PFG-Empire

PFG-Empire, doing business as Empire Seafood, is listed in the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service directory as establishment V39911 at 3595 NW 125th St. in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. The federal record shows a grant of inspection dated January 5, 2012, and lists four activities: voluntary slaughter of poultry, voluntary slaughter of rabbit, voluntary processing of poultry, and voluntary processing of rabbit. Poultry and rabbit fall under voluntary rather than mandatory FSIS inspection programs, which are paid for by the establishment. Species detail is not reported to FSIS, the size class is listed as N / A, and no custom-exempt activity is reported.

The website on file for this record, pfgc.com, is the corporate site for Performance Food Group, a foodservice distributor that describes delivering more than 300,000 food and related products across the United States and Canada through more than 150 distribution centers in its Foodservice, Vistar, and Convenience segments. That site describes company-wide distribution, sourcing, and corporate responsibility programs. It does not describe the Miami plant, its slaughter or processing schedule, its customers, or any products made at the V39911 address.

Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file for this establishment. There is no information available here on retail sales, custom or private-label work for individual farms, booking practices, hours, or ownership specific to the Miami site. Buyers and producers should contact the plant directly at (305) 953-4900 to confirm what work, if any, it takes as listed.

The federal record lists this establishment for voluntary slaughter and voluntary processing of poultry and rabbit under FSIS inspection, so those species are within the scope of its grant. No custom-exempt activity is reported, meaning FSIS does not show it doing not-for-sale custom work. Nothing in the sources states whether the plant accepts animals from outside producers, what minimums or lot sizes apply, how far in advance work must be booked, or what it charges. A farm considering hauling birds or rabbits here would need to confirm all of that by phone at (305) 953-4900.

PFG-Empire operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.