Saslove's Meat Market closing after 70 years in Ottawa’s ByWard Market
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Saslove's Meat Market, one of the ByWard Market's oldest businesses, has announced it will be shutting its doors.
Saslove's Meat Market, one of the ByWard Market's oldest businesses, has announced it is shutting its doors.
"After 70 years in business our store will be closing this fall," the popular grocer said in a post to Facebook.
"In preparation, we will be heavily discounting frozen products every Saturday for the next few weeks. Sales will be on a first come, first served basis and subject to stock."
The family-run market is one of the few butcheries in the area and has been serving families in the historic ByWard Market since 1954. It offers a wide selection of meats and prepared foods.
Owner John Diener, who has worked at the butchery since he was young, says buying habits have changed since the COVID-19 pandemic and sales have been down since. He says many of his customers were federal public servants, who would come to buy his products at the end of the day.
"People used to buy 20 steaks for barbecues," he said.
"Now, not so much."
