82. Can Grass-Fed Meat be Healing for You and the Planet? A Conversation with ButcherBox Founder Mike Salguero

I don't eat five burgers a week (although that sounds dreamy), but I enjoy animal protein daily. Three things are of utmost importance to me:

• Quality
• Profitable ranches and happy animals
• Sustainability

After speaking with ButcherBox founder Mike Salguero, I know that BB checks all of these boxes. ButcherBox visits the farms and fisheries to ensure quality. They know the farmers and fishermen and pay them fairly. They contract with small farms and fisheries to ensure smaller harvests and, thus, sustainability.

It's no secret how I feel about ButcherBox, and I got to sit down with Mike, the founder.

I'm always interested to understand a person's WHY.

WHY did you start that business, or WHY do you feel that way about a topic?

His WHY made me a bit emotional. His wife was ill, and they were trying to find grass-fed beef for the recommended anti-inflammatory diet. They couldn't do it, so they bought half a cow! They couldn't eat it all, so they sold the meat to friends, and ButcherBox was born.

Mike is a visionary who genuinely wants to make high-quality protein available to everyone, no matter their budget.

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About Mike Salguero

Mike Salguero is the CEO and founder of ButcherBox. Mike Salguero launched ButcherBox to make high-quality meat more accessible to all with an emphasis on animal welfare, the environment, and supporting farmers and fishermen. An immigrant from Paraguay, he started the company with $10,000 and a Kickstarter campaign. Butcherbox is now one of the fastest growing DTC food delivery companies, surpassing $500mm in annual revenue. 

 

Connect with Mike Salguero

LinkedIn: Mike Salguero - Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Twitter: @mikesalguero
Website: https://justcook.butcherbox.com/author/mike-salguero/

 

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