Walmart to open beef processing plant

[16Adams]

Link to news story about Walmart new beef processing plant in Kansas

https://www.winsightgrocerybusiness.com/walmart/walmart-build-257m-beef-packing-facility-kansas

 

[SmittyJonz]

Makes Sense to me……….

 

[gcs]

Like costco with the hot dog plant and the chicken farms, I think walmart, no matter what you think of them made a good decision.,

 

[cayenne]

Walmart meat?

Do any of ya'll buy meat at Wally World?

I've been in a couple of Walmart's super stores that have groceries...and their meat quality, from what I've seen (and tried twice)....leaves a good bit to be desired.

I get most of mine from Costco. So far, so good on that.

 

[Randall Lee]

Will it be like the store where everything is self-checkout, and you can go in and cut your own meat the way you want it?

 

[Fooball]

I don't know. I've never seen a butcher in a walmart before so I guess they are already doing "case ready" at smaller distribution/processing points around the country. Is making a larger "case ready" facility going to make it fresher? Like I said....I don't know.

Now that I googled, I guess they haven't had butchers for quite a while.....

https://labor411.org/411-blog/22-years-ago-walmart-meat-cutters-unionized-two-weeks-later-it-eliminated-fresh-deli-meat-service-from-its-stores/

 

[LYU370]

Do any of ya'll buy meat at Wally World?

I've been in a couple of Walmart's super stores that have groceries...and their meat quality, from what I've seen (and tried twice)....leaves a good bit to be desired.

I get most of mine from Costco. So far, so good on that.

Yep, it's been pretty good so far. Better than The Jewels (Albertson's) and some of the small local chains. Can get stuff there I've never seen at any of the other stores. Don't have a Costco nearby and the Sam's that was next to Wally World closed down a few years back.

 

[SmittyJonz]

Do any of ya'll buy meat at Wally World?

I've been in a couple of Walmart's super stores that have groceries...and their meat quality, from what I've seen (and tried twice)....leaves a good bit to be desired.

I get most of mine from Costco. So far, so good on that.

I do.........

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[4ever3]

I like where this is heading, the meat packing cartel needs to be busted up.

If ya haven’t read up on them you should.

 

[Fooball]

I do.........

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My Walmart yellow tag is 10 or 15% on fresh meat. Used to be good....not in the last 3 years or so. Ain't worth lookin' any more.

I long for the days when a Save-A-Lot 5 minutes away marked down 50% a couple years ago. They only do 20% now.

What did Archie and Edith used to sing? "Those were the days!"

 

[WeberWho]

I bought 4 pork butts through Walmart a few weeks backs since Sam's Club nextdoor were smooth out. I can't think of anything negative to say about them.

 

[PitRow]

Meat at the local wally world isn't so bad. Better than some, worse than others. But their produce is a whole different story....

 

[SMOKE FREAK]

“We’ll continue to work hand in hand with our suppliers to ensure we’re delivering high-quality products,

Imagine. Walmart and high quality used in the same sentence.


The key to buying beef at Walmart is to get the stuff in the black trays. The white tray stuff sucks.

 

[JIMSMOKES]

Do any of ya'll buy meat at Wally World?

I've been in a couple of Walmart's super stores that have groceries...and their meat quality, from what I've seen (and tried twice)....leaves a good bit to be desired.

I get most of mine from Costco. So far, so good on that.

No anytime I've tried them left a lot to be desired. Most of my stuff comes from Sams which I thought would be the same but it's different.

 

[Juggy D Beerman]

I like where this is heading, the meat packing cartel needs to be busted up.

If ya haven’t read up on them you should.

In 2018, the top four beef producers control 85% of the US market. Forty years ago, the top four beef producers controlled about one-third of the market. When Teddy Roosevelt broke up the "beef trust" companies for colluding with each other, the top six producers controlled about half of the beef sold in the US market.

In 2018, Tyson, Koch Foods and Perdue Farms controlled 90% of the chicken sold in the US.

As of 2021, Smithfield, JBS, Tyson, and Hormel controlled over 70% of the pork market.

Did you know that Smithfield is owned by the Chinese multinational WH group? JBS is owned by a Brazilian company. I am sure there are other corporations that are based outside of the US that control our meat producers. Time for another trust bust!

What I think would be poetic justice for Wal-Mart is once the processing plant is open and running, the workers there unionize. I wonder if they would close the plant down to put their workers out of a job for unionizing. That is what the did to the meat cutters down in Texas when they formed a union. It is also why Wal-Mart sells only case ready meats.

 

[WeberWho]

In 2018, Tyson, Koch Foods and Perdue Farms controlled 90% of the chicken sold in the US

I highly recommend the movie Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken if you haven't seen it. (It's free to watch on YouTube) The whole movie documents pretty much what you mention above. Definitely worth a watch.

 

[Juggy D Beerman]

A good read about the fast food industry is "Fast Food Nation" written by Eric Schlosser. Although it was first published in 2001, it does give some insight on the fast food industry as well as the meat packing industry. In some aspects, I would compare some of the book as an update to Upton Sinclair's, "The Jungle."

I will check out the movie. Thanks - Juggy

 

[16Adams]

I'm in a really good place meat wise right now. Two local custom processors have filled my freezers to capacity..local grown beef, traces to kill floor. All cuts 21 day dry aged at one. The prices are a tad higher than normal retail, but not that much. Sale prices would be less than normal retail. You can literally go out back, and see the live bovine that's about to become your beef dinner..look em in the eye.

I'll probably always shop yellow tag, I enjoy that. When The Bride drags me to Walmart, I'll smile and peruse the meat bins. Walmart-United-Fiesta Foods will always have something I can use.
Garlic Stuffed Jumbo Olives come to mind.

Like I said, two quality local processors nearby are nice, hope it stands

 

[4ever3]

So today I was pondering while sticking airplane parts together and a thought came to mind which I will share and try to keep this outta N&P territory…

If eating bug protein was really in our future while owning nothing and being happy, would a worldwide retailer make this sort of investment?

I think no, but what do I know…

 

[16Adams]

So today I was pondering while sticking airplane parts together and a thought came to mind which I will share and try to keep this outta N&P territory…

If eating bug protein was really in our future while owning nothing and being happy, would a worldwide retailer make this sort of investment?

I think no, but what do I know…

I don't remember why, but bought some of these one time..Were different. Perhaps you should too?? :--). You know, practice

Link to fried grasshopper on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Yerbero-Chap...125&sprefix=fried+grasshopper+,aps,359&sr=8-6