Name

Dickson's Farmstand

Legal name

Dickson's Farmstand Meats

Website

https://dicksonsfarmstand.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Butcher Shop

NAICS

Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Butcher Shops & Meat Markets (CRAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charcuterie & Cured Meats Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAE)

Keywords

• Artisan butcher shop
• House-made charcuterie
• Premium meat retail
• Whole-animal butchery
• Dry-aged beef

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fresh Meat Retail: Sale of premium fresh beef, pork, lamb, and poultry sourced from upstate New York farms. Products sold by weight at the Chelsea Market meat counter.
2. House-made Charcuterie and Dried Meats: Production and sale of beef jerky, salamis, and dried meat sticks made in-house. Includes gift boxes and sampler packs.
3. Restaurant and Prepared Foods: On-site kitchen serving BBQ, steaks, chops, and prepared foods. Includes salumi bar with beer and wine service.
4. Catering Services: Event catering including grill masters, in-store events, hot dog hot boxes, and charcuterie boards for private events of 10-200+ guests.
5. Educational Classes: Butchery, sausage making, and tasting/pairing classes taught by meat experts. Classes include complimentary beer, wine, and charcuterie.
6. Gift Cards and Merchandise: Sale of gift certificates (starting at $50) and branded merchandise including t-shirts and hats.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dickson's Farmstand is a neighborhood butcher shop and restaurant in Chelsea Market, New York, selling premium fresh beef, pork, lamb, and poultry sourced from small upstate New York family farms, alongside house-made charcuterie (dry-cured salamis, beef jerky, sausages, pâtés, rillettes). The operation combines a fresh meat counter, prepared-foods kitchen with salumi bar, and a gift/merchandise offering. It supplements the brick-and-mortar shop with e-commerce, catering services, and educational butchery classes.

Product overview

Dickson's Farmstand is a neighborhood butcher shop and restaurant in Chelsea Market, New York, offering artisanal meats and house-made charcuterie. The company operates as a unified offering combining a fresh meat counter, prepared foods restaurant with salumi bar, and catering services. The core product portfolio centers on house-made dried meats (beef jerky, beef sticks, and salami), fresh premium cuts (beef, pork, lamb, poultry), prepared foods, and educational classes. All meat is sourced from small, family farms in upstate New York, with an emphasis on humanely-raised, high-quality animals without added hormones or antibiotics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• House-made beef jerky Small-batch, hand-sliced beef jerky made in-house from locally-raised, naturally-raised beef, available in Salt & Pepper, Texas BBQ, Campfire, Chili & Star Anise, and Habanero flavors; sold by quarter pound.
• Beef sticks (Pepperoni and Star Anise & Chili) All-beef pepperoni-style sticks made from locally-raised beef, seasoned, fermented, smoked, and slowly dehydrated; Pepperoni at $14.50 and Star Anise & Chili at $15.50 each.
• House-made salami collection Artisanal dry-cured salami made in-house from locally-sourced Berkshire pork and beef; varieties include Finocchiona Fennel, Cacio E Pepe, Dry-Cured Chorizo, Sweet Soppressata, Fuet, Lemon & Thyme, Maya, Hot Soppressata, Pistachio & Orange Peel, and Tres Chiles, priced at $12.00 each.
• Fresh meat counter (beef, pork, lamb, poultry) Premium fresh beef, pork, lamb, and poultry (chicken, duck, turkey, capon, rabbit) sold by weight at the Chelsea Market meat counter, sourced from small family farms in upstate New York.
• Prepared foods and salumi bar restaurant On-site kitchen serving house-made BBQ, steaks, chops, and prepared foods, plus an in-house salumi/salami bar paired with beer and wine; daily happy hour 4-6pm M-F; kitchen open 11am-8:30pm.
• Catering services Full-service catering including Grill Masters (off-site grilling), in-store events for 12-200 guests, Hot Dog Hot Box (40-100 hot dogs), and charcuterie boards, available at Chelsea Market or on customer location; quote-based pricing.
• Butchery and charcuterie classes Educational classes taught by meat experts at the Chelsea Market shop, including Whole Hog Butchery demos, Breaking Beef, Sausage Making 101, and Salumi, Charcuterie & Wine tastings; classes include complimentary beer, wine, and charcuterie; private group bookings available via FareHarbor.
• NYC grocery delivery (via Mercato) Fresh meats and groceries delivered anywhere in New York City through the Mercato platform or via direct email orders at [email protected].
• Gift certificates Pre-loaded gift cards available in denominations from $50 to $200, redeemable in the Chelsea Market store.
• DFM branded merchandise Branded Dickson's t-shirts and hats sold in various colors and sizes (S-XL) at $20.00 each.
• Dog treats (beef jerky for dogs) Lean beef dog treats made from locally-raised beef, sliced and dehydrated, with no filler, salt, or wheat; priced at $12.50 per one-third pound.
• Heritage ham (boneless) Classic city-style boneless heritage ham brined for seven days and smoked for 20 hours with hickory and applewood; sold at $16.99/lb in half (4 lb) or whole (8 lb) sizes.
• Jerky gift sampler box Curated multi-flavor jerky gift box containing 6 bags ($81.00) or 8 bags ($108.00), for gifting.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, primary, supplemental and minor.

• MercatocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMercato is a grocery delivery platform that enables Dickson's Farmstand to offer fresh meat and grocery delivery anywhere in New York City. Customers can order through Mercato or directly via email.
• Wrighteous OrganicsprimaryOthersPrimary beef supplier located in Schoharie, NY. Martin Tessarzik raises beef on pasture and finishes with certified organic grains. Supplies approximately 90% of Dickson's beef (3.5-5 whole beef per week). Farm to market distance is 175 miles.
• Sir William AngusprimaryOthersPrimary pork, lamb, and veal supplier in Craryville, NY. Bruce Conover and son operate on 200 acres of pasture, breeding certified Angus beef and 100% Berkshire pigs. Supplies 5-10 whole pigs and 3-8 whole lambs per week. Farm to market distance is 235 miles.
• Finger Lakes Farms/Grassland FarmsprimaryOthersPrimary supplier of chicken, rabbit, and eggs located in Romulus, NY.
• Snowdance FarmprimaryOthersHeritage chicken supplier located in Livingston Manor, NY.
• Goffle Road PoultrysupplementalOthersSupplier of whole chickens, chicken parts, turkey, and capon located in Wyckoff, NJ.
• Double L RanchcoreOthersSlaughterhouse and abattoir located in Altamont, NY (12 miles west of Albany). Owned and operated by Lowell Carson and his two sons. All animals are processed here. During busy days, 10 cows are processed (compared to 150-400 per hour at large facilities). This small scale allows for safe and humane handling. Dickson's carcasses are dry-aged here for 10-17 days.
• Rosenkrans Natural BeefsupplementalOthersSupplemental beef cuts supplier located in Seneca Falls, NY.
• Happy Valley Meat CompanysupplementalOthersSupplemental beef cuts supplier.
• Heritage Foods USAsupplementalOthersSupplemental pork cuts supplier.
• Pineland FarmssupplementalOthersSupplier of Denver steak and boneless short ribs.
• La Belle FarmssupplementalOthersDuck supplier located in Sullivan County, NY. Provides duck breasts and whole ducks.
• Joe Jurgielewicz & SonssupplementalOthersWhole Pekin duck supplier located in Lancaster, PA.
• FareHarborminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party booking platform used for scheduling and managing class reservations for butchery, sausage making, and tasting/pairing classes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Heritage Foods USA: Distribution partner and supplier of heritage-breed meats from small family farms. Already a supplemental supplier to Dickson's, but the comparable category is heritage/breed-specific meat retail and direct farm-to-door e-commerce.

Direct peers

• Di Palo Fine Foods: Iconic Little Italy/Grand Central Italian specialty food shop with cheese, salumi, prepared foods, and gift curation. Comparable specialty retailer format targeting NYC food enthusiasts with artisanal import-and-domestic cured meats.
• Marlow & Daughters: Lower East Side/Williamsburg artisanal butcher shop sourcing heritage-breed meats from small regional farms, with salumi and prepared foods. Mirrors Dickson's premium, farm-identifiable, whole-animal ethos in the same NYC market.
• The Meat Hook: Williamsburg, Brooklyn butcher shop specializing in whole-animal butchery from local farms, with house-made charcuterie, prepared foods, and catering. Closest direct peer in NYC given its urban-butcher-shop format and farm-direct sourcing approach.
• Porter Road: Pasture-raised, farm-direct online and retail butcher (Nashville-origin) with whole-animal butchery, dry-aging, house-made charcuterie, and e-commerce shipping. Comparable operating model of retail-plus-DTC butcher with curated farm supply.
• Fleisher's Grass-fed & Organic Meats: NYC-area butcher shop chain (originally Philadelphia) focused on grass-fed and pasture-raised meats with in-house processing and whole-animal butchery. Directly comparable business model as a retail butcher with premium, transparently-sourced meat plus prepared foods.

Broad incumbents

• DeBragga: Long-standing NYC meat purveyor specializing in dry-aged beef and artisanal cuts to restaurants and retailers. Operates in same premium NYC meat category with broader wholesale distribution than Dickson's retail-focused model.
• Eataly: Italian-themed artisanal food marketplace with meat counter, salumi offerings, prepared foods, restaurant, retail, and educational programming. Overlaps with Dickson's Chelsea Market environment on experiential retail and curated charcuterie.
• Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors: Established NYC premium meat purveyor supplying top restaurants and retail customers with custom dry-aged beef. Larger and more wholesale-oriented than Dickson's, but operates in the same premium/artisanal meat category with dry-aging capability.

Emerging players

• Belcampo: Farm-to-table butcher/restaurant concept with in-house dry-aging, house-made charcuterie, and own-ranch sourcing. Shares Dickson's vertical-integration thesis and whole-animal utilization, though at multiple locations and broader geographic scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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