RICH HISTORY, SHORT BIOGRAPHY

1946:	Business was started as Roseville Frozen Food Bank by a Mr. Ron Newell providing custom processing of farm animals and ice making services.
1966:	Business was purchased by Emmett & Dorothea Gabbett who continued the custom processing and began to build a retail operation as well.
1977:	Harry & Joan McKinley purchased the business and changed the name to Roseville Meat Company. They continued the custom services however they primarily expanded and focused their efforts on the retail aspects. They developed an extensive line of marinated products including several signature items such as our now famous “Maui Marinade”. With a strong desire to have a family operated business, Harry & Joan welcomed their sons in law (Philip Uribe and David Henry) into the business.
1995:	Harry and Joan retired from the business after 50+ years of working, turning the business over to Philip and David. After a couple of years, Philip departed the business for a career in teaching. The business became solely owned and operated by David his wife, Joyce (McKinley) Henry. David is a Pennsylvania native, growing up in Virginia and has been a California resident for over 25 years. He has a BS degree in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement, graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1979. Joyce is an Iowa native, growing up in Woodland and Sacramento, California. Joyce spent 32 years in state service, retiring in 2005. David and Joyce have been married for 25 years and have a daughter Robyn who recently graduated from college and works in the store part-time. The Henry’s incorporated their business in 2007, now operating as Henry Enterprises, Inc.
2008 & Beyond:	The Henry’s look forward to carrying forward the history and old fashion way of doing business, providing a thriving Roseville and surrounding area with top quality products and personal customer service. We strive to earn a customer’s business on each and every visit.
History The “Roseville Frozen Food Bank” was built in 1946 by Mr. Allen F. Newell and an unknown partner and was primarily a processing plant for home grown farm animals such as beef, hogs, lambs, etc. The store provided old fashioned smoking of hams, bacon, etc. utilizing a special room outside the back of the building. That building continued to serve as a smoke house for custom orders until December, 2005 when it finally gave out. (see “What’s New” (link) for information on our new smokehouse). The freezer space provided lockers for rent as home refrigerators and freezers were not common in those days. Those same lockers from 60 years ago are still in use today. A large portion of what is now the retail lobby was actually a room dedicated to making ice for the railroad and for customers (that’s why there is a bump in the floor). In approximately 1966, Dorothy and Emmett Gabbett purchased the business from Mr. Newell and operated it until 1977 when our family, Harry and Joan McKinley, purchased it. Harry had been a butcher since he was 18 years old, learning the trade in Iowa and together with the help of Joan enthusiastically transformed the business from primarily servicing custom processing to a full retail operation. In 1979Harry and Joan welcomed Phil Uribe, their son-in-law, into the business and together they operated it until they asked the next son-in-law, David Henry to join them in 1984. The four of them and a few employees worked hard to grow the business and survive in an exploding Roseville until 1995 when Harry and Joan retired. Phil and David operated as partners until 1999when Phil chose to pursue a career as a teacher. Today, the business is owned by David and Joyce (McKinley) Henry with the invaluable support of eight employees