Founded in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1960 by Stanley J. Szortyka, Quaker Maid Meats produces frozen meats and is best known for branded frozen thin-sliced sandwich steaks. The company remains family-owned and operated under the leadership of Szortyka’s children, and reports producing approximately 55 million pounds of meat annually for customers nationwide.
Maid-Rite Specialty Foods IncStarted more than 60 years ago in Scranton with a 3,000-square-foot shop, Maid-Rite Specialty Foods now produces portioned frozen meats for commercial foodservice, retail and private-label customers. The family-founded company operates multiple processing facilities in northeastern Pennsylvania and makes more than 300 million portions a year, including custom recipes for major restaurant, grocery and foodservice companies.DUNMORE, PA
Maid-Rite Specialty Foods IncFounded by Don Bernstein in Scranton more than 60 years ago, Maid-Rite Specialty Foods grew from a 3,000-square-foot shop staffed by its founder and two others into a substantial independent frozen-meat manufacturer. Today, it works with foodservice and retail customers on portioned products and custom private-label recipes, with annual demand exceeding 300 million portions.DUNMORE, PA
Berks Packing Co., IncFounded in 1933 by Charles A. Boylan, Berks Packing Co., Inc. is a third-generation, family-owned and operated meat processor located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The company has about 140 employees and is known for its long-running meat-processing business, including the development of high-speed meat slicing expertise. It expanded from its local roots into broader distribution and became one of Pennsylvania’s two certified organic meat manufacturers.READING, PA
Ritter Foods, LLCPhiladelphia’s Ritter Foods, LLC has been a family-owned meat distributor and Philly-style sandwich steak manufacturer since 1922. Serving the Mid-Atlantic, the company pairs fresh and frozen protein distribution with portioned beef and chicken steaks, including customized private-label programs. Its cheesesteak specialty draws on the team’s Philadelphia roots and firsthand knowledge of the city’s sandwich tradition.PHILADELPHIA, PA