Pictured are Yellowstone River Beef co-owners Luke Taylor and C.J. Thorne. The partners opened their beef processing plant in May and will be accepting all local beef from ranchers in the area. Not Pictured: Co-owner Calli Thorne.
"We are deep-rooted in our community and want to focus mainly on connecting local customers to our local ranches." claims C.J. Thorne and Luke Taylor, Watford City. "We both live near Watford City and chose to form a partnership," they stated.
"Our families have always had our custom processing done locally and we know how handy that is to help the farmers and ranchers," Thorne chimes in.
The young entrepreneurs purchased Yellowstone River Beef, 6 E. Dakota Parkway, Williston, in May and were able to keep all the previous employees at their plant. "We only had to hire 3 additional employees to our crew." says Thorne.
"We want to change the look to a more locally-oriented custom processing business with locally raised beef." Taylor states. "We want to process local beef from ranchers in northwestern North Dakota and stretching into northeastern Montana," he adds.
All beef is USDA federally inspected each day by an onsite inspector whose office is located on the premises.
Fresh or frozen, whole, ½, ¼ are on hand in their retail store, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT five days a week. "We offer some mixed beef bundles for you at a variety of different price points, which enables customers to call in their orders. "We package for the customer, large or small. Perfect for grilling up nutrient dense, flavorful, quality beef that is 100% locally sourced and processed right here at our plant," offers Calli Thorne.
They have currently expanded by adding an additional cooler and will be adding more butcher spots. There are 2 walk-in coolers and a freezer. All beef is vacuum-sealed and weighed automatically with a sticker containing all the information.
At this point all beef is sold locally to grocery stores, farmers' markets, and local customers. And the new team is excited to continue expanding their custom processing options for other ranchers in the area.
Yellowstone River Beef is located south of Hwy. 1804 and East Parkway in Williston and will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony July 29 from 12-1 p.m. with locally owned and locally processed beef at their plant 6 E. Parkway. You may reach the plant at 701-577-6328.
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