Schenk Packing Company

What Schenk Packing Company does

Schenk Packing Company is a third-generation, family-owned beef processor headquartered in Stanwood, Washington, operating two USDA federally inspected facilities (Establishment 6056 in Stanwood and Establishment 6056A in Mt. Vernon). The company produces a portfolio of beef products spanning ground beef (chub and case-ready formats), hamburger patties, premium muscle cuts (ribeye, tenderloin, flank, shank, round), and offal items (tripe, tendon, lips, cheek, liver, heart, tongue), sold under sub-brands including Baron's Beef Bun Burgers, Picnic Perfect Beef Patties, and Case Ready Ground Beef across multiple lean grades and a grass-fed variant. Distribution is nationwide through wholesale channels to food service operators and grocers, with retail availability at local stores for individual consumers.

The company's processing technology is anchored in a layered food-safety intervention system operating under a HACCP plan meeting USDA/FSIS requirements and SQF certification recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative. Production-line interventions begin at cattle receiving and continue through to finished-product shipment, encompassing live cattle wash, a proprietary custom hide-removal system, thermal pasteurization cabinet, multiple chlorinated spray chill applications, lactic and organic carcass applications, and rapid mechanical product chilling with cold-chain management. Animal welfare practices follow Dr. Temple Grandin's handling techniques, with weekly internal audits, video surveillance, and annual independent third-party audits.

The business model is wholesale-direct plus retail placement, with no publicly disclosed pricing and sales routed through a direct sales office. Products are sold in bulk wholesale packaging (5–60 pound units) and consumer-friendly formats. The company maintains a vertically integrated closed-loop agricultural cycle through its sister company Lenz Enterprises, which converts manure, paunch, and cattle bedding into topsoil and organic fertilizer used to fertilize hay fields that supply cattle feed, reducing waste-disposal cost and reinforcing a sustainability narrative used in customer marketing.

Name

Schenk Packing Company

Legal name

Schenk Packing Co., Inc.

Website

https://schenkpacking.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Schenk Packing Company is a third-generation family-owned beef processor operating two USDA-inspected facilities in Washington State, producing ground beef, patties, muscle cuts, and offal items for wholesale food service, grocers, and retail consumers nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beef Processing & Meat Packing

NAICS

Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116), Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612), Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Beef Processing & Packing (AFAKALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beef Wholesale (Primal/Subprimal, Boxed Beef) (AFAIADAA), Beef Offal & Variety Meats Processing (Organs, Tongue, Tripe) (AFANAAAH)

Keywords

• Meat packing
• Beef processing
• Wholesale beef
• Ground beef products
• Beef patties

Headquarters

HQ city

Stanwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Beef Product Sales: Sale of wholesale and retail beef products including ground beef, beef patties, muscle cuts, and offal items. Products sold through local retailers and direct wholesale purchase.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Schenk Packing Company is a third-generation, family-owned meat packing and beef processing business that produces and distributes wholesale and retail beef products nationwide. Its portfolio includes ground beef chubs, case ready ground beef, beef patties, hamburger patties, premium muscle cuts, and offal items, manufactured under USDA federal inspection with HACCP and SQF food safety certifications at its Stanwood and Mount Vernon, Washington facilities.

Product overview

Schenk Packing Company is a third-generation family-owned meat packing company producing safe, wholesome beef products distributed nationwide through wholesale and retail channels. The product portfolio centers on ground beef products including Case Ready Ground Beef (available in Heart Healthy 96% lean, 93% lean, 90% lean, and Grass Fed 85% lean varieties), Ground Beef Chubs, Beef Patties, Case Ready Hamburger Patties, and specialty items such as Baron's Beef Bun Burgers and Picnic Perfect Beef Patties. The company also offers higher-value Muscle Cuts (ribeye, tenderloin, flank, shank, round) and Offal Items (tripe, tendon, lips, cheek, liver, heart, tongue). Grass Fed Beef is available as an option across most product lines. Wholesale products are sold in bulk packaging ranging from 5 to 60 pounds, while retail products are packaged in consumer-friendly portions. Both facilities (establishment 6056 and 6056A) are federally inspected by USDA and operate under a HACCP plan with SQF certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Baron's Beef Bun Burgers: Quarter pound beef patties available at 90% lean, 85% lean, 80% lean, and 73% lean. Also offered as Grass Fed Barons patties at 85% lean. Sold in eight, three pound packages.
• Picnic Perfect Beef Patties
• Case Ready Ground Beef

Products and services

• Picnic Perfect Beef Patties

Quantifiable outcome

• Both facilities are USDA federally inspected and SQF certified under Global Food Safety Initiative
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lenz EnterprisescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company that processes manure, paunch, and cattle bedding from Schenk Packing into topsoil and organic fertilizer. This partnership enables sustainable waste management and creates a closed-loop agricultural cycle where waste products are converted into agricultural inputs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tyson Foods: Largest U.S. beef processor and multi-protein food manufacturer. Overlaps with Schenk in beef harvesting, grinding, and case-ready products but operates at vastly greater scale and serves national retail/foodservice channels.
• JBS USA: Subsidiary of JBS S.A. and one of the 'Big Four' U.S. beef packers with national harvest and further-processing capacity. Directly comparable as a beef slaughter and fabrication peer, but at enterprise scale with brands like Swift and Pilgrim's.
• Cargill Protein & Food Solutions: Cargill's North American protein division harvests cattle and produces ground beef, patties, and case-ready products. Comparable to Schenk as a beef processing and wholesale supplier, but operates globally and across multiple proteins.
• National Beef Packing Company: One of the 'Big Four' U.S. beef packers, majority-owned by Marfrig. Produces boxed beef, ground beef, and case-ready products for retail and foodservice. Comparable to Schenk in core processing activities, though at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• American Foods Group: Privately held U.S. beef packer harvesting and fabricating boxed beef, ground beef, and value-added patties for retail and foodservice. Closest comparable in scale and channel mix to Schenk — a family-controlled, multi-plant beef processor competing against the Big Four.
• Greater Omaha Packing: Privately held Midwestern beef packer producing boxed beef, offal, and case-ready ground products for retail and foodservice. Closely comparable to Schenk as a mid-scale, family-style beef processor supplying wholesale channels.

Regional players

• Agri Beef: Boise-based, family-owned beef company operating harvest, fabrication, and branded programs (including Snake River Farms and Double R Ranch) in the Pacific Northwest. Direct Pacific Northwest competitor with comparable premium-branded beef strategy.
• Washington Beef: Toppenish, Washington-based beef processor (now part of the Agri Beef family) harvesting cattle and producing boxed beef, ground beef, and offal. Directly competes with Schenk in Washington State cattle procurement and wholesale beef supply.

Others

• Sysco Corporation: Largest U.S. foodservice distributor, a likely downstream wholesale buyer of Schenk's ground beef, patties, and case-ready products. Comparable as a channel peer reflecting the customer side of Schenk's GTM rather than direct competition.
• US Foods: Major U.S. broadline foodservice distributor that purchases beef and case-ready protein products from regional packers including processors like Schenk. Comparable as a downstream customer/channel rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SchenkPack
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schenk-packing-co-inc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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