Tag: meat processors
Interested in starting a meat processing business? Explore our blog for industry info and stories of great Americans who are getting it done.
Posted January 31, 2024
Creating Value-Added Products from Waste in Small Meat Processing Facilities
If you’ve considered starting a local meat processing business, you’ve likely thought, “But what will I do with all of the waste?” Rendering—the process of…
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Posted December 12, 2023
Where Does Beef Come From? Part 2: Processing & Distribution
In an earlier post we went through how beef is raised and finished, but what happens after that? We’re glad you asked, because while we’re…
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Posted December 11, 2023
Where Does Beef Come From? Part 1: Breeding, Raising & Finishing
In the United States, beef production starts on farms and ranches across the country. How does that beef get from pasture to plate—or to a…
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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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Posted August 28, 2023
Why Meat Processors Need A Robust Humane Handling Program
Animal welfare is a hot topic in today’s agricultural economy—and for good reason. Humane animal handling is a moral venture and carries high cultural expectations:…
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Posted August 8, 2023
Client Story: MTXBeef
MTXBeef started over a COVID-era cocktail and a campfire. It was spring 2020. The pandemic had hit. Nestled in the rolling Texas Hill Country—west of…
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Posted August 1, 2023
Client Story: The Producer Partnership
Think that opening a meat processing plant during a pandemic might be tough? Try starting the first nonprofit, federally-inspected meat processing plant in the United…
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Posted July 20, 2023
Mobile Harvest Units: An Alternative to the Traditional Slaughter Floor
Designing, engineering, permitting, and constructing a new building can be costly and time-consuming. A meat processing plant is no exception. Meat producers may consider building…
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Posted May 15, 2023
HACCP 101: Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance For Meat Processors
When U.S. consumers purchase steaks, ground beef, or a Thanksgiving turkey, they expect it to be safe to eat. Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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Posted April 10, 2023
Client Story: Five Marys
Brian and Mary Heffernan knew that starting a meat processing business would be challenging. “Nothing is easy,” Brian quips. “If it were, everyone would do…
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Interested in starting a meat processing business? Explore our blog for industry info and stories of great Americans who are getting it done.

Posted January 31, 2024
Creating Value-Added Products from Waste in Small Meat Processing Facilities
If you’ve considered starting a local meat processing business, you’ve likely thought, “But what will I do with all of the waste?” Rendering—the process of…

Posted December 12, 2023
Where Does Beef Come From? Part 2: Processing & Distribution
In an earlier post we went through how beef is raised and finished, but what happens after that? We’re glad you asked, because while we’re…

Posted December 11, 2023
Where Does Beef Come From? Part 1: Breeding, Raising & Finishing
In the United States, beef production starts on farms and ranches across the country. How does that beef get from pasture to plate—or to a…

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…

Posted August 28, 2023
Why Meat Processors Need A Robust Humane Handling Program
Animal welfare is a hot topic in today’s agricultural economy—and for good reason. Humane animal handling is a moral venture and carries high cultural expectations:…

Posted August 8, 2023
Client Story: MTXBeef
MTXBeef started over a COVID-era cocktail and a campfire. It was spring 2020. The pandemic had hit. Nestled in the rolling Texas Hill Country—west of…

Posted August 1, 2023
Client Story: The Producer Partnership
Think that opening a meat processing plant during a pandemic might be tough? Try starting the first nonprofit, federally-inspected meat processing plant in the United…

Posted July 20, 2023
Mobile Harvest Units: An Alternative to the Traditional Slaughter Floor
Designing, engineering, permitting, and constructing a new building can be costly and time-consuming. A meat processing plant is no exception. Meat producers may consider building…

Posted May 15, 2023
HACCP 101: Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance For Meat Processors
When U.S. consumers purchase steaks, ground beef, or a Thanksgiving turkey, they expect it to be safe to eat. Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

Posted April 10, 2023
Client Story: Five Marys
Brian and Mary Heffernan knew that starting a meat processing business would be challenging. “Nothing is easy,” Brian quips. “If it were, everyone would do…