Intermountain Packing

What Intermountain Packing does

Intermountain Packing operates a 66,000 square foot USDA-inspected beef and bison processing facility on 13 acres in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The company runs five integrated production stages under one roof — harvesting, fabrication, steak portioning, grind, and packaging — serving local ranchers, feedlot operators, third-party meat marketers, grocery stores, and local consumers across 48+ states and international markets. Technical differentiation comes from precision equipment including laser-and-mirror steak portioning, FOSS Instruments for real-time quality measurement (moisture, fat, protein), a 4-cabinet antimicrobial intervention system, rotary air hide removal, electric stimulators, and multi-format packaging (rollstock, cryovac, tray pack VSP, shrink tunnel) with up to 60-day extended shelf life.

The facility holds five overlapping certifications — USDA, Certified Humane, SQF, EDC, and PAACO — qualifying it to serve animal-welfare-focused brands and large institutional buyers. The business model is fee-for-service contract processing, with quote-based pricing, facility tours as the primary sales motion, and direct B2B relationships rather than channel intermediaries. The stated 2-day harvesting turnaround and high-volume grind capacity target operational throughput as a competitive lever.

In July 2025, American Farmers Network (AFN) acquired Intermountain Packing LLC as a strategic operating subsidiary, integrating the facility into AFN's vertically controlled grass-fed beef supply chain. The company is concurrently scaling headcount from 51-100 employees to 240+ under its new ownership, signaling material throughput expansion. CEO David Adams, who founded the operation, continues to lead the subsidiary post-acquisition.

Name

Intermountain Packing

Legal name

Intermountain Packing LLC

Website

https://intermountainpacking.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Intermountain Packing operates a 66,000 sq ft USDA-inspected beef and bison processing facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho, offering harvesting, fabrication, steak portioning, grinding, and packaging services to ranchers, feedlots, meat marketers, and grocery stores across 48+ states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meat Processing Services

NAICS

Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611), Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro primary industry

Beef Processing & Packing (AFAKALAA)

Keywords

• Meat processing services
• Beef processing
• Bison processing
• Custom meat packing
• USDA meat fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Idaho Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Meat Processing Services: Contract processing services for cattle and bison including harvesting, fabrication, steak portioning, grinding, and packaging. Customers include local ranchers, feedlots, third-party meat marketers, and grocery stores who pay for processing services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Intermountain Packing provides contract meat processing services for beef and bison at its 66,000 sq ft USDA-inspected facility in Idaho Falls, ID. The company delivers five integrated services under one roof: Harvesting, Fabrication, Steak Portioning, Grind, and Packaging, serving ranchers, feedlots, third-party meat marketers, and grocery stores with a 2-day turnaround and multiple packaging formats including cryovac and tray pack.

Product overview

Intermountain Packing is a 66,000 square foot beef and bison meat processing facility in Idaho Falls, ID offering five integrated core services under one roof: Harvesting (cattle and bison slaughter with antimicrobial treatment), Fabrication (dividing carcasses into primal and subprimal cuts), Steak Portioning (laser-precision cutting for steaks and portions), Grind (high-capacity ground meat production), and Packaging (vacuum-sealed and fresh packaging solutions). The facility processes meat from harvest through final packaging, serving local ranchers, feedlots, meat marketers, grocery stores, and consumers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Harvesting Cattle and bison harvesting service focused on safety and efficiency, incorporating hock cutters, hide puller, four-cabinet antimicrobial intervention system, head wash, and spray chilling. Sold to ranchers, feedlots, and meat marketers at the Idaho Falls facility.
• Fabrication

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Foods Group: Regional beef processor operating multiple harvest and fabrication facilities. Comparable to Intermountain in offering cattle slaughter, fabrication, and further processing for B2B customers, but at larger scale and across multiple sites.
• Creekstone Farms: Premium beef processor with USDA-inspected facility offering harvest, fabrication, portioning, and packaging. Comparable in certification stack (Certified Humane, SQF) and B2B serving of retailers, food service, and direct-to-consumer.
• Caviness Beef Packers: Family-owned regional beef packer in Texas providing cattle harvesting, fabrication, and ground beef production. Similar mid-market positioning and B2B customer mix.
• Double J Meat Packing: Regional beef and bison processor serving ranchers, feedlots, and retailers with harvesting, fabrication, and packaging. Closely comparable service breadth and customer mix to Intermountain.
• Greater Omaha Packing: Privately held beef packer providing custom and contract cattle harvesting, fabrication, and boxed beef. Directly comparable service model and customer set of ranchers, feeders, and retail/foodservice buyers.

Broad incumbents

• National Beef Packing Company: Large U.S. beef packer serving retail, food service, and international customers. Comparable in core beef slaughtering and processing but with broader geographic reach and higher throughput.
• Tyson Foods: Largest U.S. beef processor with nationwide plant footprint. Overlaps with Intermountain in cattle harvesting and boxed beef supply to grocery and food service, but operates at vastly greater scale across multiple proteins.
• JBS USA: Global protein processor with major U.S. beef harvest capacity. Competes with Intermountain for grocery, food service, and export beef volume but as part of a multi-protein, multi-species portfolio.
• Cargill Protein & Salt: Major beef processor within Cargill's broader agricultural portfolio. Overlaps with Intermountain in boxed beef and value-added processing for retail and food service customers.

Regional players

• Western Meat & Sausage / Independent Meat Co. Smaller regional beef and bison processors serving the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West. Comparable geographic focus to Intermountain Packing, with similar rancher and local retailer customer mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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