Since 1946, Landes Fresh Meats has made bacon and sausage in the hands-on tradition started by founder Earl Landes, who built a smokehouse behind his home after customers asked for smoked meats. The Clayton, Ohio, company remains family-owned across four generations, combining that smokehouse heritage with modern technology and science. Its products now reach select retailers and foodservice locations across the United States and the Bahamas, while its recyclable bacon packaging uses 75% less plastic.
Godshall's Quality MeatsFounded in 1945 as a butcher shop behind the Godshall family home in Telford, Pennsylvania, Godshall’s Quality Meats now makes real-wood-smoked specialty meats, best known for its turkey and beef bacon. The company remains under third-generation family leadership while operating as an employee-owned business with more than 500 employee-owners. Its products reach family tables nationwide, backed by smokehouse traditions and a USDA-certified innovation center.SOUDERTON, 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
John F. Martin & Sons, IncFrom a Lancaster County farm stand to a fourth-generation family business, John F. Martin & Sons makes meat and cheese products for grocery stores, restaurants, delis and private-label markets. Founded by John F. Martin and his five sons in 1961, the Stevens company now operates an 83,000-square-foot processing and packaging plant alongside a 190,000-square-foot bacon facility in Womelsdorf. Its Pennsylvania Dutch roots remain visible in traditional offerings such as naturally wood-smoked bacon and ham, while the family continues to lead the business.STEVENS, PA