What Evans Meats, Inc. does

Evans Meats, Inc. (doing business as Evans Meats & Seafood) is a privately held, family-owned B2B food distribution company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, founded in 1998 by J.T. "Butch" Evans Jr. The company distributes premium land-based proteins (beef, pork, veal, lamb, game, and poultry), fresh seafood, and specialty provisions (domestic and imported cheeses, cured meats, and dry goods) to independently owned restaurants, hotels, caterers, and retail food shops across six Southeastern U.S. states — Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Louisiana. The company is now in its third generation of Evans family leadership (Addam Evans as President, Chase Evans as VP of Logistics, Hunter Evans as VP of Operations) and traces its heritage to the predecessor Southeastern Meats founded by James T. Evans Sr. in the 1950s.

The operating model is asset-intensive regional food distribution: a fleet of 45 trucks with 42+ drivers executing daily weekday deliveries from a recently relocated 12-dock Birmingham warehouse (2828 Messer Airport Highway, moved in January 2026 from the original Finley Boulevard site). Core capabilities include a fully customizable in-house processing room for fresh seafood and butchering, custom-cut and packaging services, and producer-direct sourcing relationships with suppliers such as Upper Iowa Beef (a primary beef partner where Upper Iowa regularly grades 30% prime), Sequatchie Cove Farms (cheese), a Licensed Certified Angus Beef program maintained since the Southeastern Meats era, and a diversified seafood sourcing network spanning the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Coast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and West Coast. The company received a Top Independent Distributors Award at the 2024 Certified Angus Beef Conference.

Revenue is generated primarily through B2B transaction-based product sales to credit-onboarded business customers (restaurants, hotels, caterers, retail shops), with weekly auto-draft settlement via ACH, Bill.com, and a CardPointe payment portal. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with territory-dedicated sales representatives across major metros and onboarding requiring a formal credit application. A direct-to-consumer sub-brand, "The Son of a Butcher," was launched in 2020 during COVID-19 to extend the same supply chain into consumer sales via curbside pickup and remote fulfillment. The company has no external funding, parent company, or M&A activity disclosed; growth has been funded organically through product and geographic expansion.

Name

Evans Meats, Inc.

Legal name

Evans Meats Inc

Website

https://evansmeats.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Evans Meats & Seafood is a family-owned, Birmingham, Alabama-based B2B food distributor delivering premium meats, fresh Gulf and coastal seafood, cheeses, and specialty provisions to restaurants, hotels, caterers, and retail shops across six Southeastern U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Distribution

NAICS

Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (424440)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Food distribution services
• Meat and seafood
• Specialty cheese
• Restaurant supply
• Protein distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Food Distribution: Evans Meats generates revenue primarily through B2B distribution of land-based proteins (beef, pork, lamb, veal, poultry, game), fresh seafood, cheese, and specialty provisions to restaurants, hotels, caterers, and retail shops. The company offers product customization (cutting, packaging) and delivers across six states with a fleet of 45 trucks.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Evans Meats distributes premium land-based proteins (beef, pork, veal, lamb, game, poultry), fresh seafood (wild-caught and sustainably farmed fish, shellfish), and specialty provisions (domestic and imported cheeses, cured meats, dry goods) to restaurants, hotels, caterers, and retail food shops across six southeastern US states. The company operates its own fleet of 45 refrigerated trucks with 42+ drivers delivering from a Birmingham, Alabama warehouse, and offers value-added customization including custom cuts, packaging, and emergency delivery.

Product overview

Evans Meats & Seafood is a premium food distribution company offering a unified portfolio of land-based proteins, fresh seafood, and specialty provisions. The core offering consists of the main Evans Meats & Seafood distribution brand serving restaurants, hotels, caterers, and retail shops across Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Louisiana. The product range includes: Land Based Proteins (beef, pork, veal, lamb, game, poultry), Seafood (fish, shrimp, scallops, mussels, caviar, octopus), and Cheese & Specialty (domestic and imported cheeses, cured meats, dry goods). A sub-brand called 'The Son of a Butcher' offers direct-to-consumer sales of the same high-quality products. A downloadable Product Book PDF resource is available for customers to browse the full catalog.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Son of a Butcher: Direct-to-consumer platform offering curbside sales and delivery of high-quality meats, seafood, cheeses, and specialty products to consumers. Launched in 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic.

Products and services

• Land Based Proteins Premium protein offering including beef, pork, veal, lamb, game meats, and poultry sourced from family-owned farms and best-in-category producers. Targeted at restaurants, hotels, caterers, and retail food shops that need higher-quality and more unique items than commodity broadliners supply. Includes Licensed Certified Angus Beef offerings and customizable cuts and packaging.
• Seafood Fresh seafood program featuring wild-caught and sustainably farmed fish, shrimp, scallops, mussels, caviar, and octopus sourced from the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Coast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and West Coast. Includes a fully customizable processing room for portioning and packaging, with multiple Gulf trucks delivering fresh product weekly to restaurant and hospitality customers.
• Cheese & Specialty Specialty provisions including domestic and imported cheeses, cured meats, and dry goods (pastas, oils, vinegars, pantry items) sourced from small farms, creameries, and artisan producers such as Sequatchie Cove Farms. Targeted at restaurants, hotels, caterers, and retail food shops seeking differentiated, high-quality specialty items.
• The Son of a Butcher Direct-to-consumer sub-brand offering the same high-quality meats, seafood, cheeses, and specialty products available to restaurant customers, via curbside pickup at the Birmingham warehouse and remote sales locations. Launched during COVID-19 to serve individual consumers.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Upper Iowa BeefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary beef supplier partner. Sales, Purchasing, Management, and Marketing teams visit the producer annually to build relationships and understand their processes. Upper Iowa provides farmer feeders with spec data on every harvest and regularly grades 30% prime.
• Certified Angus BeefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership as a licensed Certified Angus Beef distributor. This partnership began during the Southeastern Meats era and Evans Meats has received awards as a Top Independent Distributor.
• Jones Valley Teaching FarmminorOthersCommunity partner that invests in youth through Birmingham City schools with cross-curricular lessons on farming, nutrition, and culinary arts. Evans Meats supports them financially and with products for events like Twilight Supper.
• Oyster SouthminorOthersCharitable organization connecting communities and providing resources for oyster farming success in the southern US. Evans Meats supports their two annual events: Landlocked and Oyster Symposium.
• Pepper Place MarketminorOthersFarmers market in Birmingham since 2000 connecting Alabama producers with consumers. Evans Meats supports this community initiative focused on fresh, healthy food access.
• Sequatchie Cove FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCheese producer partner making some of the best cheese in the South for 16 years. Evans Meats connects their restaurant customers with producers like Sequatchie Cove.
• Various Seafood ProducerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of seafood partners including Gulf fishermen, Atlantic Coast suppliers, Northeast and West Coast sources, and oyster farmers. Evans Meats prioritizes wild-caught and sustainably farmed fish and attends Seafood Expo North America annually.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• US Foods: Major broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants, hotels, and institutional customers nationwide — overlapping customer base with Evans Meats but competing through scale, private label, and digital procurement tools rather than premium specialty sourcing.
• Gordon Food Service: Large family-controlled broadline foodservice distributor operating across the Eastern US and Canada; comparable family-ownership structure and B2B restaurant focus, though with a broader product portfolio and wider geographic reach.
• Performance Food Group: Large multi-segment foodservice distributor (including Reinhart Foodservice); competes with Evans for restaurant and hotel accounts across the Southeast but lacks Evans' specialty/producer-relationship focus.
• Sysco Corporation: Largest broadline foodservice distributor in North America; competes with Evans across the restaurant and hotel segments across its Southeast operating companies, though it does not specialize in the premium/specialty niche Evans targets.

Regional players

• Shamrock Foods Company: Family-owned broadline foodservice and grocery distributor serving the Southwest/South with comparable product breadth (proteins, dairy, specialty) and similar culture of producer partnerships — analogous family-led regional distributor model.
• Labatt Food Service: Texas-based broadline foodservice distributor with strong family-operator DNA; serves restaurants and institutional customers across the South-central US with a similar B2B sales-led model.
• Cheney Brothers: Florida-based broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants, hotels, and institutions across the Southeast — the most direct geographic head-to-head competitor for Evans Meats in Florida and coastal Alabama.

Direct peers

• Marble & Co Provisions: Specialty meat and seafood distributor serving independent restaurants, hotels, and country clubs in select Southeast markets with custom butchering and producer relationships — direct head-to-head peer of Evans at the specialty tier.
• S. Bertram Inc. Long-established specialty seafood and meat distributor serving restaurants along the Eastern Seaboard — comparable specialty positioning with similar custom-cut and restaurant customer focus.
• Halperns' Steak & Seafood: Specialty meat and seafood distributor serving restaurants, hotels, and country clubs in the Eastern US with custom cuts and value-added processing — directly comparable to Evans Meats on product mix, B2B target customer base, and specialty positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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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