Standard Meat Company
Standard Meat Company of Fort Worth will be bringing the historic Stockyards back closer to its original purpose, even if ever so slightly.
The Fort Worth company announced this week that it planned to construct its fifth protein processing plant, this one in at 1101 NE 23rd St. The 166,000-square-foot plant will occupy a renovated, historic 1955 meat processing facility in Fort Worth’s North Side, a short distance from the company’s headquarters, officials said in a press release.
The contractor will be CSC Group. The architecture and engineering firm of record is the Schemmer Group.
“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,” said Standard Meat CEO and co-President Ben Rosenthal in a statement.
Standard Meat Company was founded in Fort Worth by Ben Rosenthal, Rosenthal’s great-grandfather, in 1935.
“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.”
The company purchased the building for development in 2023 and has plans to install a state-of-the-art sous vide line. Expansion capacity at the new site will allow for additional sous vide lines, or other production lines as needed to explore future technologies and address emerging opportunities.
Adam Speirs, a longtime employee, has been named plant manager.
“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, company co-president. “He comes to this position with an 18-year track record of responsibility and excellence.
“As a member of the design and construction team for the new plant, he coordinates company strategy with our 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.”