Standard Meat to build protein processing plant in Texas

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Standard Meat Co. said it plans to start constructing a new protein processing plant in Fort Worth.

The 166,000-square-foot facility will sit in a renovated, historic 1955 meat processing plant in Fort Worth’s northside, close to the Standard Meat Co.’s headquarters in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The plant will be the fifth processing facility run by the company.

“Standard Meat Company was founded in Fort Worth by our great-grandfather in 1935,” said Ben Rosenthal, chief executive officer and co-president of Standard Meat Co. “With the location of our fifth plant here in the historic Stockyards area, we’re not just constructing a facility, we’re revitalizing a piece of our city’s industrial legacy. At Standard Meat, we’re all-in on Fort Worth and on bringing new investment and jobs to the place we’ve always called home.”

In 2023, Standard Meat purchased the building for development and expects to install a sous vide line. With an expanded capacity at the new site, additional sous vide lines will be available along with other production lines needed to explore future technologies and address emerging opportunities.

“At Standard Meat, we don’t demand that our clients choose from a fixed menu of products and services,” Rosenthal said. “Instead, we look for out-of-the-box solutions for each client’s unique needs. With this new plant, we’ll have even more flexibility to introduce cutting-edge technologies and processes, doing everything we can do to drive business forward for our clients.”

Along with the announcement, Standard Meat named longtime employee Adam Speirs as plant manager for the new project. Speirs will oversee the finalization of construction, equipment installation and oversee the operations.

“We’re always thrilled to fill management positions from within the company, and with Adam Speirs, we couldn’t have asked for a better candidate,” said Ashli Rosenthal Blumenfeld, co-president of Standard Meat Co. “He comes to this position with an 18-year track record of responsibility and excellence.”

Speirs serves on the design and construction team for the new plant and will coordinate company strategy with outside construction partner CSC Group and architecture and engineering partner Schemmer Group.

“As ongoing plant manager once the plant is open, we know we can rely on him to ensure the facility meets current client needs, adapts quickly to future strategies, and satisfies team member expectations as a terrific place to work,” Rosenthal Blumenfeld said.