Dealaman Enterprises Inc.

Dealaman Enterprises Inc. operates a USDA-inspected meat plant at 214 Mountainview Road in Warren, New Jersey, in Somerset County. The establishment holds FSIS establishment number M7562 and is listed with both Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter activities, with hogs, sheep, and lamb reported as 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 20, 2021. No custom-exempt activity is reported in the federal record.

The company's website describes a family owned and operated business dating to 1905, now in its fourth generation, serving Warren Township and the Tri-state area in the wholesale and retail meat business. The site states that Frederick Dealaman started the business at the start of the 20th century and that his son, George Dealaman Sr., expanded it. It is currently operated by George Dealaman Sr.'s three children, George Jr., Bruce, and Janet, along with grandchildren Chris, Kyle, and Evan. The site describes the business as one of the largest sellers of suckling and roasting pigs in the Northeast, with all processing done on site at the USDA-inspected plant.

Products named on the website include suckling and roasting pigs from about 10 pounds up to 250 pounds, cleaned and ready to cook, lambs and kid goats, 1905 meat boxes, cases of 1905 burgers, and feed and mulch hay. The site notes that lambs and goats are a popular addition to the Christmas and Easter seasons. Pigs are reserved online or by phone and paid for by exact weight at pick-up, with cash or check only and no credit or debit cards accepted.

The website states that customers who raise their own pigs can have them processed at the plant, and asks that they call or email to set up an appointment. The federal record lists hogs, sheep, and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection, and reports no custom-exempt activity. Booking lead times, minimums, kill fees, cut and wrap charges, and carcass hanging arrangements for farm animals are not stated in the sources on file.

Dealaman Enterprises Inc. 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.

Households order whole suckling and roasting pigs by reserving a weight range online or by phone, noting a desired pick-up date, with 24 to 72 hours notice required. Pigs over 120 pounds require one week advance notice, as do lambs and kid goats, and the site asks buyers to call for pigs over 150 pounds. Listed per-pound prices range from $11.00 for pigs under 12 pounds down to $1.75 for pigs over 200 pounds, and the site notes prices are subject to change and that buyers are charged for the exact weight at pick-up. Payment is cash or check only, with no credit or debit cards. Pick-up is at the plant during listed hours. A case of 1905 burgers is listed online at $55.00, shown as sold out at the time of fetch. Delivery or shipping is not mentioned.

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.