Fake Meats LLC

Peer Foods is on the cutting edge of mass customization. It manufactures and distributes a variety of meat products, including bacon, beef, ham, other pork, poultry and sausage to the food service industry. Employee-owned Peer Foods uses traditional natural hickory and hardwood cooking methods to prepare its smoked and roasted meats. Peer also has a culinary center that develops restaurant menus. Along with its 95,000 square foot facility in Chicago, Peer also has a plant in Columbus, Ind., with 130,000 square feet of operation space. Peer has been in continuous operation since 1922. Its beginnings date back to 1867, when Christian Buehler Sr. entered the meatpacking industry with his own pork-packing and general butchering operation in Peoria, Ill.

Founded in 1888, Patrick Cudahy specializes in the manufacture of processed pork products. It offers a range of precooked bacon and sausage products to clients in the food service industry. The company is a packer to produce semi-perishable canned hams. Patrick Cudahy also provides sliced dried beef, Italian-style sausage, salami, pepperoni and sliced bacon. It offers the Portion Perfect sliced meats and lunchmeats and the Pride premium deli meats. In addition, the company provides more than 200 gourmet food products. Patrick Cudahy is a part of Smithfield Foods, which is an international food company with operations throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Europe and Asia.