SELLING PORK SHOULDER AND BRISKET FOR PROFIT

njsmoker · Joined: 09 Apr 2009 Posts: 13

I'd like to know if anyone has successfully smoked and sold brisket and pork shoulder to lunch/dinner establishments for money?

After steady accounts are set up, what should I charge? Pros and Cons?

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Chuck

Teleking · Posted: May 05 2009 Post subject:

contact the HD and see what they say first. Then ask the same ?
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Forkin Pork · Posted: May 05 2009 Post subject:

Been down this road before. Their right, you better check with the HD, unless your cooking out of a commercial kitchen and transporting the food in approved containers, I don't think the HD will let you do it or worse yet .... I don't think establishments you want to sell it too will buy from you.
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CrazyChef · Posted: May 05 2009 Post subject:

You will also have to be approved by the USDA.
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Forkin Pork · Posted: May 05 2009 Post subject:

And have a food operators lic.

Geezz, I hope we don't turn this guy into a vegetarian
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Harry Nutczak · Posted: May 05 2009 Post subject:

You may be able to cook the food outside at the restaurant legally,
again, speak with the health department to see if they allow outdoor cooking without the HD needing to write too huge of a variance. And then insurance on top of that

For what you would need to charge to show a worthwhile profit, there are many multimillion dollar food conglomerates that are almost giving the stuff away. My Sysco rep showed my a price for pre-cooked and sauced pulled pork last year, it was a few pennies over $1.00LB. it was cheaper than what I could buy raw pork for at the time!!
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marvsbbq · BBQ All Star Joined: 15 May 2005 Posts: 6186

I did it for a small bar a couple of times. My HD just said that the owner would have to HIRE me as a caterer and I would have to cook AT his location just like any other catering job....Then what ever HE did with it was up to him. Legal (on his part)???? But it worked for me, I was legal and his customers loved the fresh cooked ribs.

Forkin Pork · Posted: May 06 2009 Post subject:

What Harry Nutczak said!
Aint that the truth! These big company's are mass producing our product cheap. Aint quite the same, but it sure get them buying the stuff.
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