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Business World |
April 2015
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and cutting," Doug said. "We quit cutting
deer and elk, and we quit selling wholesale
meats to other meat shops around the state
so that we could focus entirely on the retail
end of the business. And boy, has it paid off !"
"We've also gotten into specialty foods," he
added. "Such as barbeque sauces, pickles,
fruits and a wide variety of delicious and
hard-to-come-by products."
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
In order for a business to thrive for well over
a century, it requires passion, hard work, and
a product which resonates with its custom-
ers. It's clear that the Owens family posses
all of these qualities, and Owens Meats was
awarded the 2014 Family Business Award
for a Small Firm.
"It's hard to explain how proud we are," Doug
said of the award. "And I believe a lot of our
employees as well. They're proud to be in this
business.
"It means the world to us," he continued.
"We've never been people who go out of
our way to try and get recognition, all we've
done is work our tails off here for our whole
life. But to be able to have built a business