HOUSTON'S NATURAL MEATS 3232 Burnham St. N. Camborne village 905-342-2499 E-MAIL: info@houstonsnaturalmeats.ca Web www.houstonsnaturalmeats.ca Monday CLOSED Tuesday 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Wednesday 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Thursday 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Friday 10:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Saturday 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Sunday 11:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. TERMS; Cash, Interac Debit, Visa, MasterCard I have been writing this ad for over 12 years now and it can get a little challenging; I don't want to bore the regular readers; but I need to inform the new customers. So, perhaps, I will start at the beginning for the new customers and review the success for the old customers. Prior to my retirement 12 years ago, my wife and I operated a small stand under an awning selling fruit pies and butter tarts on weekends. After my retirement I finished the inside of the current building and turned about half of it into a small store. I tapped into Stemmlers Meats in Heidelburg from my experience and contacts while working as Director of Food services at the Budd plant in Kitchener. Now, I had access to a full line of pork, chicken, sausage and deli meats. All the products are raised without drugs and hormones in a low stress environment. My next expansion came through Glovers who began purchasing deli hams and offered me the opportunity to sell their Black Angus beef. The store got bigger and the bakery got smaller; we turned into a retail meat store selling fresh and frozen beef, lamb, chicken, pork, sausage and deli meats. The blueprint to success was easy, just find what customers want and stock it. In my case I found a niche for meat that was raised without drugs and hormones and raised in a low stress setting. I did try a few things that went bust and disappeared in the dark of the night. However I have had a few winners and my most recent adding seafood. Seafood selection and sales keep growing. The secret to the fish sales was simple; I did the research to find wild Canadian fish as much as possible, substituting some farmed and some U.S. and Icelandic fish as needed. I also researched sustainability. On my last order I ordered scallops and to my surprise they sold like gang busters. Who knew? That is the thumbnail sketch of our business; it will continue to grow as long as I can find and supply what you want. Price? If you compare apples to apples our prices are most often lower than the supermarkets. Compare Loblaws "Free From" or organic to ours. Now, if you compare apples to oranges it is "buyer beware". For example our ground beef is from the same prime Black Angus beef we cut our steaks from. It is drug and hormone free, raised in a low stress environment and is dry aged 21 days. Supermarket ground beef is trim from many steers and carcasse from old dairy cattle, it is not dry aged. It is cut, ground in huge grinders, packaged in plastic tubes and shipped out the same day to a supermarket near you. With all of our food you can taste the difference. And thus endith our lesson for today: July 20th, 2017 Nod, the wise. Not only do we have great meat, we treat our customers like friends and our friends like family. If you are new to the area come and visit and experience great local food and genuine friendly service and advice if you need it. If you are new to the area and don't know about our great products check us out on our website www.houstonsnaturalmeats.ca Our mission is to supply local meat that has been raised naturally with out drugs and hormones and by using humane practices. We offer one-stop local natural meat shopping!! Save your gas --- just shop here! We know where all our food comes from and how it is raised. The food we sell is also the food we eat! And I eat well! Special order items are our specialty. We receive fresh poultry & pork every Wednesday and beef & air-chilled on Friday. Call us Sunday for special orders the following weekend or E-mail me at info@houstonsnaturalmeats.ca Check the web at www.houstonsnaturalmeats.ca and check the Thursday edition of Northumberland Today for my weekly recipe.
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