Lorentz Meats
Cannon Falls, MN
Full-service USDA-inspected meat packer in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, handling beef and bison slaughter through retail-ready packaging for niche, natural, organic and grass-fed meat brands, from single-animal farmers to national programs. Further processing of beef, bison, pork and poultry includes ground meat, portion cuts, fresh and smoked sausages, snack sticks, bacon and hams, with sample runs of about 200 lb.
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Process
Lit: the preservation processes they state. 3 processes stated in all.
Packaging
1format stated
Minimum order
PublishedFurther processing sample runs should be about 200 lb; regular run minimums depend on the product. Slaughter for individuals has a ten-animal minimum (as of 2026), and a new branded beef program needs 1,000 or more head a year
Certifications
A dark light means their published information does not say, not that they cannot.
What they state
- Plant locations
- Cannon Falls, MN
- Process
- SmokingSlicing and portioningMilling and grinding
- Packaging
- Trays and clamshells
- Products
- Meat and poultryJerky and meat snacks
- Minimum order
- Further processing sample runs should be about 200 lb; regular run minimums depend on the product. Slaughter for individuals has a ten-animal minimum (as of 2026), and a new branded beef program needs 1,000 or more head a yearClose paraphrase of what the plant states. Confirm it on the call; minimums change.
- Food safety certification
- SQFSQF level not verified; SQF Fundamentals is not GFSI benchmarked.
- Other certifications
- Not stated in their published information
- Regulatory scope
- USDA FSIS inspected. The plant says it operates under USDA FSIS inspection, which products with meat or poultry above the FSIS thresholds need.
- Equipment
- Temple Grandin designed chute system
- Smokehouses
- Sausage equipment for curing and cooking
- Batch size or capacity
- 30,000 sq ft facility; over 140 employees
- Services
- Formulation and R&DCold storagePilot and small runsTolling (you supply materials)
- Works with
- Startups and first runsEmerging brandsRegional and national brands
- Also states
- Livestock slaughter (beef, bison)
- Ground meat in chubs, trays or bricks and ready-to-grill patties
- Exact-weight portion cutting
- Hot dogs, wieners, summer sausage, brats
- Injected smoked turkey breasts, spiral-cut hams, bacon
- Natural casings and natural cures
- Emulsion (hot dog) through extra coarse sausages
- Type of company
- Co-packerCo-manufacturer
- Founded
- 1968
How we checked
Verified 2026-10-02 from the manufacturer's published information (7 pages checked).
Their own published information states these capabilities clearly.
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Before you call
- FDA or USDA: when meat or poultry changes the rulesThe 3 percent and 2 percent thresholds, with examples.Lesson
- GFSI, SQF, BRCGS and FSSC 22000 explainedWhich food safety certificates retailers ask for, and which SQF code counts.Lesson
- Co-packer minimum order quantities by categoryPublished minimums by category, and how to compare gallons, cases and pounds.Lesson