Ep 4. The Wagyu Wizard of Manhattan

12/09/2024 35 min Episodio 4
Ep 4. The Wagyu Wizard of Manhattan

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Lifelong entrepreneur Dave Dreiling of Booth Creek Wagyu, Manhattan (KA) entered the Wagyu beef industry four years ago. Initially starting out in apparel, gyms, and restaurants, self-taught Dreiling's business acumen – and the sale of a family herd – led to the creation of his vertically integrated Wagyu operation. He has now expanded to eight hundred Fullblood Wagyu cows and Booth Creek Wagyu spans breeding, feeding, and processing, emphasising high-end genetics and specialised feeding techniques. The operation includes the Wagyu Feeders feedlot and state inspected slaughterhouse Meatworks of Kansas, ensuring control over every production stage from genetics to retail, including a meat grading grid of their own design.