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Top 25 Meat rendering companies based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 131 meat rendering companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 6,191 professional contacts across them, including 2,179 with verified work emails. Chicago is the largest hub.

This list covers meat rendering companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
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6,191Contacts tracked
2,179Verified emails
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The 25 largest meat rendering companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 131 meat rendering companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to meat rendering companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceIrving, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+2,039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A pioneer in circularity, Darling Ingredients Inc.(NYSE: DAR) takes materials from the animal agriculture and food industries, and transforms them into valuable ingredients that…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceKansas City, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0001,196 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“National Beef Packing Company, LLC, is America’s Premier Beef Company® Since National Beef® opened the doors to our first processing plant in 1992, we have forged alliances and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect evidenceDetroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000211 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Indirect evidenceHutchinson, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a207 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Agri-Trading, established in 1977, has become an industry leader in the trading and shipping of animal and grain by-products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceVernon, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000203 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Partial evidenceFort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000201 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 1935, Standard Meat Company has offered custom cut, carefully crafted products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceAnkeny, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000196 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Whether you are looking to clean up your label, add appealing attributes to your food or beverage product or improve the nutritional value of your brand, Essentia Protein…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceSwedesboro, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500187 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Thomas Foods International USA is a leading importer of globally sourced protein products and a leader in providing the highest quality protein products throughout North America.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceMundelein, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500120 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our roots run deep, first taking hold in Chicago's fabled meatpacking district in 1860.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50089 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Located in Chicago’s historic Stockyards, Chicago Meat Authority, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50081 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a sustainable company, with a negative carbon footprint that practices a circular economy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceGaffney, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00072 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Brown Packing Co, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceKansas City, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20067 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Integrated Proteins™ is recognized as an industry leader in pet food ingredient sourcing and trading.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceGilman, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50045 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Incobrasa is a soybean processing and biodiesel manufacturing company in Central Illinois with roots in the industry going back over 50 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20044 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Progan, we are dedicated to promoting a sustainable future by sourcing the best ingredients for pet food and farm animal feed around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Indirect evidencePeabody, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20043 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Premier food manufacturer and distributor of beef, poultry, pork, veal and lamb.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Partial evidenceCannon Falls, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20036 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Now in our fifth decade, Lorentz Meats has over 140 employees and we continue to grow in our capabilities to serve national niche meat brands, while maintaining our commitment to…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceRedwood Falls, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00033 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re a family of companies taking care of families in our community and all around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Partial evidenceTracy, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20028 contacts →

Partial evidence

“AMERICAN CUSTOM MEATS, LLC is a food production company based out of 4276 N TRACY BLVD, Tracy, California, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Partial evidenceClackamas, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5027 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Interstate Meat Distributors is a food production company based out of 9550 SE Last Rd, Clackamas, Oregon, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Partial evidencePortland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Morasch Meats was first established as Blue Ribbon Food Service in 1956, by Mel Morasch.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Indirect evidenceStockton, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Partial evidenceFresno, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20024 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Certified Meat Products is your local, family-owned, USDA inspected meat processor based in the agricultural heart of California.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Partial evidenceRedwood Falls, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20023 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Central Bi-Products is a full-service rendering company that eliminates the need for any other rendering company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Indirect evidenceBrookings, SD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Novita Nutrition is an animal nutrition company that produces two branded products, including NovaMeal®, a highly digestible protein for the dairy market and NovaOil®, a renewable…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Meat rendering companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
35.2%Verified-email coverage
47.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
3.8%Largest-city concentration · Chicago
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
40
11-50
41
51-200
27
201-500
10
501-1,000
6
1,001-5,000
2
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 131 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among meat rendering companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “meat rendering companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names meat rendering companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among meat rendering companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,179 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names meat rendering companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many meat rendering companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 131 meat rendering companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Darling Ingredients, headquartered in Irving, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most meat rendering companies?

Chicago leads with 5 headquartered companies, followed by Ankeny (3) and Houston (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,179 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 131 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.