Kenrick's Meats & Catering

Name

Kenrick's Meats & Catering

Legal name

Kenrick's Meats & Catering

Website

https://kenricks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Meat Market & Catering Services

NAICS

Meat Retailers (445240), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Special Food Services (7223), Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Butcher Shops & Meat Markets (CRAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Game & Specialty Meats Wholesale (Venison, Bison, etc.) (AFAIADAG)

Keywords

• Specialty meat market
• Full-service catering
• Wholesale meat supply
• Custom sausage production
• Wild game processing

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Meat Sales: Walk-in retail customers purchase fresh cuts, prepared foods, deli meats, and specialty items from the butcher shop. Includes K Cafe for quick-service meals.
2. Wholesale Meat Distribution: Supplying over 100 restaurants in St. Louis area with fresh-cut steaks and menu products from USDA facility. B2B relationship with local eateries.
3. Catering Services: Full spectrum of catering from corporate events, weddings, private parties, to holiday dinners. Includes full-service on-site catering, pickup/delivery options, and party rentals (BBQ pits, coolers, beer trailers).
4. E-commerce and Shipping: Online store selling meat packages, gift baskets, and prepared foods with delivery to Missouri and Illinois zip codes, plus UPS/FedEx shipping nationwide.
5. Wild Game Processing: Fee-based venison processing service including skinning, sausage making, jerky, and specialty processing for hunters.
6. Fundraiser Programs: Church groups, Boy Scouts, and organizations raise funds through BBQ and pizza fundraisers with Kenrick's supplying products and equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kenrick's Meats & Catering is a family-owned specialty meat market and full-service catering company operating from a USDA-inspected facility in St. Louis, MO. It sells fresh cuts, over 80 varieties of homemade sausages, deli meats, hams, and St. Louis-style pizzas, and supplies wholesale cuts to over 100 local restaurants. Its catering division handles corporate events, weddings, private parties, BBQs, whole hog roasts, and fundraisers, supported by 28 mobile BBQ pits and party rentals.

Product overview

Kenrick's Meats & Catering operates as a multi-faceted meat market and catering company with a core retail Meat Market featuring USDA-inspected products, an e-commerce Online Store for gift steak packages and prepared foods, and a full-service Catering division. The Meat Market offers over 80 varieties of specialty sausages, homemade deli meats, and St. Louis-style pizzas made in-house. The K Cafe provides fresh fried chicken and deli sandwiches for dine-in or Uber Eats delivery. The Wholesale division services over 100 St. Louis restaurants from a USDA facility. The company also provides Wild Game Processing for venison and offers Fundraiser programs. Catering services span buffet, BBQ, wedding, corporate events, and themed menus with equipment rentals including over 28 mobile BBQ pits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Joe the Butcher: Brand identity and mascot representing the company's butcher shop heritage, associated with Joe Weinmann who purchased the business in 1975.

Products and services

• Meat Market (Retail Butcher Shop) Retail butcher shop at 4324 Weber Road, St. Louis, MO offering USDA-inspected fresh cuts of beef, poultry, pork, hams, and specialty items to walk-in consumers.
• K Cafe On-site quick-service cafe offering fresh fried chicken, deli sandwiches, homestyle dinners, and daily specials for dine-in, carry-out, and Uber Eats delivery in St. Louis.
• Wholesale Meats USDA-inspected wholesale meat supply servicing over 100 restaurants in the St. Louis area with fresh-cut steaks, full product line, and Union butcher menu support.
• Specialty Sausages Over 80 varieties of fresh sausages made daily in-house using highest-quality meat and original recipes, including the signature Ozark Grillers bacon-wrapped beef and cheddar nuggets.
• Specialty Hams Black Label hams available in bone-in, boneless, whole, sliced, or spiral-cut styles with traditional and specialty garnishments.
• Homemade Deli Meats Additive-free, fresh deli meats made in-house, including roast beef, smoked pork loin, Canadian bacon, pastrami, turkey, bologna, and specialty sausages.
• Kenrick's St. Louis-Style Pizza Fresh St. Louis-style pizzas with Mozzarella-Provel cheese blend, available in cheese, sausage, pepperoni, and deluxe varieties, plus pre-orderable and build-your-own options.
• Ready to Grill & Bake Pre-marinated and prepared grilling items including kabobs, stuffed chicken breasts, bacon-wrapped pork tenderloins, Ozark Grillers, and gourmet specialty burgers.
• Prepared Foods Fully cooked, individually packaged meals and side dishes, including over 80 freezer-ready items and freshly made meals for on-the-go convenience.
• Meat Packages (Gift Packages) Bulk freezer meat packages and gift packages including Steak Sampler, Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon, Kenrick's Special, Big Joe's Favorite, Meat Saver, Value Meat, and Bulk Freezer packages — available online with nationwide UPS/FedEx shipping.
• Wild Game Processing Venison processing services for hunters, including skinning, standard saw cut, summer sausage, salami, landjaeger, jerky, and bratwurst production.
• Fundraiser Programs BBQ and pizza fundraiser programs for schools, churches, Boy Scouts, and other organizations, supplying meat, equipment, and supplies to support their fundraising efforts.
• Catering Services Full-service catering for corporate events, weddings, private parties, and holiday dinners, offered as hot/cold pickup, delivery, or full-service on-site catering with over 28 mobile BBQ pits.
• BBQ Catering BBQ catering with over 28 mobile BBQ pits, offering pulled pork, pulled chicken, smoked brisket, grilled hamburgers, and whole hog roasts for events.
• Whole Hog Roast Old-fashioned slow-roasted whole pig service with on-site carving, variety of sauces, and Kenrick's special seasoning.
• Wedding Catering Full-service wedding catering with event planning, coordination, equipment rentals, and custom menu creation for receptions and luncheons.
• Corporate Catering Corporate event catering with flexible planning options from full service to pickup/delivery, including BBQ and boxed lunch options.
• Boxed Meals Gourmet box lunch catering with fresh sandwiches, crisp salads, signature sides, and desserts.
• BBQ Pit Rentals BBQ pit rentals available in single, double oval, and single combo configurations, with pickup or delivery and setup options.
• Cooler Unit & Beer Trailer Rentals Cooler unit rentals for keeping event supplies cold and beer trailer rentals for on-tap beverage service at events.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Volpi Foods: St. Louis-area cured and specialty meat producer with national distribution and DTC channels; comparable regional heritage meat brand with wholesale and direct-to-consumer reach from the same metro.
• Salt + Smoke: St. Louis-based BBQ restaurant group and catering operation; competes with Kenrick's BBQ catering, whole hog roast, and event-services segment in the same local market.

Direct peers

• Schweid & Sons: Fourth-generation ground beef specialist supplying restaurants and food retailers plus a DTC consumer line; similar diversification between foodservice wholesale and consumer packaged products.
• Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors: NYC-based premium meat purveyor serving both restaurants (wholesale) and consumers (retail and DTC). Closest comparable on the wholesale-to-restaurants plus premium retail dual-channel model with strong brand identity.
• Lobel's: Six-generation family butcher with in-store retail in NYC and a national mail-order gift package business built around heritage recipes and premium cuts — directly analogous to Kenrick's Joe the Butcher brand and $148-$180 steak packages.

Broad incumbents

• Omaha Steaks: Largest US direct-to-consumer mail-order steak and gift package company; competes with Kenrick's e-commerce steak samplers and gift basket offering nationally.
• ButcherBox: Subscription-based DTC meat company with national reach; competes for freezer-stocking meat package customers who might otherwise buy Kenrick's Meat Saver or Bulk Freezer packages.

Emerging players

• Snake River Farms: American Wagyu and specialty beef brand selling via mail-order gift boxes; another competitor in the high-end meat gifting and DTC segment.
• Porter Road: Online craft butcher shipping pasture-raised cuts and subscription boxes direct to consumers; emerging alternative for premium meat buyers who might otherwise order from Kenrick's.
• Crowd Cow: DTC meat marketplace connecting consumers to independent farms and ranches; competes with Kenrick's online store for nationwide premium-meat gift and home-delivery orders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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