South Chicago Packing is a 5th generation family-owned business born in the historic stockyards of Chicago. We take pride in our commitment to excellence, dedication to customers, and passion for all things culinary. Our mission is to maintain this 100 year-old tradition, which is why our specialty fats are sourced from only the best.
Wagyu-X cattle are raised on mineral rich grasslands and slow finished for 350+ days on a proprietary diet utilizing wet and roasted brewers grains. The mission of Wagyu-X is to produce the finest American beef and tallow by combining old world ranching ethos with sustainable and holistic practices, taking pride in being good stewards of the land and caring for their Wagyu herd humanely from birth to harvest. Click on the Wagyu-X logo below to find out more.
HeartBrand cattle are raised by the Beeman family on a fifth-generation ranch in Texas. The Beeman’s are pioneers of the Akaushi cattle breed in the U.S. Akaushi cattle are a part of the Japanese Wagyu family. HeartBrand Certified Akaushi Beef is enjoyed nationwide for its exceptional flavor, marbling and tenderness. This high-quality tallow is all-natural and sure to give you an eating experience like no other. Click on the HeartBrand logo below to find out more.
South Chicago Packing is part of The Miniat Family of Companies. With a legacy of sourcing and selling high-quality meat and fat that stretches back over a century, our family of companies has evolved in many ways since the earliest days in the Chicago Stockyards.
1896 – 1940s
We evolved from our founder, Michael Miniat’s first horse-drawn meat peddling cart to running multiple sales routes in refrigerated trucks.
1950s – 1960s
As the meat business changed in the 1950s and 1960s we adapted with it, to provide expert butchery and meatpacking services.
1972
The Miniat family acquired South Chicago Packing, solidifying our ties to the neighborhood, and continuing Chicago’s long tradition of family-owned businesses, domestic manufacturing and community.
1980s
In the early 1980s our company made a critical shift that is still reflected in The Miniat Family of Companies today, by pioneering the cutting edge sous-vide cooking method.
TODAY
The Miniat Family of Companies is comprised of Ed Miniat, a sous-vide custom-crafted protein company and South Chicago Packing, a high-end cooking fats and oils company. South Chicago Packing also produces natural products to replace petroleum waxes for use in non-food applications.
Embracing Our Founders’ Ideals
During the early years, our founders’ business model was simple: offer quality products and back them up with unparalleled service. Now, more than a century later, our team of culinary experts, food scientists, food safety, operations, supply chain, administration, sales, and customer service professionals embrace our founders’ ideals of Driven to Serve™ as the very core of who we are today.
- At SCP, we are always looking for new and better opportunities to serve all our stakeholders.
- We do this through listening, exploring, innovation and formulating solutions together.
- We are driven to support our employees, provide consumers with high-end products, make our customers more successful, and our communities stronger.
- We are committed to working together in service to each other.