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Fast-growing meat supplier’s next step: expansion

George Hernandez has been around butchers all his life — over five decades. His penchant for poultry, pork and others meats began at his father’s knee when he was just 3 years old in Havana, Cuba, in 1964.

“For as long as I could remember, my dad had been in the meat business, distributing products wholesale and running his butcher shop,” Hernandez said. “As a young kid, I remember watching him run the business in Cuba, and then we moved to New York and he had another shop. When I got old enough, I was always there helping him out. Watching him is what really sparked my interest. I wanted to be like him.”

Hernandez’s father, Carlos, owned Mutual Meat Market in Hunts Point in the South Bronx. Later, he expanded and opened Latin American Wholesale.

“Working with my dad in the Bronx helped me see just how much work goes into running a small business,” Hernandez said. “It takes grit, determination and smarts, and I think by watching my dad, that’s where I got the confidence to start my own business.” Read more →