BUTCHER BOYS LTD

What BUTCHER BOYS LTD does

Butcher Boys Ltd (operating as Butcher Boy Meats Ltd and Cathedral Butcher Boy Meats) is a single-location retail butcher shop located at 2136B Robinson St. in Regina, Saskatchewan. The business sells premium fresh and frozen meats — including AAA Black Angus and Canada Prime beef, locally raised pork, lamb, chicken, bison, and elk, alongside exotic proteins such as wild boar, duck, veal, venison, kangaroo, and ostrich — directly to local consumers through its storefront, with phone orders accepted for faster pickup. The product line extends beyond raw cuts to in-house prepared items (sausages, hand-made burgers, feta-stuffed and Tandoori chicken, skewers, Tourtière meat pies, beef tallow), an extensive bulk cheese counter, and a large assortment of hot sauces, BBQ sauces, rubs, and dried chiles. The company also offers nine pre-set freezer-pack bundles ranging from $129 (13 lbs) to $509 (33 lbs) to capture higher-ticket household purchases.

The business operates with a small team of approximately 6 employees on a constrained retail schedule — Wednesday through Saturday 10:30am–5pm, with a recently added Sunday window of noon to 3pm, and is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. There is no disclosed app, e-commerce channel, or delivery infrastructure; commerce is conducted exclusively in-store and by phone. The company is privately held with no funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, patents, or regulatory actions on record. Its go-to-market is purely direct-to-consumer, serving Regina-area households seeking premium-grade, specialty-cut, locally raised, and exotic meats unavailable at conventional grocery retailers, supplemented by value-oriented freezer packs for bulk buyers.

Name

BUTCHER BOYS LTD

Legal name

Butcher Boy Meats Ltd

Website

https://butcherboymeatsltd.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Butcher Boys Ltd is a single-location retail butcher shop in Regina, Saskatchewan selling premium fresh meats, exotic game, in-house sausages and burgers, bulk cheese, sauces, and freezer packs directly to local consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Meat Retail

NAICS

Meat Retailers (44524), Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Butcher Shops & Meat Markets (CRAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Exotic Meats Retail (Game, Halal, Kosher) (CRAHAHAF), Further Processing (Cooked, Smoked, Cured & Deli Meats) (AFAKALAD)

Keywords

• Specialty butcher shop
• Fresh meat retail
• AAA Black Angus beef
• Exotic meats
• House-made sausages

Headquarters

HQ city

Regina

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Meat Sales: Traditional retail sales of fresh and frozen meats, specialty cuts, sausages, burgers, and prepared meat products to individual consumers and families through a physical storefront. Revenue is generated through one-time transactional purchases at the retail location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Butcher Boy Meats Ltd operates a traditional specialty butcher shop in Regina, Saskatchewan, retailing fresh cuts of AAA Black Angus, Canada Prime, and All Natural Beef, alongside locally raised pork, lamb, chicken, bison, elk, and exotic game meats such as wild boar, duck, veal, venison, kangaroo, and ostrich. The shop complements its fresh meats with house-made sausages, handmade burgers, a bulk cheese counter, sauces, rubs, and pre-packaged freezer bundles at multiple price points.

Product overview

Butcher Boy Meats Ltd is a traditional brick-and-mortar butcher shop offering a diverse portfolio of fresh and specialty meat products. The business operates as a single retail establishment with multiple product categories: fresh premium meats (AAA Black Angus, Canada Prime, all-natural beef, and locally sourced pork, lamb, chicken, bison, elk), in-house specialty prepared meats, handmade sausages and burgers, an extensive bulk cheese counter, hot sauces and BBQ rubs, and value-oriented freezer packs. The products are sold through their physical retail location in Regina, SK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialty Beef Cuts Retail cuts of AAA Black Angus, Canada Prime, and All Natural Beef sold fresh over the butcher counter to local consumers.
• Locally Raised Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Bison and Elk Fresh cuts of locally raised pork, lamb, chicken, bison, and elk offered to retail customers at the Regina shop.
• Exotic and Game Meats Specialty game and exotic meats including wild boar, duck, veal, venison, kangaroo, and ostrich sold retail to walk-in customers.
• House-Made Sausages and Handmade Burgers In-house prepared sausages and handmade burgers made on premises and sold fresh at the butcher counter.
• Bulk Cheese Counter Retail bulk cheese offerings sold by weight at the shop's cheese counter.
• Hot Sauces, BBQ Sauces and Rubs Retail shelf-stable condiments including hot sauces, BBQ sauces, and dry rubs sold alongside the fresh meat offerings.
• Freezer Meat Packs Pre-packaged frozen meat bundles offered at tiered price points (Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large) for customers seeking bulk freezer-ready assortments.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pusateri's Fine Foods: Toronto-based premium grocer with a destination butcher counter carrying AAA beef, in-house prepared meats, and specialty cheeses. Closest Canadian analog to Butcher Boy's premium, single-city specialty meat retailer model.
• Lobel's: Fifth-generation NYC butcher specializing in dry-aged USDA Prime beef, in-house sausages, and mail-order premium cuts. Directly comparable in premium-grade assortment, in-house further processing, and curated product story.
• DeBragga: NYC heritage meat purveyor supplying restaurants and consumers with hand-cut, dry-aged, and antibiotic-free proteins. Comparable positioning as a premium, story-driven specialty meat retailer in a single metro market.
• Allen Brothers: Chicago-based premium meat purveyor serving both retail and foodservice with dry-aged and prime-grade beef. Comparable as a specialty meat retailer whose brand is built on grade, aging, and storytelling rather than volume.
• Snake River Farms: American Wagyu and Kurobuta pork brand sold via direct-to-consumer e-commerce and specialty retail. Comparable in premium protein branding and gift-pack / bundle merchandising, though distributed rather than store-based.
• McEwan's Fine Foods: Chef-owned Canadian premium food retailer with a strong butcher and prepared-meat program. Comparable in assortment breadth (cheese, sauces, specialty cuts) and in-store experiential positioning to Butcher Boy's Cathedral shop.

Emerging players

• ButcherBox: Subscription meat company delivering grass-fed beef, heritage pork, and free-range chicken to households. Competes for the same premium-protein, freezer-stocking customer that Butcher Boy's freezer packs target, but at national subscription scale.
• Crowd Cow: Online marketplace for craft and specialty meats sourced direct from small ranches. Overlaps with Butcher Boy's exotic / niche protein story (bison, elk, wagyu) and freezer-pack concept, but competes purely online and at national scale.
• Porter Road: Pasture-raised, dry-aged meat company selling curated cuts, sausages, and bundles direct to consumer. Mirrors Butcher Boy's premium-cut, in-house sausage, and freezer-pack SKU strategy via a digital channel.

Regional players

• Yorkshire Valley Farms: Canadian organic poultry and meat producer selling branded and private-label products to retailers and consumers. Comparable as a Canadian alternative-protein brand with an emphasis on provenance, though primarily wholesale rather than retail storefront.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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