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Harrison Harvesting’s Operations Manager interacting with an employee inside the Bourbon Barrel Beef Retail Shop.
Posted December 31, 2024

Why Americans Are Demanding Good, Whole, Local Food

There has been a resurgence in interest in local, whole foods, driven by a variety of factors from human health to food system resilience. How…

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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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A butcher breaks down a beef carcass in the Cut and Package Module of a Friesla Meat Processing System.
Posted June 10, 2024

Meat Processing Plant Sizes & Where Friesla Fits

The meat processing industry has consolidated dramatically over the past several decades, moving from local and regional systems to a highly-centralized model. At Friesla, we…

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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

Craft butcher shops used to be a staple in communities across America. Consumers had access to fresh, locally-produced meat, hand cut by butchers they knew…

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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

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, American shoppers were faced with empty shelves in grocery store meat departments. Due to tight working conditions…

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