Japan to the USA, Importing Japanese Wagyu & the Beef Industry with Mark Melnick founder of Trex Corp.- EPISODE 47

Mark Melnick was born in Tokyo, Japan of Japanese and Polish/Ukrainian descent . At an early age, Mark learned the struggles of managing a business because his parents owned an export company. After graduating high school Mark came to the United States and studied business and accounting. A turn of events caused Mark to change careers and take a job as a beef exporter. It was an exciting time and a growing business. The beef trade was a hot button issue, overcoming many obstacles, including disease, BSE , duty taxes and many other parts of the business.

Trex Corp. was founded in 1996 by Mark and his business partner in the San Francisco Bay Area. Trex has been responsible providing quality service for exporting US meat products and importing some of the most premier Japanese Wagyu.

Mark goes into great detail about the Beef industry and talks about the many different farms where Japanese Wagyu comes from and the care that goes into it giving the beef its wonderful flavor profiles.

Hope you enjoy our conversation and learn more about how complex the meat industry can be and in doing so providing a great product to meet their customers needs. If you haven’t tried Japanese wagyu its a must!

SHOW NOTES

Trex Corp

https://www.teamtrex.com

Sonoran Rancho El 17

https://www.ranchoel17.com

Starzen

https://www.starzen.co.jp/en/

Niku Butcher Shop

https://www.nikubutchershop.com

Okaki Beef

https://wagyu-okaki.com

Kagoshima