During the thick of the turmoil that surrounded the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, consumers in southern Indiana couldn’t find basic necessities like ground beef in their grocery stores. When those meat cases were emptied, they turned to their local meat market, Dewig Meats, which offered a steady supply of ground beef, steaks, chops, bacon and more. During that time, some shoppers would go up to Darla Kiesel, one of the family operators, and say, “Where have you guys been?”
Well, Dewig Meats has been located in the same place in Haubstadt, Ind., for more than 100 years. It’s catered to local livestock producers as the best place to process their beef and pork. Generations of Hoosiers have shopped there for their fresh meat and award-winning cured items. And when the conventional food supply chain was disrupted, the company cranked up its production capabilities and continued to serve its livestock producers and retail customers alike.