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Meat Best Practice Principles

  • Meat manager knows current period shrink numbers and loss performance?

  • Department is achieving 80% of budget or better based on current trend?

  • Department manager is aware of what top spoils categories/items are? (review most recent trend report with team)

  • Meat space to sales is being adjusted as dictated by sales, weekly advertising and seasonality?

  • All out of code merchandise has been pulled prior to 8:00 am?

  • Meat scan audits being performed twice weekly minimal (Wednesday and Monday or Fridays)?

  • Complete a scan audit of department and list results. (correct any exception immediately, notify pricing when necessary)

  • Meat case merchandised following 2 high, 2 date standards and appears fresh, bright and clean with no off color cuts?

  • Photo document meat case

  • Cut meat quality is consistent with best practice training following 1/4" trim standards?

  • Meat deli has minimal oos, products are being rotated with no more than 2 dates on display? (review IRIS counts if oos or fill levels are excessive)

  • Mark down section has manageable level of product with saving not to exceed 50% of package retail and no evidence of over production?

  • All refrigerated cases are properly maintained and temperatures under 40 degrees? (including back room coolers)

  • Store is following ground beef procedures by making grind only when needed and in small batches multiple time daily? (review weekly recap report)

  • Store is merchandising taco meat into meat case?

  • Meat cutting list is being completed before cutting begins and daily data being used to make good production decisions?

  • Cutting and grind production "only to fill shelf"? (FB ad items may be cut as back up in high sales volume stores)

  • Meat cutting list showing no more than 2 zero's on core items from morning inventory?

  • Photo document cutting list

  • Department staff following cold chain best practices, no meats to be out of refrigeration longer than 30 min?

  • Department sanitation is being maintained properly and prep area is at acceptable temperature? (under 50 in cutting room)

  • All trim luggers listed with cutter names and no pre-trimming evident. Fat and trim amounts minimal, in line with sales volume?

  • Photo document trim and fat luggers.

  • Tallow barrels inspected with no pre-trimming or excess protein evident?

  • Photo document tallow barrels

  • Spoils are being staged for review in dedicated location, photographed and accurately scanned daily?

  • Meat cooler organized, products dated, rotated and inventory level acceptable with no aging product?

  • Meat deli back stock is minimal with truck to shelf ordering?

  • Meat manager is listing on hand inventory prior to writing orders?

  • Meat manager understands and is using historical sales and spoils information listed in order guide?

  • Manager specials being used responsibly as needed? (review previous weeks reports)

  • Mark down stickers being used correctly and secured when not used?

  • Fresh checks being used effectively with items listed for action?

  • Invoices being checked and department manager reacting to plus outs and credits are being requested/received? (review weekly credit report)

  • Observations: (pack sizes, product quality on delivery, scheduling opportunities, additional space change suggestions ect.)

  • Photo documentation of observations:

Loss Leadership Communications

  • Loss communications huddle board is updated with all current information?

  • Photo document huddle communications center

  • Team is having sales / spoils communication huddles daily?

  • Meat team is fully engaged in the loss principals/SOP's?

  • CT 20/20 manager special reports are being reviewed twice weekly by store and department manager (mon / tue and fri)?

  • All meat deliveries are being put under refrigeration upon delivery?

  • Observations and feedback from store manager: (employee recognitions)

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