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A full-service butcher shop is set to open next year downtown Livermore.
The Traditions Meat Co. storefront is slated to be USDA-inspected, selling freshly cut meats that are non-GMO and sourced locally from animals that have been raised humanely without vaccines or antibiotics. It is also poised to sell ready-to-go sandwiches, stocks and broths, seasonings and in the future, cooked meats.
Livermore-based owners Cole and Domonique Minnis currently operate an e-commerce business by the same name. Noticing a lack of USDA processors near their hometown, the couple decided to open their first storefront in Livermore.
“You’re wanting the best quality product you can get and also it’s about treating animals humanely,” Cole Minnis said of the lineup of sustainably sourced meats at Traditions Meat Co.
The couple’s journey to become business owners began with a mutual interest in the sourcing of meats.
They toured farms and bought meat directly from the sites, they told Livermore Vine.
“We had family and friends asking us where we were going and so we realized that this could become a business,” Domonique Minnis said.
The couple kick-started Traditions Meat Co. in July 2023, operating online and at farmers markets in Livermore.
“It’s been a great way to meet so many people in-person without having to take that big leap yet,” Domonique Minnis explained.
By early 2024, the Minnises established a goal of opening a brick-and-mortar location.
“We took our time getting our business plan dialed in and a big hurdle for us was trying to find a location,” she said.
Then they found the storefront at 2558 Old First St.
Upon opening the shop, they will be able to sell direct-to-business and process meat including for local ranchers and hunters.
The space was formerly home to longstanding businesses that vacated the property by August 2025, following the resale of the building. The departed businesses were Tri-Valley Cobbler, J & R Sports Supply and Pierson’s Livermore Auto Stereo.
As Cole and Domonique Minnis gear up to open the shop during spring, they also plan to expand their presence at farmers markets in the Tri-Valley and along the Interstate 680 corridor.
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