Founded in Memphis in 1987 and acquired by JBS USA in 2020, Empire Packing produces retail case-ready meats and provides custom food processing and packaging services. Its 1,250 team members make 6 million pounds of case-ready products each week for major U.S. grocers, with four processing facilities spanning the country. The company also produces Ledbetter branded retail products and smoked offals at its Memphis facility.
Empire Custom Processing, LLCEmpire Custom Processing, LLC is a family-owned slaughter and meat processing facility in Bridgewater, New York, with more than 60 years of combined industry experience among its team. It provides USDA-inspected custom processing for beef and pork and also sells pre-packaged retail meats. Its animal tracking and one-animal-at-a-time processing practices are described as ways to keep customers’ meat orders identifiable through processing.BRIDGEWATER, NY
Smithfield Foods, IncSmithfield Foods, Inc. is an American food company that produces packaged meats and fresh pork products. Founded 90 years ago, the company describes a broad network of U.S. processing facilities and relationships with U.S. farmers, supplying quality protein to customers around the world.CINCINNATI, OH
Devault FoodsRooted near Devault, Pennsylvania, Devault Foods has produced and processed meat since 1949, growing from a family butcher business into a 114,000-square-foot operation known for its signature Mrs. DiFillippo’s meatballs. Now led by third-generation family members, the company makes products such as burgers and Philly-style steaks for markets, food-service customers, and consumers. Its facility can process more than two million pounds of beef products weekly while providing customized packaging and co-packing services.MALVERN, PA
Berk Lombardo Packing CoBerk Lombardo Packing Co. grew from Paul Lombardo’s family butcher-shop roots in Brooklyn into a meat-processing company founded in 1971. Now based in Hauppauge, the company serves the New York metropolitan area while preserving a hands-on tradition: its butchers portion and package meat on site under daily USDA inspection. Many employees have stayed with Berk Lombardo for more than 20 years, giving the operation an uncommon depth of experience.HAUPPAUGE, NY