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Important Milestones

1940

Ellsworth Frozen Food Lockers (Ellsworth Locker) was built by George Hanson

August 1st 1948

Sherm Gulbranson, Jerome Theis, and Carl Krummel purchased the business from George Hanson

1949

Carl Krummel passed away

1975

Frank Gruber purchased the business from Sherm Gulbranson and Jerome Theis

February 1998

Jeff and Julie Farris purchased the business from Frank Gruber

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2006

Became incorporated and changed the name to Pierce County Meats

2009

Launched our first website

2019

Feb. 17th: Launched www.piercecoutymeats.org

Aug. 16th: Discontinued "On the Farm Butchering" & Partnered with Eggerts Slaughtering in Clear Lake, WI

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Aug. 23rd: Purchased custom refrigerated trailer for hauling USDA butchered animals

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Sept. 6th: First load of USDA butchered animals hauled from Eggerts to our shop for processing

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