Hello and Welcome to my Blog!
Welcome to the blog for Deagon Bulk Meats. I’ll take a moment just to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about me…
My name is Samantha and I’m the ‘jack of all trades’ at Deagon Bulk Meats. Initially about 2 years ago I started working here as the bookkeeper whilst I was studying part-time via correspondence. As the store got busier and we started to expand my job description grew and grew and I took on the roles of about half a dozen people.
In the last 2 years, we’ve been doing some shuffling of staff and have now found our ‘happy place’. Whilst this was all happening we were reworking things behind the scenes drastically and this is how I got my many job roles. I’ve built and launched two websites (one just recently) and manage online ordering and sales. Plus, I run our facebook page (this is far more work than it seems) and coordinate with many blogging mums and housewives to deliver them their specials each week for their meal planning. I cost all of our products which you, our customers, purchase daily. Also, I source products for our weekly specials and for special orders. I manage all of the stock ordering from the meat to the milk to the garbage bags for the bins. I’m our company representative and liaise with the many restaurants, cafes and hotels that we supply to get them the products they want when they want them. I’m the creator of our weekly newsletter and now this blog! All of this whilst being the bookkeeper.
To put it simply, the butchers’ butcher, the delivery drivers, deliver and I do everything else!
It’s a lot of work, but it’s what needs to be done to keep everything running smoothly and I’m more than willing to do it. In staying that, without the butchers, all of my jobs are null and void.
No butcher, no product!
If there’s anything you need to know, I’m normally the one with the answer, so ask away!
Anyway, let’s get to the point. Why am I running this blog?
Many of our customers always buy the same thing and cook generally the same meals week after week. Not because they like it, but because they’re not sure how to cook other cuts of meat. That’s where I come in. Each week I will be trying and testing recipes using our weekly specials and also using less popular and inexpensive cuts of meat.
We’re going back to basics! Fresh Meat and produce sourced ONLY from local businesses. Healthy meals that don’t take all day to cook. Food that the kids will love (I’ve got a big kid at home who’s fussier than the little ones and the recipes will be tested on him). Recipes that are Allergen friendly and can be adapted slightly to suit any household.
Stay tuned for my very first recipe which has a cheeky little twist to make sure your kids eat their veggies!
Sam.
