/Shutterstock)A pilot program meant to identify contamination at meat plants has been failing to do so for the past 15 years. The USDA plans to roll it out nationwide, a...

Burgermeister · Burgermeister

I may have done a similar post last time. I forget. Once in a while, maybe once a year or two, a customer is nice enough to bring in a tender delicious right off the grill steak that they don't like for some stupid reason. It happened earlier this week. They/he/she got their refund (I didn't see who it was...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Great promotion of their meat cutters!!

Mimeatguy · -

Notice the pay rate at the bottom. Shouldn't he be wearing a hairnet? .....and those boots? I wouldn't recommend those in the meat dept. Meat/Seafood Team Member (Whole Foods Market - Detroit) SUMMARY: As a member of our Meat Team, your role will include setting and maintaining attractive Meat d...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Georgia Meat Cutter Makes Case For Course At Local Tech School READ THE STORY http://www.theshelbyreport.com/

apcowboy · apcowboy

KoolItSpecial Price: $315.00 Quick OverviewThe Kool It turns any brand of off-the-shelf, window-type air conditioning unit (purchased separately) into a turbo-charged cooling machine. With it, you can transform a highly-insulated room into a walk-in cooler, keeping your meat or vegetable...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Hi everyone, This is shaping up to be a really interesting webinar — please join us on Tuesday! And forward this announcement to all with interest.Mobile Slaughter Units: Reports from the Field and Future DirectionsTuesday, September 10, at 1pm Eastern (noon Central/11am Mountain/10am Pacif...

apcowboy · apcowboy

A little wisdom from the old one. Staying the same in the meat business is not an option, Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Motivation/Attitude moves you up the ladder to “opportunities.” "Limitations in your meat cutting career only exist if you let them."

apcowboy · apcowboy

“A butcher that is constantly looking for trim for Hamburg, never has a problem with his gross profit”. THIS IS A GOOD READ, READ THE STORY

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	Is your employee doing this? attendance problem! help! (Preview) Happy Fall 2013, hope everyone had a great summer! Problem looking for advice: my good employee comes in late and leaves early I have a great employee, he works 7 to 12 so paid hourly to start working at 7 and stop at 12 I found out he has been coming in the building some days at 7, getting a coffee etc, really...	matt_the_meat_man	6	589	Sep 16, 2013 by Doc
	Does anyone want to start their own shop? (Preview) Reply pz3j7-4026231855@sale.craigslist.org [?] flag [?] : miscategorized prohibited spam best of Posted: 2013-08-26, 8:33AM EDT meat market and grocery store liquidation - $15000 (flint, michigan) many items for sale pre auction. making deals. call TJ at 810-569-7665Locati...	-	4	479	Sep 13, 2013 by Crawfish
	Bi-Lo To Acquire 22 Piggly Wigglys In S.C., Coastal Ga. (Preview) Bi-Lo Holdings To Acquire 22 Piggly Wigglys In S.C., Coastal Ga. POSTED BY: KRISTEN \| POSTED ON: SEPTEMBER 12, 2013Bi-Lo Holdings HAS ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. to acquire 22 Piggly Wiggly stores in South Carolina and coastal Georgia. The acqui...	apcowboy	0	1241	Sep 12, 2013 by apcowboy
	The return of LFTB — maybe (Preview) http://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/44627	apcowboy	0	339	Sep 12, 2013 by apcowboy
	Worker dies after falling into meat grinder (Preview) Bandsaw Bob sent me this, says it's a VERY good reminder to shut off power to all machines before cleaning Worker dies after falling into meat grinder http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/oregon-worker-dies-after-falling-into-meat-grinder/#.UjDExKTD_IV and Feet first int...	apcowboy	0	364	Sep 12, 2013 by apcowboy
	Albertson's Buying United of Texas (Preview) BOISE, Idaho — Albertson's LLC said Monday that it has agreed to acquire The United Family, a privately owned chain of 50 supermarkets based in Lubbock, Texas, operating under three banners. Terms were not disclosed.“United has built an exemplary operation in Texas, complementary to our own go-...	apcowboy	0	325	Sep 12, 2013 by apcowboy
	Fresh & Easy Markets plans to shut down 50 stores (Preview) EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market here said Tuesday it plans to shut down approximately 50 stores over the next two weeks — locations it is not selling to Yucaipa Cos. — although it will continue to seek buyers for those locations.Yucaipa, the Los Angeles-based investment...	apcowboy	0	351	Sep 12, 2013 by apcowboy
	FDA Finally Admits Chicken Meat Contains Cancer-Causing Arsenic (Preview) FDA Finally Admits Chicken Meat Contains Cancer-Causing ArsenicAugust 16, 2013 by Collective EvolutionAfter years of sweeping the issue under the rug and hoping no one would notice, the FDA has now finally admitted that chicken meat sold in the USA contains arsenic, a cancer-causing toxic che...	apcowboy	1	349	Sep 12, 2013 by -
	ART V SCIENCE (Preview) Watching head butcher Mike Lindsay `break down’ a leg of beef is like watching a contemporary dance. It’s a performance he has done a thousand times before and it shows. He does the job for the most part with just a hook and a relatively small knife talking as he goes about changes in the industry over the...	apcowboy	0	437	Sep 12, 2013 by apcowboy
	Another job ad for you (Preview) Here is another example of something we discussed months ago. A large chain store will post a job ad when they are not really looking to hire just to keep up a stack of applications incase of a strIke. I wish they would mention that on top instead of on the bottom. Meijer is a leading Supercenter loc...	-	3	723	Sep 11, 2013 by -
	Whole tenderloins (Preview) How many tenderloins do you cut day/week? Well this week I kept track. Mon-14 tues-31 (order for 65 8-9oz center cut) wed-4 Thurs-6 Fri-off Sat- 13 Sun-29 This is just me, we did do 305-310k for the week. Busy week, and yes we have very good hamburger and stew meat,kabobs!	nostang88	12	660	Sep 11, 2013 by newbernbears
	Meat inspector: “We are no longer in charge of safety” (Preview) "Chunks" of feces are making it through the USDA's flawed meat inspection program BY LINDSAY ABRAMS Enlarge(Credit: Picsfive/Shutterstock)A pilot program meant to identify contamination at meat plants has been failing to do so for the past 15 years. The USDA plans to roll it out nationwide, a...	apcowboy	2	414	Sep 11, 2013 by JimmyMac
	Have you ever eaten hot or warm off the grill customer returns? (Preview) I may have done a similar post last time. I forget. Once in a while, maybe once a year or two, a customer is nice enough to bring in a tender delicious right off the grill steak that they don't like for some stupid reason. It happened earlier this week. They/he/she got their refund (I didn't see who it was...	Burgermeister	7	476	Sep 10, 2013 by kbraker510
	Great promotion of their meat cutters!! (Preview) Great promotion of their meat cutters!!	apcowboy	0	323	Sep 9, 2013 by apcowboy
	Here is a job ad for you. (Preview) Notice the pay rate at the bottom. Shouldn't he be wearing a hairnet? .....and those boots? I wouldn't recommend those in the meat dept. Meat/Seafood Team Member (Whole Foods Market - Detroit) SUMMARY: As a member of our Meat Team, your role will include setting and maintaining attractive Meat d...	-	10	1820	Sep 8, 2013 by Mimeatguy
	Georgia Meat Cutter Makes Case For Course At Local Tech School (Preview) Georgia Meat Cutter Makes Case For Course At Local Tech School READ THE STORY http://www.theshelbyreport.com/	apcowboy	2	549	Sep 7, 2013 by newbernbears
	CHEAP COOLER ??? (Preview) KoolItSpecial Price: $315.00 Quick OverviewThe Kool It turns any brand of off-the-shelf, window-type air conditioning unit (purchased separately) into a turbo-charged cooling machine. With it, you can transform a highly-insulated room into a walk-in cooler, keeping your meat or vegetable...	apcowboy	2	1047	Sep 7, 2013 by Cutter
	Mobile Slaughter Units webinar (Preview) Hi everyone, This is shaping up to be a really interesting webinar — please join us on Tuesday! And forward this announcement to all with interest.Mobile Slaughter Units: Reports from the Field and Future DirectionsTuesday, September 10, at 1pm Eastern (noon Central/11am Mountain/10am Pacif...	apcowboy	1	434	Sep 7, 2013 by Lady T-Bone
	Staying the same in the meat business is not an option (Preview) A little wisdom from the old one. Staying the same in the meat business is not an option, Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Motivation/Attitude moves you up the ladder to “opportunities.” "Limitations in your meat cutting career only exist if you let them."	apcowboy	4	513	Sep 7, 2013 by Lady T-Bone
	HAMBURG IS THE CURRENCY OF MY MEAT DEPARTMENT (Preview) “A butcher that is constantly looking for trim for Hamburg, never has a problem with his gross profit”. THIS IS A GOOD READ, READ THE STORY	apcowboy	2	414	Sep 7, 2013 by Beefman
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