John Umlauf
John Umlauf began his career at the feet of an old-time butcher in a corner meat shop and became a meat-cutter apprentice by age 16. Moving into a culinary career, he became an executive chef before returning to the meat business in 2002, where he helped to found several successful “new paradigm” meat brands, including Dole & Bailey Inc.’s Northeast Family Farms. Umlauf also was a founder of Twin Rivers Foods Inc. certified halal grass-fed meats in 2005 before becoming senior vice president of culinary operations at American Halal Co. Inc.’s Saffron Road Foods. He can be reached at John@SaffronRoadFood.com or through this magazine.
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