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A team of butchers removing the hide from a beef carcass on a skinning cradle in a Friesla Harvest Module.
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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Butchers fabricate and breakdown beef carcasses on polytop cutting tables in their Friesla Breaking Module.
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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Butchers transfer quartered beef carcasses from a Friesla Mobile Harvest Unit into The Meating Place Butcher Shop.
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…

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An empty shelf labeled for USDA Choice Beef at a grocery store during COVID-19.
Posted January 2, 2023

Why America Needs to Restore Local Meat Processing

The need to restore local meat processing became clear in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when American shoppers were faced with empty shelves…

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