Since 1992, National Beef Packing Company has grown from a processor with a vision into a beef company built around partnerships with Midwest ranchers, employees and customers. Its three processing plants serve retail and food-service buyers in the United States and worldwide, with a particular emphasis on food safety through its proprietary Biologic Food Safety System. The company’s sustainability work extends from cattle care to the communities where its operations are located.
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Nicholas Meat LLCNicholas Meat LLC. is a family company founded more than 30 years ago in central Pennsylvania that harvests and fabricates beef at its Loganton facility. The company processes cows and bulls and supplies USDA-inspected beef to customers in the United States and abroad. Its current facility opened in 2010, and the company says it employs more than 400 people.LOGANTON, PA
Birchwood FoodsFamily-founded in 1936, Birchwood Foods has grown from Frank Vignieri’s meat-packing company into a multigenerational business known for long-standing partnerships with foodservice and retail customers. Its four processing plants produce ground beef patties for those markets, while an in-house Culinary Café helps customers develop proprietary foods. Birchwood’s plants are GFSI certified under the BRC auditing scheme.COLUMBUS, OH
Plymouth Beef CompanyStarted in New York City’s Meat District in 1963, family-owned Plymouth Beef Company makes hamburger patties and ground beef for foodservice, restaurant and retail customers. The third-generation business now operates from a state-of-the-art facility in the Hunts Point Market, producing orders to customer specifications rather than shipping from standing inventory. Plymouth Beef has maintained SQF Level 3 food-safety certification for more than 10 consecutive years.BRONX, NY
Independent Meat CompanyFounded 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.EASTON, PA