Founded in 1964, Silver Star Meats is a McKees Rocks meat processor rooted in an eastern European tradition brought to the United States from Poland. It produces meat products using fresh beef and pork, with processing that includes grinding, smoking, and cooking; the company says its products serve the greater Pittsburgh area and locations in Southwestern Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio.
Soul Brothers Meats LLCBorn from a friendship between two Lansdale Catholic classmates and a shared love of a dubbed kung-fu movie, Soul Brothers Meats makes sausage and charcuterie in North Wales, Pennsylvania. Bob and Karl Zimmerman and Doug Perry started the business in 2003 after learning the craft through annual Italian sausage-making sessions, and it has grown from a friends-and-family project into a certified, inspected operation serving the public and wholesale customers. The company uses locally sourced beef, chicken, and pork alongside recipes and techniques shaped by the North Penn community.311612NORTH WALES, PA
Hahn’s of WestminsterHahn’s of Westminster is a family-owned Maryland meat processor crafting small-batch artisanal meats with recipes and smoking traditions traced back more than a century. Founded in Westminster in 1918 after the Myers family’s meat business began in 1896, the company still uses real hardwood smoking and time-honored methods for products such as hams and bacon. Today, Ed and Jessica Ladzinski lead the business alongside their daughter Amanda, carrying the family operation into its next generation.WESTMINSTER, MD