I was just informed by an alert reader that Belcampo has shuttered their restaurants and meat markets. Belcampo is not a victim of the pandemic but of SCANDAL Accusations that go back as far as May infer the company sold meat cuts by other purveyors and labeled them as their own. Meat that was cornfed raised by traditional methods and bought for 10 dollars a pound was then resold as grass-fed Belcampo meat. It was then resold for 47 dollars a pound. Co-founder Anya Fernald claimed this was an isolated incident and the Santa Monica store did not follow protocols for sourcing products and failed to inform customers on the true origins of the meat products. This was fraud and went against all the principles that Belcamp claimed they stood for.
I have mixed feelings about the closure. The concept of Belcampo was farm to table using sustainable farming practices. They charged a premium price to participate in their philosophy and products. One has to applaud and appreciate the business model. The line was crossed by possible greed. R.I.P. Belcampo
Not that it is funny but possibly hilarious if you go to Belcampos website they are having a going out of business sale on their "Belcampo" brand organic meat. I may pass on this.
ReplyDeleteSo sad. An example of how one errant employee can kill a whole Business if effective damage control is not immediately put into place. Darmagi.
ReplyDeleteZio, I wonder if that is the only reason.
ReplyDeleteHard to say CB. I don't think it's right for me to speculate so I'm going to to have to accept the press release /quotation at face value.
DeleteThe additional "Uruguayan" label is amusing as well
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