How to open a meat shop
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Those who seek to organize their business, not without reason, prefer to start it in the food market. Opening your own small profitable business for the production and processing of meat products does not require significant investments, and the quality of the products of such a meat workshop can compete with large producers.
Instruction manual
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Choose a suitable location for the workshop. According to sanitary rules, meat production should not be located in residential premises, in former kindergartens, or rest homes. Consult a specialist working in the meat industry who will help you choose a room taking into account the peculiarities of production.
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Provide in the selected room the place where the raw materials will be stored, thawed and prepared for processing. The workshop should have a production room for compiling minced meat, a thermal compartment, a warehouse, and a sink for returnable packaging. Equip a household office with a bathroom, a locker room, showers, a place for storing workwear.
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If you prefer a quick start to business, opt for a monoblock, which is a kind of mini-workshop in a small container. Such a meat shop has already been designed taking into account the requirements of the sanitary and epidemiological services. Rent a plot of land, bring the necessary communications to the monoblock. This solution is most suitable for rural areas.
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Buy or rent equipment for the meat shop. The refrigerator with an optimum volume of 6 cubic meters. m should be designed for a weekly supply of raw materials. You will also need containers for the storage and processing of meat products, meat processing tools and other equipment, including cutting tables.
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Hire full-time staff: a technologist, a butcher for cutting carcasses and boning meat, an accountant, a forwarder, and auxiliary workers. The composition of workers may be different and is determined taking into account the scale of production. Consider combining work functions where possible.
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Conclude contracts for the supply of raw materials. For small meat production, it is more profitable to deal with small individual or farm enterprises. Also provide for mandatory verification of purchased products by a medical doctor or veterinary sanitary laboratory of the market. Now your butcher shop can begin work.
