Heritage Craft Butchers closes up shop
Bob Von Scio admitted it was a tough decision to make.
But Heritage Craft Butchers has recently closed its shops in Washington and Marianna.
Von Scio posted a message on the company无毛视频檚 Facebook page on Feb. 8 announcing the closure, stating it was a message that he wasn无毛视频檛 无毛视频渓ooking forward to writing, posting, or getting notifications of views, comments, and reactions.无毛视频�
Heritage Craft Butchers opened in Marianna Jan. 1, 2019. A retail shop in Waynesburg closed last summer after being open for two years. The Washington shop opened in September 2020 at 243 S. Main St.
Von Scio, a Greene County resident, categorized January as 无毛视频渃atastrophic无毛视频� for the company, even referring to the month as a 无毛视频渂loodbath无毛视频� on Facebook. He said 2021 closed out strongly and a plan was in place for 2022. But factors such as COVID-19 and the weather reared their ugly heads.
无毛视频淓verybody got COVID over a 10-day period,无毛视频� Von Scio said, a tough blow to a company with just nine employees. 无毛视频淭hat hampered our production to start the month.无毛视频�
Plus, the big snowstorms that hit the area in January also didn无毛视频檛 help, bringing about another couple of weeks of sub-par business.
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Steps are being taken to find them new employment.
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About five hours after the post on the Facebook page, there were 150 comments from people, many expressing sadness about the news of the closing of the business.
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Von Scio said there will be a liquidation auction as soon as possible to sell off all equipment and the building in Marianna, unless someone wants to buy the business in its entirety.
Future plans for Von Scio include starting a podcast and a YouTube channel focusing on the process of creating food with instruction on subjects such as how to create a meal with items within 100 yards of your kitchen table.
无毛视频淚 can talk about these little niche products that people can make in their home kitchen,无毛视频� he said.
For now, it无毛视频檚 realizing the tough decision to close up shop.
无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 really hard to admit defeat and say this is over,无毛视频� Von Scio said.