Leading the Way in Quality Beef
National Beef Packing Company is one of the largest beef processing companies in the United States, processing and marketing fresh beef and beef by-products across the U.S. and internationally. Our processing facilities in Dodge City, Kansas and Liberal, Kansas along with our Brawley, California facility provide beef products to retailers, food service providers, distributors and further processors. Additionally, our case-ready facilities in Moultrie, Georgia and Hummels Wharf, Pennsylvania and portion cutting facility in Kansas City, Kansas provide further processed and packaged meat for a broad spectrum of customer needs and specifications. With the addition of our wet blue hide processing facility in St. Joseph, Missouri in 2009, we continue to develop core capabilities and drive value for the products we deliver to the marketplace.

Along with a significant commitment to offering a broad portfolio of products and programs that build value for our customers, our commitment to operating with the highest level of food safety and processing innovation has supported our growth from a single plant in 1992, to the fourth largest U.S. beef processor.

Striving To Deliver Customer Success
Leadership requires an approach that combines exceptional quality, processing innovation and products and programs that deliver marketplace solutions. Our unique approach extends to every facet of our business, from the trusted partnerships we’ve built with our cattle suppliers to our investment in processing and distribution efficiencies and the leading products and programs we deliver.

In the end, our commitment is evident in the quality we put in every box and the exceptional service and support behind every program. It’s what our customers have come to depend on from National Beef.

Quality Supply Alliances Build Consistency
Along with the strategic location of our two western Kansas plants, National Beef has built supplier alliances with leading ranchers and feeders with a vested interest in raising the best beef possible. From the best genetics and management programs to providing quality grain diets, the aim of National Beef suppliers is to deliver the superior beef cattle our customers demand. These committed ranchers are the foundation for exceptional product quality and ensure we can offer a consistent supply of the best beef available.

Processing Innovation That Drives Quality
At National Beef we're committed to innovation, and our investment in state-of-the-art facilities, food safety interventions and process controls demonstrates our commitment to delivering top quality. Throughout all of our processing, case-ready and portion cutting facilities we continually implement programs, technologies and procedures to ensure safe, consistent beef processing. Our innovative Biologic® Food Safety System is more than an industry-leading food safety process; it's a fully integrated company philosophy that ensures every box of National Beef's product is safer and cleaner. Additionally, we continually invest to upgrade and expand our plants to incorporate technologies and deliver efficiencies that help our customer succeed in the marketplace.

Products and Programs That Deliver Solutions
National Beef has a variety of products and programs designed to build business for our customers. Along with a full line of commodity products, we offer a broad array of market-leading branded programs that establish our customers as the quality beef destination in their marketplace. And we support these brands with extensive marketing resources that build consumer loyalty. Additionally, National Beef is a leading supplier of case-ready products, providing flexible packaging solutions, processing efficiencies, and dependable service and support that help our customers build success.

1968 -	National Beef's Liberal location is founded by the Jacobson family in 1968.
1992 -	Our Dodge City location, formerly the HyPlains Beef operation is purchased by our senior management team and Farmland Industries.
1993 -	National Beef purchases the Liberal location and renames it Farmland National Beef LLC.
1997 -	U.S. Premium Beef Ltd. purchases a minority interest in the company. The company becomes jointly owned by Farmland Industries and U.S. Premium Beef Ltd.
2001 -	National Beef begins Case Ready cutting operations in Hummel's Wharf, PA and Moultrie, Ga.
2003 -	U.S. Premium Beef Ltd. Purchases a majority interest, with an NBP management group and Beef Products Inc. as minority investors. The company is renamed National Beef Packing Co. LLC
2006 -	National Beef acquires Brawley Beef, LLC of Brawley, California
2009 -	National Beef acquires the Prime Tanning facility in St. Joseph, Missouri forming National Beef Leathers LLC