Open a Gourmet Butcher Shop and Specialty Market

There are some businesses that every community needs – and a neighborhood butcher is one of them.

Quantum Franchise Group has partnered with Southern Steer Butcher to expand their brand to multiple cities across the United States. When you work with us at Quantum to open your Southern Steer location, you’ll receive a Franchise Fee Rebate of $3,000, exclusive to Quantum clients.

Southern Steer was founded in 2013 with the goal of being that butcher in Clearwater, Florida and the community met us with such enthusiasm that we quickly grew to a second location. By offering the highest quality meats and complimentary gourmet groceries, we continue to win over new fans and our sales have increased dramatically. In 2020, as restaurants shut down and Americans learned the joys of cooking at home, Southern Steer had our best year ever with record-breaking sales that show no signs of slowing down.

Now, we’re franchising to help entrepreneurs bring a neighborhood butcher shop to communities across Florida, and eventually the nation. We’ve proven our business model, provide exceptional training & ongoing support, and our visionary leadership team has decades of experience in helping entrepreneurs excel in business.

If you’re passionate about people and believe that your community deserves high quality meats delivered by unmatched customer service, investing in a Southern Steer franchise is a wise choice.

Why Customers Love Southern Steer

Exceptional customer service is the most important aspect of owning a butcher shop business When a customer visits Southern Steer butcher shop franchise, they want customer service that they can’t get anywhere else. The product that we sell is of a much higher quality than what you can get at a grocery store and because we rotate our product faster than grocery stores, it’s far fresher too.

We also know where our product comes from and we work with local farmers and highly trusted suppliers who deliver a product that deserves to be celebrated.

“People want a different experience,” says Chris Fitzpatrick, a customer who drives an hour every week to stock up on meat. “You can go to a grocery store and get chicken or ribs, but the quality isn’t going to be as good and the experience isn’t going to be as good. I love coming here because it’s great value, the product is great, and the customer service is on another level.”

Our customers love our weekly specials. Southern Steer also serves products that can’t be food in grocery stores, such as our marinated chicken and steaks, which customers like Fitzpatrick come from all over to get.

Our marinated meats are put in a vacuum-sealed tumbler and are rotated for hours with custom marinades to get an exceptional flavor. Every week, we offer several specials that feature our specialty products. For instance, every Tuesday there is a sale on our marinated steak tips and chicken. On Tuesdays, we also have 2 for 1 take-n-bake sides, such as buffalo-flavored cauliflower, mac-n-cheese, and more, to give customers an opportunity to get a whole meal.

“The specials are a great way to get our customers excited about coming back,” says Crissy Seabolt, Managing Partner at Southern Steer. “They look forward to their weekly visit and it creates a lot of energy in the store. It’s a great way to boost sales, to win new customers, and to give people with full-time jobs a delicious meal that can be made quickly for their family to share.”

We keep our customers engaged with our loyalty program Southern Steer has a loyalty program that rewards repeat business and it’s been enormously successful. There’s currently over 25,000 people signed up for the program, which delivers discounts and specials that are exclusive to program members on a regular basis.

“Having a loyalty program has been a great asset for us,” Crissy Seabolt says. “We get to remain connected to our loyal customers and keep them excited about returning to us. On an average week, we see so many of the same customers. This is a business where customer engagement results in increased sales and we’ve been very fortunate to have such a large and growing following.”

What Makes The Perfect Southern Steer Franchise Owner?

As a budding franchise that’s making a name for itself in the gourmet, neighborhood meat industry, Southern Steer Butcher franchise owners are staunch advocates of their business in the communities they serve. They have to be driven and passionate to help expand the reach and brand recognition to see the same level of success enjoyed in the Tampa Bay area over the last decade.

Running a Southern Steer Butcher location is fun and exciting, as well as financially rewarding. That said, some current owners see a future where they may own multiple units and hire a great team of employees to run the day-to-day operation.

Southern Steer Butcher is looking for people who want to realize their dreams of small business ownership, while bringing a butcher shop to their community. Love of Food and People No surprise here, but the most ideal Southern Steer Butcher franchise owners have to equally love both food – especially meat – and customer service.

Serving up quality meat from sustainably sourced producers is at the heart of what Southern Steer Butcher does, and franchise owners have to be excited to talk about and educate customers on their products. What makes Southern Steer Butcher so prosperous is their offering of meat selections and other dishes that customers can’t find anywhere else. The Southern Steer Butcher franchise team is 100% behind franchise owners to help communicate this message to customers.

Financial Investment and Qualifications

Every new business requires an initial investment and franchises generally have minimum financial requirements. Here are the digits for Southern Steer:

• Minimum Liquidity Requirement: $150,000
• Minimum Net Worth Requirement: $500,000
• Minimum Credit Score (If utilizing SBA lending): 700
• Initial Investment Range to Open a New Location: $393,636 – $671,750

At Quantum Franchise Group we have a franchise funding expert on our team to help you evaluate the various business funding options that may be available to you including SBA loans, HELOC, penalty-free retirement rollover, and more.

Earn a Franchise Fee Rebate

At Quantum Franchise Group, we’re not only interested in helping you open the doors of your new business, we’re committed to doing all we can to contribute to your long-term success. One of our ways of doing so is to make a contribution back to you and your business when you work with us to open select franchises.

When you sign your Southern Steer franchise agreement by December 31, 2024, we’ll send you a Franchise Fee Rebate of $3,000.

This is yours to do with as you wish. Perhaps you’ll use it for grand opening marketing and advertising. Maybe you’d like to take a nice vacation before you open your business. It’s your call!

About Quantum Franchise Group

Quantum Franchise Group is a full service franchise brokerage representing over 800 brands across 37 industries. We are a member of the Franchise Brokers Association with certification in FTC compliance. Since March, 2022, Quantum President William Huffhine has helped aspiring business owners to open nearly 100 franchises across the United States.

We serve aspiring business owners, at no cost to them, by guiding them step-by-step through the entire 6-step franchise ownership process.

Our role is not to sell. We're in the relationship business. Our role is to guide our clients toward successful business ownership with great franchise opportunities. All of our brands are carefully evaluated and vetted so our clients can be assured that all of the work we do together will be in their best interest.