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Southern SAWG Conference 2018
Working with a Supportive Meat
Processor
Joe Cloud
T&E Meats
Harrisonburg, VA
SHOTGUN MARRIAGE?
Or … TRUE LOVE FOREVER!
Who is T & E Meats?
Who is Joe Cloud?
T&E Meats – Past and Present
Business Metrics – Local Abbatoir
• USDA-inspected Co-Packer
• 2017 Revenues: + $1.2 million
• 2017 Slaughter volume: 1.1 million lbs
• 2016 Total livestock butchered: 4,257
• Customer count = +300
• Employees = 19
• Effective operational space + 6,500 SF
Specific T&E Growth Benchmarks
• Growth of private labels: 4 to >80
• Increase in custom processing: >600K lbs
• Growth of custom processing: >10% YoY since
2008
• Large payroll growth
• Work force capability significantly expanded
Customer Base
What is Today About?
Farmers Know Stock, Not Meat
PRODUCER SKILLS
• Herd Health
• Input Costs
• Rations & Feed
• Animal Handling
• Reproduction
• Land Management
• Finishing for Harvest
MEAT MARKETING SKILLS
• Yields per Animal
• Meat Cuts/Product Mix
• Meat Handling Requirements
• USDA Regulations
• Labeling Laws
• Revenue Projections
• Seasonal Requirements
What do Farmers Need?
• High Quality Processing / Reasonable Rates
• Timely Slaughter Dates
• Appropriate Packaging / Labelling
• Assistance with Risk Management
– Product Flow
– Food Safety
– Insight on Regulation
– Insight on Marketing
What do Processors Need?
• Regular Cash Flow
• Steady Consistent Business
• Less Volatile Seasonal Cycles
• Good Communication
• Savvy Customers
Current Trends in
Small-Scale Sustainable Farming
• Deep universal concerns about our food system
• Industrial Meat = Global Industry. Creates Niche
Market Opportunities
• Growth in Farmers Markets – 17% since the 1980’s
• Farm 2 Fork, Farm 2 School, Beginning Farmers &
Ranchers, FMLFPP Program
• Local/Regional food system organization underway
• Generational change is underway
Current Trends in
Sustainable Meats
• Growing Awareness of Environmental Impacts
• Sustainable Meat late to the dance, but Niche Beef
growth >10% – USDA AMS 2010
• US grassfed meat a $4 Billion market – Stone Barns Center
• Grass-fed labelling claims +60%/yr – meat & dairy
• Emergence of Ancestral Health & “fat positive” diets
(i.e. Keto, Paleo, Primal, LCHF, etc.)
• Growth of “Clean Meats” i.e. meat analogues
# 1
How many small meat plants gave up USDA
Inspection in early 2000’s when reform gave them
control of own HACCP (food safety) plans?
• 5% ?
• 15% ?
• 25% ?
• 50% ?
• 75%
# 2
Tyson’s Annual Revenue > GDP of 97
countries. Which country is >Tyson?
• Bhutan $2.3 B
• Nicaragua $13.7 B
• Iceland $23.0 B
• Bahrain $34.3 B
• Serbia $37.7 B
# 3
A new dairy in the desert of Eastern Oregon was
recently in the news, due to its size. How many
cows does it have? (all cows)
• 5,000
• 10,000
• 30,000
• 50,000
• 70,000
# 4
• Smithfield’s largest slaughter plant has
capacity to slaughter 35,000 hogs/day.
• Assume it is working at capacity, & live
weight of average hog is 300 #’s.
• Write down the approximate amount of
offal produced every day, in pounds.
T & E Small Plant Biz Strategy
• Be the Best
• Be Full Service
• Be a Leverage Point, not a Brand
Small Plant Keys to Success
• A. Focus on Customer Service
• B. Focus on Quality
• C. Investment in Workforce
• D. Investment in Plant and Equipment
Slides from West Virginia Small Processors Training Workshop
A. T&E Customer Service Approach
• #1: Understand Your Customers
• #2: Gain Your Customers’ Trust
• #3: Train Your Customers
• #4:Know What Makes You Money, and
Price Accordingly (Understand our role
in the larger Value Chain)
Working with Your Processor
What ½ of a Beef Looks Like
Actual Beef Carcass Yield Example
Total Carcass Weight 543 lbs
Quarter Weight 136 lbs
- Take Home Weight 104 lbs 76%
- less Bones & Organs 90 lbs 66%
Half 271.5 lbs
- Take Home Weight 206 lbs 76%
- less Bones & Organs 178.5 lbs 66%
B. T&E Approach to Quality
“It may not be everything but it is way ahead of whatever is in second place!”
• Critical Nature of Good Policies and Procedures
– TEID#
– Cut Sheets
– Logistics
• Critical Role of Training
• Critical Role of Good Equipment
– Expensive, but so are people
– Enable you to do so much under same roof area
Quality Control Tools
• Insert photo of key documents on table –
HAACP, P&P, FSA’s, Log Books
C. T&E Approach to Investment in
People
• Principle of “Quality of Worklife”
• Training
• Retention
• Teams & Team Development
• Incentives
TRAINING
• Most employees trained at T&E by current
employees
• Critical to hire to train
• Prior experience not necessary –
attitude/work ethic/potential is critical
• Ongoing Nature of Training
• Importance of Training Records
Training is Risk Management
• Two Major Sources of Risk
–Financial
–Regulatory
• Two Major Sources of Regulatory Risk
–FSIS and Agents
–OSHA and agents
STAFF RETENTION
• Major Focus
• Employee Replacement is Expensive
• Clearly linked to Quality
• Also linked to Customer Relations
• Role of Performance Improvement Plan &
Issue Documentation
• Employee Handbook is ESSENTIAL
T&E INCENTIVE PROGRAM
• Bonus Program
– Immediate – Tied to Pay Cycle
– Tied to Production Target, no carry-over
– Specific Eligibility Rules
• Demerits
– Earned by individuals, charged to team
– Each demerit = to 10% bonus
– Clearly identified at Bi-Weekly Team Meeting
– Easy to Target, Steer Attention where Ownership Wants
D. T&E Approach to Plant and
Equipment Investment
• Constantly search to upgrade
• Maintain Equipment Wish List – know costs and priorities)
• Annual Strategic Planning exercise around priorities for the
year – Have Evaluation Criteria to help rank them
• Understand production savings potential of every decision
• Develop close relationships with equipment vendors
• Understand Bottlenecks – Work to alleviate them
2011
2012
2013
2013
2014
2014
2015
• Insert photo of new lane
2016
• Insert photo of Rollstock Machine
2017
• Insert photo of new Hot Water System
Current Expansion
www.temeats.com
Other Resources
THANK YOU
• Animal Welfare
• Food Safety
• Liability
THANK YOU
Joe Cloud
joe@temeats.com
(540) 434-4415

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Southern sawg a supportive meat processor joe cloud-t&e meats

  • 1. Southern SAWG Conference 2018 Working with a Supportive Meat Processor Joe Cloud T&E Meats Harrisonburg, VA
  • 3. Or … TRUE LOVE FOREVER!
  • 4. Who is T & E Meats?
  • 5. Who is Joe Cloud?
  • 6. T&E Meats – Past and Present
  • 7. Business Metrics – Local Abbatoir • USDA-inspected Co-Packer • 2017 Revenues: + $1.2 million • 2017 Slaughter volume: 1.1 million lbs • 2016 Total livestock butchered: 4,257 • Customer count = +300 • Employees = 19 • Effective operational space + 6,500 SF
  • 8. Specific T&E Growth Benchmarks • Growth of private labels: 4 to >80 • Increase in custom processing: >600K lbs • Growth of custom processing: >10% YoY since 2008 • Large payroll growth • Work force capability significantly expanded
  • 10. What is Today About?
  • 11. Farmers Know Stock, Not Meat PRODUCER SKILLS • Herd Health • Input Costs • Rations & Feed • Animal Handling • Reproduction • Land Management • Finishing for Harvest MEAT MARKETING SKILLS • Yields per Animal • Meat Cuts/Product Mix • Meat Handling Requirements • USDA Regulations • Labeling Laws • Revenue Projections • Seasonal Requirements
  • 12. What do Farmers Need? • High Quality Processing / Reasonable Rates • Timely Slaughter Dates • Appropriate Packaging / Labelling • Assistance with Risk Management – Product Flow – Food Safety – Insight on Regulation – Insight on Marketing
  • 13. What do Processors Need? • Regular Cash Flow • Steady Consistent Business • Less Volatile Seasonal Cycles • Good Communication • Savvy Customers
  • 14. Current Trends in Small-Scale Sustainable Farming • Deep universal concerns about our food system • Industrial Meat = Global Industry. Creates Niche Market Opportunities • Growth in Farmers Markets – 17% since the 1980’s • Farm 2 Fork, Farm 2 School, Beginning Farmers & Ranchers, FMLFPP Program • Local/Regional food system organization underway • Generational change is underway
  • 15. Current Trends in Sustainable Meats • Growing Awareness of Environmental Impacts • Sustainable Meat late to the dance, but Niche Beef growth >10% – USDA AMS 2010 • US grassfed meat a $4 Billion market – Stone Barns Center • Grass-fed labelling claims +60%/yr – meat & dairy • Emergence of Ancestral Health & “fat positive” diets (i.e. Keto, Paleo, Primal, LCHF, etc.) • Growth of “Clean Meats” i.e. meat analogues
  • 16. # 1 How many small meat plants gave up USDA Inspection in early 2000’s when reform gave them control of own HACCP (food safety) plans? • 5% ? • 15% ? • 25% ? • 50% ? • 75%
  • 17. # 2 Tyson’s Annual Revenue > GDP of 97 countries. Which country is >Tyson? • Bhutan $2.3 B • Nicaragua $13.7 B • Iceland $23.0 B • Bahrain $34.3 B • Serbia $37.7 B
  • 18. # 3 A new dairy in the desert of Eastern Oregon was recently in the news, due to its size. How many cows does it have? (all cows) • 5,000 • 10,000 • 30,000 • 50,000 • 70,000
  • 19. # 4 • Smithfield’s largest slaughter plant has capacity to slaughter 35,000 hogs/day. • Assume it is working at capacity, & live weight of average hog is 300 #’s. • Write down the approximate amount of offal produced every day, in pounds.
  • 20. T & E Small Plant Biz Strategy • Be the Best • Be Full Service • Be a Leverage Point, not a Brand
  • 21. Small Plant Keys to Success • A. Focus on Customer Service • B. Focus on Quality • C. Investment in Workforce • D. Investment in Plant and Equipment Slides from West Virginia Small Processors Training Workshop
  • 22. A. T&E Customer Service Approach • #1: Understand Your Customers • #2: Gain Your Customers’ Trust • #3: Train Your Customers • #4:Know What Makes You Money, and Price Accordingly (Understand our role in the larger Value Chain)
  • 23. Working with Your Processor
  • 24. What ½ of a Beef Looks Like
  • 25. Actual Beef Carcass Yield Example Total Carcass Weight 543 lbs Quarter Weight 136 lbs - Take Home Weight 104 lbs 76% - less Bones & Organs 90 lbs 66% Half 271.5 lbs - Take Home Weight 206 lbs 76% - less Bones & Organs 178.5 lbs 66%
  • 26. B. T&E Approach to Quality “It may not be everything but it is way ahead of whatever is in second place!” • Critical Nature of Good Policies and Procedures – TEID# – Cut Sheets – Logistics • Critical Role of Training • Critical Role of Good Equipment – Expensive, but so are people – Enable you to do so much under same roof area
  • 27. Quality Control Tools • Insert photo of key documents on table – HAACP, P&P, FSA’s, Log Books
  • 28. C. T&E Approach to Investment in People • Principle of “Quality of Worklife” • Training • Retention • Teams & Team Development • Incentives
  • 29. TRAINING • Most employees trained at T&E by current employees • Critical to hire to train • Prior experience not necessary – attitude/work ethic/potential is critical • Ongoing Nature of Training • Importance of Training Records
  • 30. Training is Risk Management • Two Major Sources of Risk –Financial –Regulatory • Two Major Sources of Regulatory Risk –FSIS and Agents –OSHA and agents
  • 31. STAFF RETENTION • Major Focus • Employee Replacement is Expensive • Clearly linked to Quality • Also linked to Customer Relations • Role of Performance Improvement Plan & Issue Documentation • Employee Handbook is ESSENTIAL
  • 32. T&E INCENTIVE PROGRAM • Bonus Program – Immediate – Tied to Pay Cycle – Tied to Production Target, no carry-over – Specific Eligibility Rules • Demerits – Earned by individuals, charged to team – Each demerit = to 10% bonus – Clearly identified at Bi-Weekly Team Meeting – Easy to Target, Steer Attention where Ownership Wants
  • 33. D. T&E Approach to Plant and Equipment Investment • Constantly search to upgrade • Maintain Equipment Wish List – know costs and priorities) • Annual Strategic Planning exercise around priorities for the year – Have Evaluation Criteria to help rank them • Understand production savings potential of every decision • Develop close relationships with equipment vendors • Understand Bottlenecks – Work to alleviate them
  • 34. 2011
  • 35. 2012
  • 36. 2013
  • 37. 2013
  • 38. 2014
  • 39. 2014
  • 40. 2015 • Insert photo of new lane
  • 41. 2016 • Insert photo of Rollstock Machine
  • 42. 2017 • Insert photo of new Hot Water System
  • 46. THANK YOU • Animal Welfare • Food Safety • Liability