"The price of meat is so dear, we want to make it more reasonable where we can," Tina says.
Before buying the butchery, Karl and Tina owned the Kaponga Four Square for nine years and Tina says they did close to 80 to 100 hours a week working in the business. After selling the Four Square, Tina and Karl took a well-earned break before buying their new business.
"This will give us more of a life and more time to spend with family," Karl says.
Tina and Karl have future plans to get a chiller van on the road in the next four to six months so they can visit other places in Taranaki.
"We will start out with the van in Taranaki but later on we will expand down to Palmerston North," Tina says.
"Our focus is putting out a good product at a good price and to keep the people happy," Karl says.
The Family Butchery also has a full licence to do home kill and game meat, says Karl.
Their new business has received a lot of support from the community, Tina says.
"We are always grateful for all the support we get."
Karl says they also have a great team behind them.
"We have a fantastic working team. They are friendly so we encourage people to come and talk to them as they can help with any inquiries."
