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Federally inspected establishment

EST. P1294EST. V1294

Holmes Foods Inc.

Family-owned poultry slaughter and processing plant in Nixon, Texas, under USDA inspection.

101 South Liberty Avenue, Nixon, Texas 78140 · Gonzales County

npfda.org

USDA inspectedFSIS export certification activity

At a glance

  • ·Listed with FSIS for poultry slaughter, poultry processing, and export certification.
  • ·Slaughter volume category 5.0, the largest FSIS head-count band, though FSIS size class is Small.
  • ·No custom-exempt processing reported, so farmer-owned custom work is not indicated in the federal record.
  • ·The website on file is a trade association site, not a company site, so plant-specific details are limited.

About Holmes Foods Inc.

Holmes Foods Inc. operates a poultry plant at 101 South Liberty Avenue in Nixon, Texas, in Gonzales County. The establishment is listed in the USDA FSIS directory under establishment numbers P1294 and V1294, with FSIS activities recorded as poultry slaughter, poultry processing, and export certification. FSIS classifies the plant as small and lists a grant of inspection date on file of July 12, 2021. The reported slaughter volume category is 5.0, the highest of the FSIS head-count bands, and poultry is the only species reported slaughtered under inspection.

No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, meaning the federal record does not show the plant processing animals for return to individual owners. The website recorded on file for this establishment is npfda.org, which belongs to the National Protein and Food Distributors Association, a trade group for food distributors, processors, and allied industries founded in 1967. That site lists Holmes Foods, Inc. at the Nixon address and phone number as an association participant, but it does not describe the plant's own operations, ordering, or hours.

Secondary search listings describe Holmes Foods as a family-owned Texas chicken company that raises, processes, and packages fresh ready-to-cook poultry, and state that the business was founded in 1925 as an ice plant. Beyond the federal record and those brief listings, details about products, customer programs, and retail access are not yet on file.

Services

  • Poultry slaughter under federal inspection
  • Poultry processing
  • Export certification

Species under inspection

chickens

Products and retail

  • Fresh ready-to-cook (RTC) chicken, per a secondary company listing

Questions about Holmes Foods Inc.

Does Holmes Foods process animals for individual farmers?
The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, and no custom processing program is described in the available sources. Farmers should contact the plant directly at (830) 582-1551.
What species does the plant handle?
Poultry is the only species reported slaughtered under inspection to FSIS.
Can households buy meat directly from this plant?
No retail counter, bundles, delivery, or online ordering are stated in the sources. Secondary listings describe the company as producing fresh ready-to-cook chicken, which suggests wholesale distribution rather than direct retail, but this is not confirmed in the material on file.
Is the plant approved for export?
FSIS lists export certification among the establishment's activities, as listed in the federal directory.

Federal record

Activities
Certification - Export; Poultry Processing; Poultry Slaughter
Grant on file
July 12, 2021
Size class
Small
Slaughter volume
Very large volume

Source: USDA FSIS MPI Directory (2026-09-01 edition) and the FSIS Establishment Demographic Data supplement. Profile text is drawn from the establishment's public website (https://www.npfda.org/, https://www.npfda.org/about-us) and dated 2026-09-02. Verify at the FSIS directory. LocalMeat.org is not affiliated with FSIS or with this establishment; listing is not an endorsement.

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