DIDO.1 20,814 Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Ever since I was a kid iv wanted to be a butcher! A friend of mine sold his pest control business and it's got me thinking how if I sold mine I could open a butchers shop. Has anyone here got any experience of opening or running a butchers? Iv skinned a few thousand horses, cows and calves. Iv butchered deer and a couple of pigs and processed a fair bit of poultry........but I'm not soft enough to think I can do it myself. I know I will need to do some courses.....im even thinking I'll need to employ a butcher or find a business partner who is an up and coming butcher. I'm just loosing my passion for pest control and the more I think about it the more I come up with positives rather than road blocks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,480 Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 a mate of mine has been a butcher for years and has made a good living out of it,good luck mate people always want fresh meat 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,692 Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Butchers not so far away from me offers a master butchers class http://www.butchers-shop.com/buy-online/butcher-course.htm Quite a few courses around,theres a geezer at Kempton park market sells meat from a big freezer van,makes a killing at this time of year,saying that its not just this time of year,theres always a crowd around him but he has the spiel,good luck if you go for it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trigger2 3,100 Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 i know one or 2 butchers and none of them seem short of a bob or 2. i think it would be easy enough to do and i deffinatly think you would need to have another experienced butcher with you to start with until you get use to things, mainly to make sure you start of providing a decent quality of meat. as with everything once you have gained a little experience then your good to go it on your own if needed. shop location would be impotant, to set up from scratch would be bloody expensive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chaff 3,414 Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 We have a row of shops a butchers bakers and greengrocer's, about 2 year ago right opposite them a sainsbury local opened resulting in grocer closing, leaving both butchers and bakers struggling for business. A mobile type of business might be the way to go. Good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,814 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 I think supermarkets did shut a lot of butchers......but I do think people are coming back to them. Our village lost both its butchers during the rise of the supermarkets but all the butchers in local villages have reopened and are thriving. I noticed in summer a local butcher doing bbq packs, advertising on Facebook.......i counted 75 orders in the comment section......at £40 each! I think with concentrating on local meat and game it would be good. I have lots of contacts with restaurants having done their pest control for years. Contacts with local farms and estates. The problem is location. Our village has nowhere suitable. It's now a small town and it would work. But it needs parking! People must be able to park outside and nip in. If they have to walk 500m they will park on tesco express and shop there. So my alternative is the next town.....which doesn't float my boat in the same way. There are lots of new butchers there (which are all really busy) but it's just not getting me excited as having somewhere in the village/small town iv grown up in. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Go for it dido life's to short. What's the worst that could happen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billy b 724 Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 No exp in running a butchers mate but go for it ? We ain't here long, get done what you want to get done in life mate, who's to say what you can n can't do 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,814 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 25 minutes ago, king said: Go for it dido life's to short. What's the worst that could happen. I could of sold a successful business and start an unsuccessful one having no knowledge of the subject ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Where are you based dido ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,814 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Anyone want to invest? ?????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Are you prepared to move ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 But as you say you are going to do your home work first.good luck if you do decide to go ahead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,814 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 18 minutes ago, socks said: Are you prepared to move ??? No unfortunately I don't think I am. At least not while the kids grandparents still around ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,692 Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 22 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said: Anyone want to invest? ?????? Have you done a business plan?What do you reckon your start-up cost will be? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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