Facility and Processing comparative

Own Warehouse

Pros	Cons
Brand Credibility	High Certification requirements
Maintains Company ethos	Equipment maintenance
Higher Market returns	Power / Facilities / Cold storage
Monitoring	Quality testing (poisons TB etc), Highly Expensive and complex
	High outlay costs
	Transportation logistics legal requirement

Via Intermediary

Pros	Cons
Pre Established System and certification	Less control over
Specific intermediaries for different carcasses	Adding another channel to diminishing profits
Transportation and logistic network

Main Costs

Own	Level of Cost Involved	Intermediary	Level of Cost Involved
Facilities	$$$	Transportation / Logistics	$$
Storage (freezer units)	$$$	Cost of service	$$
Processing equipment, Freezer units,	$$$	Additional storage	$
HR / Admin	$$
Certification (ongoing)	$
Transportation	$
Quality Testing	$

Main Cost is ongoing and does not include outlay cost for set up.