More small meat processing facilities have started up around the state in recent years, and Bill Kramlich, co-owner of Silver Creek Specialty Meats, sees that trend continuing, with the industry becoming more fragmented.
The movement to eat locally grown food creates more opportunities for those smaller facilities to sell their products, said Kramlich, who considers the meat industry to be strong and its future even brighter.
"It's interesting, with the farmer-to-table initiative and things like that, there's just a lot of opportunities," he said. "The fusion of flavors now, what the chefs are doing and all the cooking shows … and finally, you got to eat!"
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