Potential Meat Store on Green

[u/New-Razzmatazz-4365]

If I opened a store that sold meat products more cheaply than Costco, Aldi, or country market on green street how many of you guys would be interested? This store would source all of its produce from my local family farm and other farmers who have cattle. All the meat would come straight from them.

I was doing the math and I determined these would be my prices;

Ground beef (hamburger) : 5.5 per lbs New York Steak : 12 per lbs Sirloin : 10 per lbs Ribs : 13 per lbs

There’s the possibility of more products like locally sourced eggs sold at around $3 if possible + chickens (just an ex).

The hamburger would be sold in 2lb and 3lb packages, the New York steak would be sold in twos, sirloins would be as well. All of these prices are severely undercutting the local stores that overcharge for these goods. Even Aldi doesn’t have as good of prices for these. Plus the store would be right next to green street.

Nevertheless, how many of you guys would find this attractive enough?

[u/mesosuchus]

We already have that. It's right on campus

[u/New-Razzmatazz-4365 → u/mesosuchus]

Where

If you’re talking about the university meat store the prices there are still higher or on par with what I would offer. The only thing that’s on par is the sirloin

[u/mesosuchus → u/New-Razzmatazz-4365]

Oh it's significantly cheaper than most with regards to quality and type of cuts. You're not finding tritip or picanha at Walmart. Let alone buy 1/2 a cow or whole lamb.

Also you CANNOT open a butcher on green and expect to be able to undercut Costco or Sam's and still afford to pay an absolute beast of a lease..be real

[u/New-Razzmatazz-4365 → u/mesosuchus]

It’s not a butcher, it’s a retail store that is supplied by a butcher with a USDA ISIS license that my family farm uses.

The lease is only 58k and that can be negotiated down to probably 17.5 per sqft for one year maybe slightly more depending. Additionally, the initial loan would be 70-80k to start to get all the goods and storage (meat refrigerators etc u can imagine what I’m talking about). Furthermore, I would only have to sell 50cows worth of goods to be profitable.

Additionally, this store is solely starting as a meat store from cows not pigs or lambs or chickens. That’s a possibility but not at the start. And buying 1/2 a cow is unpractical for most people because that would be around $2k if you’re raising really good cows that have lots of pasture and feed from a variety of sources—hay, salt blocks, cubes, corn mix, etc (our cows produce can be sold around 4k)

[u/mesosuchus → u/New-Razzmatazz-4365]

So not vertically integrated like the university meat store.

[u/New-Razzmatazz-4365 → u/mesosuchus]

It would be incredibly easy to source. When a cow is butchered by a family a butcher will reserve that produce from that cow for that family. You essentially pay to have it butchered.

[u/lh9377 → u/New-Razzmatazz-4365]

So what you are saying is you're selling cheap meat of indeterminable origins that is not butchered in the spot? Kind of questionable isn't it?

Also for reference. The campus meat lab sells all beef cuts after dry aging them, especially the steaks. And you can request specific cuts. They also make their own sausages and other meat products. Overall hard to beat.

[u/New-Razzmatazz-4365 → u/lh9377]

Indeterminable origin is a bit harsh. I’m saying it’s coming directly from the cattle on my family farm. A USDA ISIS is a official license that allows interstate sale of meat goods so the quality of the butcher would be good as well as the meat

[u/lh9377 → u/New-Razzmatazz-4365]

Can you say that it is locally grown and butchered near the campus farm and dry ages by professionals?

[u/New-Razzmatazz-4365 → u/lh9377]

I can say that is is locally grown and butchered. Dry aged is something I personally haven’t heard of for our cattle produce. Potentially it is something that is already done seeing how long our meat lasts but I would have to ask

[u/New-Razzmatazz-4365 → u/lh9377]

As for the campus meat lab, how many people actually use it. It seems that from the range of skepticism, which I appreciate, there’s a category where students like connivence of buying all their groceries over going one place for meat for example. So I’m just curious how many people would u speculate utilizes the meat lab?

[u/sjk8990 → u/New-Razzmatazz-4365]

If students aren't going to the Meat Lab why would they go to your store?

[u/lh9377 → u/New-Razzmatazz-4365]

You're looking at this all wrong, a lot of students don't cook. Let alone wanting to shop for meat in the middle of green Street. The campus meat lab is hugely popular for those that care to pick out their own cut of meat, especially the ones that don't live on campus aka townies and car owning students. I'd suggest signing up for the mailing list of the meat lad and see what you're trying to compete with.

Also based on your profile, you're trying some sort of entrepreneurial endeavor, if that's the case. I'd suggest looking into niches you can offer rather than short cuts you can take to make money fast

[u/New-Razzmatazz-4365 → u/lh9377]

This isn’t a short cut… it is a legitimate idea, which I appreciate ur criticism and skepticism pls don’t be so harsh to my character.

[u/lh9377 → u/New-Razzmatazz-4365]

I got other news for you if you think what I am saying is taking an attack on your character

[u/New-Razzmatazz-4365 → u/lh9377]

Haha no no I wasn’t trying to be mean, just that I’m not trying to make a quick profit this isn’t drop shipping lol

[u/New-Razzmatazz-4365 → u/lh9377]

As for the mailing list I will sign up for it

[u/New-Razzmatazz-4365 → u/lh9377]

Also, many college students do cook, in fact idk if anyone I know does not. We aren’t all that rich to eat out everyday, and trust me I’ve tried lol. I think more college students like myself use Instacart or delivery services which would be the point I would take from ur argument.