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Items Tagged with 'family-owned meat business'

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On the left: Worker in a food processing plant operates machinery, surrounded by finished sausages. On the right: Raw sausages hanging on racks in a food processing plant.
Processor Profile: Makowski’s Real Sausage Co.

Makowski’s Real Sausage Co. doubles production space with new plant

Fourth-generation family-owned Makowski’s Sausage Co. moves to Lansing, Ill., to support continued growth.
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Sammy Bredar
February 20, 2026
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Makowski's Real Sausage Co. uses racking to optimize production space with its newly opened Lansing, Ill., facility.


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Tropical Cheese acquires Cibao Meat Products

Tropical Cheese creates the Cibao Meat Products Division to provide a more complete portfolio of branded Hispanic refrigerated food products.
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January 13, 2026
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Hispanic dairy product producer purchases New Jersey-based Cibao Meat Products and the Induveca and Campesino brands.


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Rastelli Foods Group marks 50th anniversary

Rastelli Foods Group continues to build on its foundation through thoughtful expansion and product innovation.
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January 8, 2026
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Family-owned, vertically integrated food company Rastelli Foods Group grows from one butcher shop to nine processing and distribution facilities.


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Processor Profile: Louie's Finer Meats

Community engagement and continuous improvement propel Louie’s Finer Meats

Cumberland, Wisc.-based Louie's Finer Meats is known for their award-winning meat and specialty sausage products.
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Sammy Bredar
December 17, 2025
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Dedication, creativity and passion for the craft turn a small-town butchery into a multi-award-winning powerhouse in the meat industry.


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Heartwood Partners invests in meat packer and distributor Bush Brothers Provision Co.

Bush Brothers is a fifth generation, family-owned meat packing and distribution business.
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December 21, 2023
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Heartwood Partners IV, LP completes a majority investment in Bush Brothers Provision Co.


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Volpi Foods wins St. Louis Business Journal's Family Business Awards

Volpi Foods receives award based on its longevity, innovation, and commitment to the community.
Industry News
September 12, 2023
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The St. Louis Business Journal Family Business Awards recognize the achievements and contributions of family-owned businesses in the St. Louis region.


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The Alpine Wurst & Meat House

The National Provisioner’s 2023 Independent Processor of the Year: Alpine Wurst Haus

This family-owned business operates in around 400 stores spanning New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Sammy Bredar
August 25, 2023
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The National Provisioner’s Independent Processor of the Year is The Alpine Wurst & Meat House, located in Honesdale, Pa.


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Carl Ondrusek (from left), Amber Ondrusek, Joe Ondrusek and Rusty Ondrusek.

Five generations of leadership at Columbia Packing Co.

Company president Amber Ondrusek carries on the tradition that began under her great-grandfather, Josef Ondrusek.
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Lacy Bates
May 2, 2023
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In the February issue of Independent Processor, I gave a brief background about a long-standing Southwest Meat Association’s (SMA) member of 50-plus years, Columbia Packing Co. Columbia Packing is an independent family-owned business, located in Ennis, Texas, approximately 40 miles south of Dallas along Interstate 45. Follow along to a quick Q&A interview Amber Ondrusek, the first woman president of Columbia Packing Co.  


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Land O’Frost promotes Alfred Williams to vice president of manufacturing

Alfred Williams has two decades of experience at Land O’Frost.
Industry News
February 28, 2023
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In his new role, Alfred Williams will lead process control optimization for the company and focus on maximizing employee effectiveness and experience across all plants and at all levels.


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Deep member ties steer Southwest Meat Association

Numerous packer and processor members can boast of their decades-long commitment to SMA.
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Lacy Bates
February 28, 2023
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Numerous packer and processor members can boast of their decades-long commitment to SMA.


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