Harrison Poultry Farm

What Harrison Poultry Farm does

Harrison's Poultry is a four-generation, family-owned butcher shop founded in 1893 and operating from a single storefront at 1201 Waukegan Road in Glenview, Illinois. The company sells premium fresh poultry — including chickens, turkeys, ducks, and pheasants — with complementary offerings of free-range brown eggs sourced from Little Farm on the Prairie (Morris, Illinois) and a curated assortment of locally produced sauces, seasonings, dry pasta, butter, and frozen prepared foods. Expert butchering to customer specifications is provided at no additional charge, and the company explicitly positions itself against mass-market alternatives such as Whole Foods on quality.

The business model is direct-to-consumer retail spanning physical storefront sales, an online ordering channel (Toast-powered) supporting in-store pickup, and a local delivery service across Glenview and Chicago's North Shore. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is effectively quoted at point of sale, with revenue driven by per-transaction poultry and grocery sales rather than subscriptions, licensing, or B2B contracts.

The underlying technology stack is minimal: a single third-party commerce platform (Toast) underpins online ordering, the phone-based rewards program, and the front-end web/mobile experience; there is no proprietary software, app, or AI capability disclosed. Customer acquisition relies on word-of-mouth, on-website testimonials, and the rewards opt-in rather than paid marketing, and the company is privately held with no institutional investors, funding rounds, or public-company signals.

Name

Harrison Poultry Farm

Legal name

Harrison's Poultry

Website

https://harrisonspoultryfarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1893

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Harrison's Poultry is a four-generation, family-owned butcher shop in Glenview, Illinois, selling premium fresh poultry, local free-range eggs, and curated specialty foods direct-to-consumer via a single storefront and Toast-powered online ordering with local delivery across Chicago's North Shore.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Meat & Poultry Retail

NAICS

Poultry Processing (311615)

SIC

Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015)

akta.pro primary industry

Poultry Shops (CRAHAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Poultry Processing & Packing (AFAKALAC)

Keywords

• Fresh poultry retail
• Butcher shop services
• Farm fresh eggs
• Local specialty foods
• Online grocery ordering

Headquarters

HQ city

Decatur, Mississippi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Poultry Sales: The primary revenue stream comes from selling fresh, premium poultry products directly to consumers at their butcher shop location. Products include chickens, turkeys, ducks, and pheasants, with expert butchering services provided at no additional charge.
2. Specialty Food Products: Revenue generated from selling complementary products including fresh free-range eggs from local partner farms, frozen prepared foods, dry pasta, butter, spices, sauces, and seasonings. These products support the company's mission of supporting local farms and small businesses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Harrison's Poultry is a single-location family butcher shop selling fresh, farm-raised poultry (chickens, turkeys, ducks, and pheasants) that is expertly butchered to customer specifications at no additional charge. The shop also stocks fresh free-range brown eggs from partner farm Little Farm on the Prairie, local sauces, seasonings, frozen prepared foods, dry pasta, butter, and spices sourced from nearby small businesses.

Product overview

Harrison's Poultry is a single-location family butcher shop offering a unified product portfolio centered on premium fresh poultry. The core offerings include expertly butchered poultry (chickens, turkeys, ducks, pheasants), fresh local eggs from partner farms, and curated local sauces and seasonings. All products are available via online ordering for pickup or local delivery. The company does not offer a software platform or SaaS product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Premium Poultry

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistent positive customer testimonials citing superior quality compared to organic alternatives from major retailers like Whole Foods

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Little Farm on the PrairieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarrison's Poultry partners with Little Farm on the Prairie, a small family farm located in Morris, Illinois. The farm supplies fresh, free-range brown eggs to Harrison's Poultry. This partnership supports Harrison's commitment to sourcing the freshest local products and supporting local farms and small businesses in the community.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bell & Evans: Bell & Evans is an established premium chicken brand producing air-chilled, organic, and specialty poultry at scale across retail and foodservice. Comparable in premium poultry positioning, though operating as a much larger producer/brand rather than a neighborhood butcher.
• Strauss Brands: Strauss Brands is a specialty meat company offering pasture-raised veal, lamb, and poultry under multiple premium labels. Comparable as a producer of specialty, welfare-forward poultry products distributed to retailers and foodservice.
• Empire Kosher: Empire Kosher is a national premium poultry brand specializing in kosher chicken and turkey products across retail and foodservice. Comparable as a specialty poultry brand focused on a defined quality/production standard.

Emerging players

• Greensbury Market: Greensbury Market is a DTC organic and grass-fed meat and poultry retailer delivering nationwide. Comparable as a digitally-native premium protein specialist serving home cooks seeking higher quality than supermarket offerings.

Direct peers

• D'Artagnan: D'Artagnan is a DTC specialty meat and poultry retailer selling premium, humanely-raised poultry (including heritage breeds, duck, and game birds) to home cooks and chefs. Directly comparable to Harrison's in premium poultry positioning, expert preparation, and DTC fulfillment model.
• Fossil Farms: Fossil Farms is a specialty poultry and game meat supplier offering free-range, heritage, and exotic birds (chicken, duck, pheasant, turkey) to consumers and foodservice. Highly comparable in assortment breadth across specialty poultry categories and farm-to-customer positioning.
• Murray's Chicken: Murray's Chicken is a premium organic and air-chilled chicken brand selling direct to consumers and retailers. Comparable as a premium poultry specialist emphasizing freshness and quality differentiation versus conventional grocery offerings.
• Rastelli's: Rastelli's is a DTC premium meat and poultry retailer offering fresh, organic, and specialty proteins with direct shipping. Comparable in premium-protein positioning, online ordering, and home-cook target customer.
• Joyce Farms: Joyce Farms raises and sells heritage and pasture-raised poultry (and other meats) directly to consumers and chefs. Comparable in its focus on premium, traceable, farm-identified poultry with a quality-over-commodity proposition.

Regional players

• Paulina Market: Paulina Market is a long-standing Chicago-area specialty butcher and grocery offering premium meats, poultry, and prepared foods. Comparable as a Chicago-region specialty protein retailer with a similar in-store butcher and curated assortment model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harrison-poultry-farm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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