Thumann Inc.

Thumann Inc. operates a USDA-inspected meat and poultry facility at 670 Dell Road in Carlstadt, Bergen County, New Jersey, under establishment numbers M7878, P7878 and V7878. The FSIS directory lists the plant's activities as meat identification, meat processing, poultry processing, voluntary processing of meat and voluntary slaughter of meat, with a size class of small and a grant of inspection date on file of July 15, 2021. Species detail is not reported to FSIS, and no custom-exempt activity is reported.

The company website describes Thumann's as a family owned and operated business founded by Henry Thumann in 1949, now in its fourth generation. According to the site, Henry Thumann came to the United States from Germany at 17, trained as a butcher apprentice and became a master butcher, and opened the first Thumann's plant in Wallington, New Jersey with five employees and two trucks. The company states it now operates from Carlstadt and distributes nationally, with products sold through supermarkets and gourmet delis. The site describes its recipes as using reduced salt and sugar and states the products contain no artificial flavors or colors, by-products, fillers, gluten, trans fat or MSG.

The business is oriented toward branded deli and sausage manufacturing rather than farm-gate slaughter service. The FSIS record lists voluntary slaughter of meat among its activities, but the website does not describe slaughter, custom processing or cut and wrap work for outside livestock owners. Details beyond the federal record and the company website, including hours, are not on file.

The website operates an online store with categories for hot dogs and sausages, beef, bologna and liverwurst, ham, chicken, condiments and merchandise. Listed items include one pound and five pound packs of franks, a hot dog variety pack and a breakfast diner sausage bundle, with prices shown from about 11 dollars for one pound items to 65 dollars for bundles. The company also states its products are sold through supermarkets and gourmet delis nationwide. No retail counter at the Carlstadt plant, and no halves or quarters, are described in the sources.

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.