Deutschland Foods, Inc.

Deutschland Foods, Inc. is a very small USDA-inspected establishment at 12825 Lake Blvd. in Lindstrom, Chisago County, Minnesota. It holds establishment numbers M17410, P17410 and V17410, with a grant of inspection dated March 2, 2016. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter, poultry processing, and voluntary meat slaughter and processing activities. The plant also reports custom-exempt processing and retail-exempt sales to FSIS. Species detail is not reported to FSIS.

The establishment does business under several names, including Deutschland Meats Inc., Northwoods Sausage, and Pure Nature Meats. A Facebook page for Deutschland Meats in Lindstrom describes a family owned and operated Minnesota business specializing in German sausages, and the deutschlandmeats.com contact page invites customers to visit in person during normal business hours. Secondary directory listings describe the plant as providing slaughter and processing services for east-central Minnesota and as a custom meat processor.

No website text was available for this record, so details beyond the federal record and these brief secondary mentions are not yet on file. Buyers and producers should contact the plant at (651) 257-1128 to confirm species handled, scheduling, pricing, and what is offered for sale.

The federal record lists both meat and poultry slaughter along with meat and poultry processing, and the plant reports custom-exempt processing, which typically means an animal can be processed and returned to its owner for personal use. FSIS classifies the establishment as very small. Species handled are not reported to FSIS, and no booking windows, lead times, minimums, kill fees, or cut and wrap charges are stated in the sources on file. Producers should call (651) 257-1128 to confirm which species are accepted and how scheduling works.

Deutschland Foods, Inc. reports custom-exempt processing to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.

The plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, and a Facebook page for Deutschland Meats in Lindstrom describes a family owned and operated business specializing in German sausages. The contact page at deutschlandmeats.com invites customers to visit in person during normal business hours. Specific retail items, bundles, halves or quarters, shipping, delivery, and online ordering are not described in the sources on file.

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.