Founded in Twin Falls in 1904 as a butcher shop, Independent Meat Company now processes pork for its Falls Brand line, including its signature smoked meats and sausages. The Florence family has owned the company since the 1950s, and its Salmon Creek Farms program connects more than 300 family farms with a single processor in a USDA Process Verified, 100% traceable pork system. That program’s certified-sustainable approach covers animal care, farm communities, and environmental stewardship.
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Leidy's Premium MeatsSince 1893, five-generation Leidy’s Premium Meats has produced premium pork in Souderton, carrying traditional craft into modern meat production. Its pork comes from animals raised humanely by local farm families and fed an all-natural, all-grain diet developed by Leidy’s, while its small-batch Nature’s Tradition line centers on certified Duroc heritage hogs. The company also works with retailers, food-service operators and supply-chain partners on customized meat programs.SOUDERTON, PA
Clemens Food GroupFounded in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, in 1895, Clemens Food Group is a sixth-generation, family-owned pork producer that manages the chain from feed mills and family farms through processing and transportation. Its vertically coordinated operation includes more than 300 family farm partners and processing facilities in Pennsylvania and Michigan, supporting brands such as Hatfield and Farm Promise. Animal care and community stewardship remain central to the company’s approach, including group housing for pregnant sows and a commitment to donate 10% of pre-tax income to local communities.HATFIELD, PA
Weaver's of WellsvilleSince Jacob Weaver began cutting meat on his Northern York County farm in 1889, Weaver’s of Wellsville has grown into a fifth-generation, family-owned maker of smoked meats and a food distributor. The Wellsville company still smokes its meats over open fires fueled by locally sourced logs, carrying its old-fashioned bologna and other family recipes from a local butcher shop to customers nationwide. With 75 employees today, Weaver’s also offers private-label production and custom deer-meat processing.WELLSVILLE, PA
Mark's Custom Meats LLCMark’s Custom Meats is a family-owned Pennsylvania business founded by Mark and Kim Bair in 1994, with their two sons now carrying the company into its next generation. It began as a custom processing facility for local farmers and neighbors and remains rooted in careful workmanship, humane animal treatment, and meat raised within 30 miles of its shop.311612HOWARD, PA