North American Caviar Inc

North American Caviar Inc operates at 78 Barhill Lane in Paris, Tennessee, in Henry County, and appears in the USDA FSIS directory under establishment number M51553 with a grant of inspection dated August 8, 2018. The federal record lists Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter activities and a size class of Very Small, with no species detail reported to FSIS and no custom-exempt activity reported. The company's own website describes the business differently in practice, presenting the Paris facility as a wholesale fish and roe operation where roe is cured and packaged, and stating that the facility is HACCP certified and USDA and FDA regulated.

According to the website, the company buys fish and roe direct from commercial fishermen who bring their catch to the Paris processing facility, and it is a licensed wholesale fish and roe dealer in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas. Roe is processed daily from November through April of each caviar season. The site also states the company buys Asian carp and other freshwater fish throughout the year, along with paddlefish harvested in season, and that it works with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Arkansas Game and Fish.

The website describes North American Caviar as a family-owned business founded in 1990 by Kenneth Linsman, whose daughter Christel, her husband Clay Young, and son-in-law Correy Stroope run daily operations. Retail sales are handled through an online store with overnight shipping. Because this establishment handles fish and roe rather than livestock, farmers and ranchers looking for livestock slaughter or custom cut and wrap will not find those services described in any source on file.

Households can order directly from the company's online store. The site lists paddlefish caviar from $43.62 through $381.67, hackleback sturgeon caviar from $60.00 through $525.00, American bowfin caviar at $45.00, farm raised salmon caviar at $32.00, Norwegian hot and cold smoked salmon at $19.99 each, blini at $9.99, Linda's Gourmet Latkes at $13.50, and mother of pearl caviar spoons at $9.99. The site states free shipping on orders above $350. Orders received Monday through Thursday before 1:00 pm ship the same day via UPS overnight delivery, and orders received after 1:00 pm on Thursday ship the following Monday. The site asks buyers to note a ship or event date at checkout and states that shipments are packed to travel two days and maintain cold standards in the event of a shipping delay. A promotional code for 10 percent off is shown on the site.

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.