Pritzlaff Wholesale Meats

Name

Pritzlaff Wholesale Meats

Legal name

Pritzlaff Wholesale Meats

Website

https://www.pritzlaffmeats.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Meat Distribution

NAICS

Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (42444), Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (42442)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Meat Packing Plants (2011), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Refrigerated Meat & Charcuterie Wholesale (AFAIAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refrigerated Meat & Seafood (Processed/Packaged) (CRADACAK), Shelf-Stable Processed Meats (Canned, Retort Pouches, Jerky/Meat Snacks) (AFANAEAJ)

Keywords

• Wholesale meat distribution
• Meat processing services
• Aged beef products
• Foodservice supply
• Custom meat cutting

Headquarters

HQ city

New Berlin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Meat Distribution: Primary revenue stream from distributing quality meats (beef, pork, poultry, lamb, wild game) to restaurants, hotels, country clubs, and retail/grocery establishments. Products are vacuum packaged, boxed, and delivered fresh via refrigerated trucks.
2. Direct-to-Consumer E-commerce: Warehouse Sale section enables direct consumer purchases of pre-packaged meat boxes ranging from $35 (Bacon Box) to $730 (High Steaks Box). Order cutoff Wednesday 3pm, Friday pickup.
3. Corporate Gift Boxes: Sale of signature gift selections filled with mixed variety of fine meat selections for corporate clients, business colleagues, family, and friends. Four distinct gift box options available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pritzlaff Wholesale Meats is a third-generation, family-owned wholesale distributor and manufacturer of quality meats serving fine dining restaurants, hotels, country clubs, and retail/grocery establishments across Southeastern Wisconsin and the Chicago area. The company hand-cuts, ages (21–28 days for beef), and delivers more than 300 fresh and frozen beef, pork, veal, lamb, poultry, wild game, and prepared meat items via refrigerated trucks, with additional direct-to-consumer and corporate gift-box offerings.

Product overview

Pritzlaff Wholesale Meats is a third-generation family-owned wholesale meat distributor and manufacturer serving fine dining restaurants, hotels, country clubs, and retail/grocery customers throughout Southeastern Wisconsin and Chicago since 1942. The company operates as a single unified offering—quality meat distribution—with core product categories including Beef (USDA Choice/Prime/Angus/Kobe, aged 21-28 days), Pork, Veal, Lamb, Poultry, Wild Game, and Frozen Foods. Additional offerings include specialty Gift Boxes (Cattleman's Box, Sampler Box, Grill Master Special, Sandwich Lovers Special) and a Warehouse Sale section featuring value-priced bulk boxes (Griller Box, All Steaks Box, All Filets, Summer Selection, Comfort Food Carton, Ribs N Chicken, Grill Master Deluxe, Cattleman Box, and more). Products are cut to order by Master Butchers with 15+ years of experience and delivered fresh in refrigerated trucks. The company also operates a secondary facility, Riverside Meats in Waukesha, WI, producing specialty prepared meats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Riverside Meats: A secondary label processing facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin producing specialty prepared and ready-to-eat products including pastrami, corned beef, sausage, and other smoked and marinated specialty prepared meats.

Products and services

• Beef Products Wholesale beef including USDA Choice and Prime grades, Angus beef, Kobe/Wagyu beef, and custom cuts such as rib roasts, ribeye steaks, NY strip steaks, T-bone steaks, filet mignon, and ground chuck, aged 21–28 days in temperature-controlled coolers and hand-cut to order for fine dining and retail customers.
• Pork Products Wholesale pork cuts including French Crown Roast, Pork Prime Rib, Baby Back Ribs, Pork Tenderloin, Center-Cut Pork Chops (bone-in and boneless), Italian Sausage Patties, and Bratwurst Patties for restaurants and retail buyers.
• Veal Products All-natural veal cuts including Dutch veal, Veal Rack Roasts, Veal Chops, Veal Tenderloin, Veal Cutlets, veal loins, best ends, topsides, livers, and sweetbreads for fine dining customers.
• Lamb Products Domestic lamb including French Rack of Lamb, Boneless Leg of Lamb Roast, Lamb Shank, and Lamb Loin Chop, sourced and hand-cut by Master Butchers for restaurants and retailers.
• Poultry Products All-natural poultry including chicken, turkey, duck, pheasant, quail, geese, and Cornish Game Hens; all chicken is processed at the USDA Poultry Processing Plant in New Berlin, WI.
• Wild Game Products Wild game meats including free-range Buffalo, Wild Boar trapped in West Texas (USDA inspected), farm-raised Venison/Red Deer from New Zealand, and New Zealand Elk (100% all natural, no hormones or antibiotics).
• Frozen Foods Frozen appetizers, soups, and sides sourced from vendors including Patrick Cudahy, Supreme Meats, Usinger's, Icelandic, Riverside Meats, and Jennie-O for foodservice and retail.
• Cattleman's Box (Gift Box) Premium gift box for beef connoisseurs containing USDA Choice cuts: two 18oz Bone-In Ribeye, two 14oz Bone-In Strip, two 16oz T-Bone, two 8oz Filet, and two 8oz Sirloin, sold through the corporate gift and warehouse sale channel.
• Sampler Box (Gift Box) Elegant selection of aged USDA Choice beef including Filet Mignon, NY Strip, and Sirloin; contains two 5oz Filet and two 12oz New York Strip, sold through the gift box channel.
• Grill Master Special (Gift Box) Signature selection designed for social gatherings containing two 6oz Sirloin, two 8oz Ribeye, two 8oz Boneless Pork Chop, two 8oz Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, and two 12oz Pork Porter House; available with a Deluxe upgrade to four pieces of each.
• Sandwich Lovers Special (Gift Box) Variety pack for sandwich enthusiasts containing four 4oz Sirloin Steak, four 8oz Chuck Patties, four 5oz Italian Patties, and four 5oz Brat Patties.
• Bacon Box (Warehouse Sale) 5lb Double Smoked Bacon Thick Cut box sold through the direct-to-consumer warehouse sale channel with Wednesday order cutoff and Friday pickup at the New Berlin facility.
• Cattleman Box (Warehouse Sale) Warehouse sale box containing two 18oz Angus Choice Bone-In Ribeye, two 14oz Angus Choice Bone-In Strip Steak, two 16oz Angus Choice T-Bone Steak, two 8oz Center Cut Tenderloin Filet, and two 8oz Choice Top Sirloin.
• Griller Box (Warehouse Sale) Warehouse sale box containing five 2lb Brisket Burgers, four 12oz Angus NY Strips Choice, four 18oz Angus Bone-In Ribeye Choice, and two Gold n Plump Fryers.
• All Steaks Box (Warehouse Sale) Warehouse sale box containing 16 pieces of 10oz USDA Boneless Rib Eye Banquet Steaks, frozen.
• All Filets (Warehouse Sale) Warehouse sale box containing 20 pieces of 8oz Center Cut Tenderloin Filets sold directly to consumers for pickup at the New Berlin facility.
• Comfort Food Carton (Warehouse Sale) Warehouse sale box containing two 2lb Beef Stew Meat, two 4lb Beef Chuck Roast, two 2lb Ground Beef, two 2lb Meatloaf Mix (beef-veal-pork), two 2lb Boneless Pork Country Style Ribs, one 4lb Boneless Pork Loin Roast, two 3¼lb Frying Chickens, and eight 6oz Boneless Beef Short Ribs.
• Ribs N Chicken (Warehouse Sale) Warehouse sale box containing four slabs of Pork Baby Back Ribs (1½–2lb average) and four Gold n Plump Fryers (3¼lb average).
• Grill Master Deluxe (Warehouse Sale) Deluxe warehouse sale box with four pieces each: 6oz Choice Sirloin, 8oz Choice Boneless Ribeye, 8oz Boneless Pork Chop, 16oz Pork Porter House, and 8oz Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast.
• Summer Sizzler (Warehouse Sale) Seasonal warehouse sale box containing 10 pieces of 8oz Angus New York Strip, 8 pieces of 4oz Tenderloin Filet Steak Sandwich, and 8 pieces of 4oz Sirloin Sandwich Steaks.
• Summer Selection Box (Warehouse Sale) Seasonal summer grilling selection warehouse sale box sold through the direct-to-consumer channel with Friday pickup.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70+ years in business as third-generation family company
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Patrick CudahycoreOthersMajor supplier partner providing smoked meats and specialty pork products. Featured brand in Pritzlaff's product lineup.
• Supreme MeatscoreOthersKey supplier partner providing quality meat products. Part of regular vendor rotation.
• Usinger'scoreOthersRenowned sausage and meat products supplier. Featured brand in Pritzlaff's product offerings.
• IcelandicsecondaryOthersSupplier partner providing seafood and specialty products.
• Riverside MeatscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary processing facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin owned by Bruce and Herb Pritzlaff. Processes Pritzlaff's specialty prepared and ready-to-eat Riverside Meats label products including pastrami, corned beef, sausage, and smoked specialty prepared meats. Originally processed local cattle, provided freezer locker services and housed small retail butcher shop.
• Jennie-OcoreOthersMajor turkey and poultry supplier. Featured vendor for all-natural poultry products.
• Creekstone FarmssecondaryOthersSupplier partner. Pritzlaff links to Creekstone Farms recipe blog from their website.
• Culinart GroupminorOthersFood service management company partner.
• Heritage PorksecondaryOthersSupplier partner for specialty pork products.
• Strauss BrandsminorOthersSupplier partner for premium beef products.
• Maple Leaf FarmssecondaryOthersDuck and poultry supplier partner.
• HormelminorOthersNational brand partner for prepared meat products.
• Joseph's Gourmet PastaminorOthersSpecialty food partner providing gourmet pasta products.
• Farmington FoodsminorOthersMeat products supplier partner.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Buckhead Beef: Premium portion-controlled meat and seafood supplier serving white-tablecloth restaurants, hotels, and country clubs across the Southeast. Closely comparable business model (B2B foodservice + aged/specialty meat) and customer profile (fine dining, hospitality).
• Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors: Premium meat purveyor serving NYC's top fine-dining restaurants and hotels with custom-cut, dry-aged, and specialty proteins. Operates an owned processing/aging facility and a DTC storefront - the closest analog to Pritzlaff's model, just at the high end of a different regional market.
• DeBragga: NYC-based wholesale meat purveyor supplying fine-dining chefs and butcher shops with dry-aged, hand-cut, and heritage-breed proteins. Same artisan / hand-cut positioning and restaurant-centric customer base, just in the Northeast.
• Allen Brothers / Chicago Steak & Seafood: Chicago-headquartered premium meat distributor and mail-order steak company supplying restaurants and consumers with custom-cut, dry-aged, and specialty beef. Direct comparable in geography (Chicago overlap), product mix (aged steaks, gift boxes), and channel mix (B2B + DTC).
• Halperns' Steakhouse & Seafood: Specialty distributor of premium steaks, portioned meats, and seafood to fine-dining establishments and country clubs across the Eastern US. Same go-to-market (custom cuts, field sales, foodservice focus) and product focus (aged/portion-controlled beef) as Pritzlaff.
• Lobel's: Family-run, multi-generational premium meat purveyor combining wholesale supply to top restaurants with a well-known mail-order/gift-box DTC business. Direct match on family ownership, aged premium beef, and dual B2B + DTC revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• Sysco: Largest U.S. broadline foodservice distributor with extensive meat, poultry, and specialty protein offerings across all customer segments. Set the structural benchmark for foodservice distribution scale against which smaller regional purveyors like Pritzlaff differentiate on quality and service.
• US Foods: One of the largest broadline foodservice distributors in the U.S., supplying restaurants, hotels, and grocers with a full assortment including premium meats. Doesn't compete on artisan craft but competes for the same restaurant procurement dollars at scale.

Emerging players

• Omaha Steaks: Iconic direct-to-consumer premium beef, gift-box, and frozen-meat brand that overlaps meaningfully with Pritzlaff's DTC gift-box and warehouse-sale lines. Useful scale comp for the DTC channel but does not pursue the same fine-dining wholesale book.
• ButcherBox: Subscription-based DTC brand delivering premium cuts (grass-fed beef, heritage pork, wild-caught seafood, free-range chicken) directly to consumers. Represents the digital-first threat and benchmark for the consumer-facing side of Pritzlaff's premium meat business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 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

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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