Stampede Meat Inc. announces its new partnership with DL Lee & Sons, Inc. This collaboration will allow for Stampede to expand its geographic production footprint into the Southeast. The company’s expansion outside of Midwestern U.S. into the Southwest first began back in 2018 when they announced their grand opening of their Sunland Park, New Mexico, facility. During 2021, Stampede also expanded its footprint by opening Stampede North, a facility in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
The newest facility in Stampede’s portfolio resides in Bacon County, Georgia, and was rebuilt in 1992 after a fire at the previous building. The plant boasts 155,000 square feet, housing smoke and sous vide ovens that can support over 80 million pounds of capacity annually. This partnership has brought Stampede to have the largest sous vide cook capacity in North America. “It’s very rewarding to see just how far we have come in four short years since we decided to expand outside of Illinois. As we continue to see demand accelerate for [sous vide] cooked products at both [retail and foodservice customers,] this partnership positions Stampede to immediately address these opportunities for our valued customers[,]” Stampede COO Vito Giustino said.