Independent Meat Company

Independent Meat Company operates at 2072 Orchard Drive East in Twin Falls, Idaho, and is listed in the USDA FSIS directory under establishment numbers M226, P4863 and V226. The federal record lists meat processing, meat slaughter, voluntary processing of meat and voluntary slaughter of meat, with hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as small, with a slaughter volume category of 3.0 and a grant of inspection date on file of July 23, 2021. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS.

The company does business as Falls Brand and Salmon Creek Farms. Its website describes the Falls Brand line as gourmet hams, natural hardwood smoked bacon, old fashioned wieners, franks, smoked sausages and fresh sausages in a variety of package sizes. The Salmon Creek Farms Natural Pork program is described as a value chain linking family farms, a single processor and select distributors in a USDA Process Verified and traceable pork production system that is third party audited, along with a Certified Sustainable program addressing people, animals and the environment.

Search listings and the company website date the founding to 1904, the same year the City of Twin Falls was incorporated, and describe an origin as a single location butcher shop. A secondary listing describes the business as family owned with more than 100 years of experience. The contact page gives a mailing address of PO Box EE, Twin Falls, ID 83303, a phone number of 1-208-733-0980, an email of info@fallsbrand.com, and an Asian sales office in Taipei, Taiwan. Hours, custom slaughter terms and retail counter details are not stated in the sources on file.

The plant reports hog slaughter and meat processing to FSIS and reports no custom-exempt activity, so animals processed here would fall under federal inspection rather than custom-exempt arrangements. The website describes a value chain that engages family farms, a single processor and select distributors within the Salmon Creek Farms Natural Pork program, which it says is USDA Process Verified, 100 percent traceable and third party audited. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should contact the plant at (208) 733-0980 to confirm whether animals are accepted and on what terms.

Independent Meat Company 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.

The website markets Falls Brand products including hams, hardwood smoked bacon, wieners, franks, and smoked and fresh sausages in a variety of package sizes, and includes a Buy Online link along with recipes and cooking guides. A retail counter, halves and quarters, freezer bundles, delivery or shipping details are not described in the sources on file. General contact is info@fallsbrand.com or 1-208-733-0980.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.