Hi,since I am trying to create a positive image of your company I would stay away from the knives Idea because it inevitably makes the logo agressive which is not acceptable for any type of food processing industry(no matter how relevant those knives are) feedback appreciated thanks
I personally agree with you on the knives, however my boss, really wants to see some sort of our 65year old meatsbycraftsmen logo infused into it somehow. Image seen here:http://kaneyfoods.com/images/meatsbycrafts_logo_small.gif
Overall, try to give it a bit more western feel, maybe add a bit of tan somewhere, not sure exactly where. Also, he is open to seeing a bull look infused as well, since the logo will be used on boxes for mail order of steaks.
I really like the classy look, so don't change too much.
So, my boss really like layout of #56, but really likes your rock, and whitestone font. Can you try to match your design layout similar to #56 meaning have the square box on top of the circle image???