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Meat N' Bone is an American direct-to-consumer online butcher and specialty meat retailer, founded in 2018 by **Gabriel Llaurado** and **Luis Mata**. Based in Miami, Florida, it offers over 400 curated premium products, including USDA Choice/Prime and G1‑certified beef, U.S., Australian, and Japanese A5 Wagyu, dry‑aged cuts and alcohol‑infused steaks; heritage and Iberico pork; free-range poultry; lamb; wild‑caught seafood (e.g., Ora King salmon, sushi-grade tuna and uni); game and exotic meats (elk, bison, kangaroo); as well as caviar, charcuterie, cheese, curated bundles, and gourmet sides.
History
[edit]Co‑founders Llaurado and Mata, childhood friends, launched Meat N’ Bone in March 2018 to bring a chef‑quality butcher‑shop experience to homes via eCommerce and boutique locations :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}. Bootstrapped with under \$25,000, they reached \$1 million in sales within 16 months and opened their first Miami store in early 2019 :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}. An August 2023 profile reports the company grew to over 400 SKUs, $10 million in revenue, and seven boutiques :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}.
Operations
[edit]Meat N’ Bone ships nationwide with flash-frozen cold-chain logistics, while operating boutiques around Florida :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}. UPS published a feature in June 2025 describing how its partnership strengthened national delivery and retention :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}. In December 2024, a fire damaged their Coral Way boutique, but local support enabled a temporary reopening within 12 hours :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}.
Products
[edit]Customers can choose from an expansive selection of proteins:
- **Beef**: USDA Choice/Prime, G1‑certified, U.S. Wagyu‑Angus, Australian Wagyu, Japanese A5 (including Miyazaki‑gyu and Kobe), dry‑aged and alcohol‑infused steaks :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
- **Pork**: Heritage breeds and Spanish Iberico :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
- **Poultry**: Free-range chicken, turkey, duck :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}
- **Lamb & Game**: Domestic/imported lamb, bison, elk, wild boar, kangaroo :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}
- **Seafood**: Wild‑caught (Ora King salmon, sushi‑grade tuna, uni, Argentinian red shrimp, branzino) :contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}
- **Other**: Caviar, charcuterie, cheese, curated bundles, sides, and cooking aids :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}
Recognition
[edit]The company has been featured in *Forbes* (“Three Friends Find Success With Online Butcher Shop Meat N Bone”) :contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}, and *Modern Luxury* discussed its Wagyu sourcing and retailer‑to‑boutique expansion :contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}. ReferralCandy, a third-party platform, profiled the founders’ disruption of meat delivery logistics :contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}. Miami New Times covered the Coral Way fire and community rebuilding efforts :contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}. UPS highlighted Meat N’ Bone’s use of logistics solutions to scale nationally :contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}.
See also
[edit]- Direct-to-consumer food retail
- Online food delivery
- Wagyu beef
References
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