Anderson Meats and Processing

What Anderson Meats and Processing does

Anderson Meats and Processing is a family-owned meat processing facility located at 570 Industrial Park Drive in Hartsville, Tennessee. Founded in 2020 with its slaughter facility opening in 2021, the operation is led by owner Steve Anderson and serves a dual customer base: local farmers and livestock producers needing slaughter and processing services (B2B), and direct-to-consumer buyers purchasing retail cuts on-site or having animals processed for personal consumption (B2C). The facility provides custom-exempt processing for personal-consumption animals and USDA-inspected processing for meat intended for resale, covering beef, pork, lamb, and goat.

The technical core is conventional meat processing delivered with craft specialization: approximately 14-day beef aging contingent on fat cover to prevent yield loss, on-site sugar curing for bacon (requiring two pickup dates during the curing window), bratwurst production, vacuum sealing included at no additional cost on all orders, and overnight carcass chilling for customers who self-break down carcasses. Cut sheets are due within seven days of drop-off, and turnaround is approximately three weeks for beef and one week for lambs, goats, and hogs.

Revenue is generated through three streams: custom processing services priced on hanging hot weight with additional cut-sheet fees, on-site retail beef and pork sales during business hours (Monday-Friday 7:00 am - 3:30 pm), and specialty add-ons such as sugar-cured bacon ($2-3 per pound on initial green weight). A 3.5% processing fee is applied to credit/debit card payments and EBT is accepted for retail sales. Distribution is single-site and direct: animals are dropped at the facility and customers return for pickup. No external funding of substance is disclosed beyond a single $0 round listing Advantage Capital in April 2020, indicating the business has been largely self- or family-financed across its 1-10 employee footprint.

Name

Anderson Meats and Processing

Legal name

Anderson Meats and Processing

Website

https://andersonmeatsandprocessing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Anderson Meats and Processing is a family-owned slaughter and processing facility in Hartsville, Tennessee providing custom-exempt and USDA-inspected processing for beef, pork, lamb, and goat to local farmers and direct-to-consumer buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meat Processing Services

NAICS

Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro primary industry

Beef Processing & Packing (AFAKALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Further Processing (Cooked, Smoked, Cured & Deli Meats) (AFAKALAD)

Keywords

• Custom meat processing
• USDA inspected slaughter
• Retail beef cuts
• Livestock processing services
• Sugar cured bacon

Headquarters

HQ city

Hartsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Meat Processing: Custom exempt processing services for beef, pork, lamb, and goat for families or animals sold in shares. Charges are based on the hanging hot weight of the carcass with additional fees listed on cut sheets. Also includes USDA inspected processing for meat intended for resale.
2. Retail Meat Sales: On-site retail meat sales of beef cuts available during normal business hours. Fresh never frozen items can be pre-ordered.
3. Specialty Processing Services: Sugar curing services for bacon ($3 LB on green weight), brat production, and other specialty processing with additional fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Anderson Meats and Processing is a family-owned slaughter and meat processing facility in Hartsville, Tennessee that provides custom exempt processing and USDA inspected processing for beef, pork, lamb, and goat. The company serves both farmers/livestock producers who bring animals in for processing and direct consumers who purchase retail meat cuts on-site during business hours. Specialty services include sugar cured bacon, brat production, overnight carcass chilling, and vacuum sealing.

Product overview

Anderson Meats and Processing operates a family-owned slaughter facility in Hartsville, Tennessee, offering custom exempt processing and USDA inspected processing services. The core offering consists of meat processing for beef, pork, lamb, and goat, with products including retail cuts, brats, and sugar cured bacon. The facility provides overnight carcass chilling for customers who wish to break down their own carcasses, with vacuum sealing included at no extra cost.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 14-day beef aging process for enhanced flavor and tenderness
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Strauss Brands: Specialty meat processor with a long heritage in custom lamb and veal cuts and direct-to-consumer premium meat programs — comparable in focus on non-commodity species and quality differentiation versus commodity beef.
• Paradise Locker Meats: Family-owned, USDA-inspected small-scale custom meat processor in rural Missouri offering slaughter, processing, and retail cuts for farmers and direct consumers — closely mirrors Anderson Meats' model and customer base.
• Lorentz Meats: Mid-size, family-owned USDA-inspected meat processor serving farmers and retail/foodservice buyers with custom cutting, smoking, and value-added services — comparable in operating model and customer set, though larger in scale.
• Eickman's Processing Company: Multi-generation family USDA-inspected custom slaughter and processing plant in Illinois handling beef, pork, lamb, and other species for farmers and farm-to-consumer buyers — near-direct comparability in services, scale, and family-operator structure.
• Compart Family Farms (Compart's Premium Meats): Multi-generation family pork processor offering custom cutting, cured products (bacon, ham), and farm-direct sales — shares the generational farming provenance and on-site retail/wholesale processing hybrid with Anderson.

Broad incumbents

• Tyson Foods: Largest US meat processor operating across beef, pork, and prepared foods — sets the wholesale and retail price umbrella Anderson's USDA-inspected work must compete against in any expansion beyond Hartsville.
• Smithfield Foods: Vertically integrated US pork powerhouse with national processing and packaged meats — relevant incumbent reference for Anderson's pork (especially the sugar-cured bacon and brats) line if it ever moves into broader distribution.

Emerging players

• Belcampo: Vertically integrated regenerative-meat brand operating its own USDA-inspected processing facility for farm-direct beef, pork, and lamb — analogous ownership/processing-of-own-animals structure, but at materially greater scale and brand investment.
• Cooks Venture: Pasture-raised regenerative meat brand with in-house processing selling DTC via subscription and retail — overlaps with Anderson's transparency/provenance positioning in the same farm-to-consumer category.
• ButcherBox: Subscription-based DTC meat company sourcing from small/regional processors for pasture-raised beef, pork, and chicken — competes for the same conscientious-consumer wallet share Anderson targets via on-site retail.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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

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