Wolverine Packing Co.

Wolverine Packing Co. operates under establishment number M2574 at 1340 Winder St. in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, and reports Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter activities to USDA FSIS. The federal record lists sheep and lamb as the species slaughtered under inspection, classifies the plant as small, and records a grant of inspection date of 2018-03-20 with a slaughter volume category of 4.0. The plant reports both halal and kosher slaughter to FSIS. It also does business under the names Amish Country Brand, Bonnie Maid, and Heartland Heritage. No custom-exempt activity is reported.

The company website describes Wolverine as a full protein company distributing boxed beef, pork, poultry, lamb, veal, frozen seafood, portioned cuts, and ground beef, with facilities of more than 300,000 square feet and over 250 brands and 4,000 protein products stocked. The site states the company has harvested lamb and veal calves for more than 87 years and fabricates whole lambs, rough primals, and portioned cuts including shanks, shoulders, racks, and loins. It describes hormone-free and antibiotic-free lamb programs, lamb and veal meeting halal or kosher harvest requirements certified by local and worldwide authorities, and Global Food Safety Initiative audits at every facility, along with in-line fat analyzers and X-ray and bone elimination systems.

The website history page states the company was founded in the 1930s as a lamb and veal processor in Detroit's Eastern Market and is now in its third generation of family ownership. It records a beef fabrication facility opened in 1970 and closed in 1979 in favor of boxed beef distribution, a steak cutting room in 1997 with expansions in 2004 and 2019, a second automated ground beef facility in 2012, and a 180,000 square foot freezer and third ground beef facility built starting in 2018 at Forest Park. The contact page lists a Detroit address of 2535 Rivard, while the FSIS record lists 1340 Winder St. Retail counter, hours, and pricing information are not stated in the sources on file.

The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, so animals cannot be brought in for processing returned to the owner based on what is on file. The plant reports sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection with a volume category of 4.0, and reports both halal and kosher slaughter. The website says company buyers travel the country to source livestock and that lamb and veal are sourced from family farms, and it describes hormone-free and antibiotic-free lamb programs with quality control for authenticity. Booking procedures, livestock purchase terms, minimums, kill dates, and cut and wrap fees are not stated in the sources on file. Producers interested in selling livestock would need to contact the company directly at (313) 259-7500.

Wolverine Packing Co. 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.