2006-12-02 23:32:34 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I think it's because they used all to be families that ran them. The butchery was passed down through the generations.
2006-12-02 23:34:41 · answer #1 · answered by Pagan Man 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A family butcher used to be someone who bought live animals from market and kept them on a piece of land behind the shop. He would then kill them and cut them up as required.
This is now both impractical and illegal. Old established firms who used to be family butchers still use the name. These days, there are no butchers, only meat retailers.
2006-12-02 23:42:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Family butchers means the family is all involved or the business has been run by the same family for generations.
2006-12-03 00:41:01 · answer #3 · answered by zakiit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because the business has been in the family a long time and passed from father to son etc. Longevity in a business is attractive to customers, and besides, have you noticed how few butchers there are in your town now? Everybody goes to the hypermarkets.
There is the element of personal service too. Knowing your customer by name and going the extra yard for them...
2006-12-02 23:38:03 · answer #4 · answered by lou b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because in the past, when small businesses where in the majority in England, a useful and reassuring sales technique was to tell the public that not only were you good at what you did but your whole family did it too.
This re-inforced the idea that you had wholesome family values and that the business was as solid as a rock.
These values are not important nowadays so it is hard for us to understand sometimes.
2006-12-02 23:43:39 · answer #5 · answered by bumbleboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comically awful question. I'm sure the word "family" is some sort of a clue. This kind of question hurts my brain.
2006-12-03 02:05:34 · answer #6 · answered by The Loins of Hades 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Family trade i.e. They are all related and help out. Some people wont buy meat from faceless stores.
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2006-12-02 23:35:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its because it was started by the family and passed down to other family members
2006-12-02 23:35:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To denote a family run business?
2006-12-02 23:34:40 · answer #9 · answered by DJL2 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are not a company, but a family run buisness
2006-12-03 00:56:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋