LINK & CURE LLC

Link & Cure LLC operates at 217 E. Main St. #105 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, and appears in the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service directory under establishment numbers M40170 and V40170. The federal record lists the doing-business-as names Link 41 and Main Streets Meats. FSIS classifies the plant as Very Small and shows a grant of inspection date of September 30, 2015.

The activities reported to FSIS are Meat Processing, Voluntary Processing for meat and poultry, and Voluntary Slaughter for meat. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales. Species handled are not reported to FSIS.

No website is on file for this establishment, and no first-party description of services, pricing, scheduling, or hours was available. Secondary directory listings describe the location as providing slaughter and processing services in Chattanooga and also classify the business under full-service restaurants, but these sources are not confirmed by the plant. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. Farmers and household buyers should call (423) 580-5570 to confirm what work is offered, as listed.

The federal record shows both voluntary slaughter and meat processing activity, plus custom-exempt slaughter of customer-owned animals with packages marked Not for Sale. That combination means a producer may be able to have animals slaughtered and processed here for personal or shared use, though species handled are not reported to FSIS and no booking process, lead times, minimums, kill-day schedule, or cut and wrap fees are on file. Anyone planning to haul animals should call (423) 580-5570 to confirm species accepted and current scheduling.

LINK & CURE LLC reports custom-exempt slaughter 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which generally indicates some direct sales activity at the location. No product list, bundle or half and quarter offerings, counter hours, delivery, shipping, or online ordering information is on file. Household buyers should contact the plant directly to learn what is available.

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.