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Interested in starting a meat processing business? Whether you’re early in your research, planning to open a new plant, or expanding an existing operation, explore our blog for practical information, real-world guidance, and stories of hardworking Americans who are getting after it.
At Friesla, we’re helping farmers, ranchers, and entrepreneurs build independent meat processing businesses in communities across the country. Explore our resources on starting a meat processing business, the basics of meat processing, USDA inspection requirements, available grants and funding opportunities, and other practical information on building and running a successful operation.
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Posted December 13, 2024
Client Story: BRK Meats
Raising, slaughtering, and processing animals for meat was once a routine part of American life, directly connecting communities to their food. Over time, as the…
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Posted November 5, 2024
Client Story: Harrison Harvesting
“COVID shined a light on how we had neglected our food chain, and it also shined a light on where our whole [meat processing] system…
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Posted April 25, 2024
Meat Processing Explained: From Harvest to Packaging
The livestock harvest-to-package process can seem a little mysterious: an animal goes in, boxes of meat come out—but what does this look like inside a…
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Posted March 29, 2024
Handling Wastewater in a Small Meat Processing Plant
Meat harvest, fabrication, packaging, and sanitization generates waste byproducts: from bones to blood, heads, hides, inedibles, offal, and wastewater. In another blog post, we covered…
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Posted December 12, 2023
Where Does Beef Come From? Part 2: Processing & Distribution
In Part 1, we went through how beef is raised and finished, but what happens after that? We’re glad you asked, because while we’re deeply…
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Posted October 2, 2023
Client Story: The Meating Place
The Meating Place is helping bring back the tradition of independent butcher shops that were once staples in communities across America. Consumers had access to…
Read More
Interested in starting a meat processing business? Whether you’re early in your research, planning to open a new plant, or expanding an existing operation, explore our blog for practical information, real-world guidance, and stories of hardworking Americans who are getting after it.
At Friesla, we’re helping farmers, ranchers, and entrepreneurs build independent meat processing businesses in communities across the country. Explore our resources on starting a meat processing business, the basics of meat processing, USDA inspection requirements, available grants and funding opportunities, and other practical information on building and running a successful operation.
Categories
Posted December 13, 2024
Client Story: BRK Meats
Raising, slaughtering, and processing animals for meat was once a routine part of American life, directly connecting communities to their food. Over time, as the…
Posted November 5, 2024
Client Story: Harrison Harvesting
“COVID shined a light on how we had neglected our food chain, and it also shined a light on where our whole [meat processing] system…
Posted April 25, 2024
Meat Processing Explained: From Harvest to Packaging
The livestock harvest-to-package process can seem a little mysterious: an animal goes in, boxes of meat come out—but what does this look like inside a…
Posted March 29, 2024
Handling Wastewater in a Small Meat Processing Plant
Meat harvest, fabrication, packaging, and sanitization generates waste byproducts: from bones to blood, heads, hides, inedibles, offal, and wastewater. In another blog post, we covered…
Posted December 12, 2023
Where Does Beef Come From? Part 2: Processing & Distribution
In Part 1, we went through how beef is raised and finished, but what happens after that? We’re glad you asked, because while we’re deeply…
Posted October 2, 2023
Client Story: The Meating Place
The Meating Place is helping bring back the tradition of independent butcher shops that were once staples in communities across America. Consumers had access to…