Meat Processed from Carcasses: Business Name Ideas

What this industry covers

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in processing or preserving meat and meat byproducts (except poultry and small game) from purchased meats. This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in assembly cutting and packing of meats (i.e., boxed meats) from purchased meats.

Businesses classified here include

• Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses
• Beef stew made from purchased carcasses
• Beef, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses
• Bologna made from purchased carcasses
• Boxed beef made from purchased carcasses
• Boxed meat produced from purchased carcasses
• Collagen sausage casings made from purchased hides
• Cooked meats made from purchased carcasses
• Corned meats made from purchases carcasses
• Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses
• Dried meats made from purchased carcasses
• Frozen meat pies (i.e., tourtires) made from purchased carcasses
• Hams, canned, made from purchased carcasses
• Hams, preserved (except poultry), made from purchased carcasses
• Hot dogs (except poultry) made from purchased carcasses
• Lamb, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses
• Luncheon meat (except poultry) made from purchased carcasses
• Meat canning (except baby, pet food, poultry), made from purchased carcasses
• Meat extracts made from purchased carcasses
• Meat products canning (except baby, pet food, poultry) made from purchased carcasses
• Meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses
• Meats, fresh or chilled (except poultry and small game), frozen, made from purchased carcasses
• Pastrami made from purchased carcasses
• Pig's feet, cooked and pickled, made from purchased carcasses
• Pork, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses
• Potted meats made from purchased carcasses
• Processed meats manufacturing
• Salted meats made from purchased carcasses
• Sandwich spreads, meat, made from purchased carcasses
• Sausage and similar cased products made from purchased carcasses

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 311612), U.S. Census Bureau.

Name ideas for meat processed from carcasses

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Name words that fit, with their meanings

• Meat
• Processed
• Works
• Forge
• Craft
• Mill
• Made

U.S. business numbers

Locations by number of employees nationwide

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.

Top states for meat processed from carcasses

1. Texas 160 locations
2. California 135 locations
3. Illinois 88 locations
4. Pennsylvania 74 locations
5. Wisconsin 72 locations
6. New York 70 locations
7. Missouri 62 locations
8. Ohio 61 locations
9. Michigan 54 locations
10. Iowa 51 locations

All 49 states

• Alabama (17)
• Alaska (5)
• Arizona (10)
• Arkansas (13)
• California (135)
• Colorado (39)
• Connecticut (10)
• Delaware (3)
• Florida (34)
• Georgia (40)
• Hawaii (13)
• Idaho (20)
• Illinois (88)
• Indiana (27)
• Iowa (51)
• Kansas (40)
• Kentucky (21)
• Louisiana (34)
• Maine (6)
• Maryland (12)
• Massachusetts (20)
• Michigan (54)
• Minnesota (33)
• Mississippi (26)
• Missouri (62)
• Montana (32)
• Nebraska (43)
• Nevada (10)
• New Hampshire (4)
• New Jersey (31)
• New Mexico (21)
• New York (70)
• North Carolina (36)
• North Dakota (6)
• Ohio (61)
• Oklahoma (36)
• Oregon (29)
• Pennsylvania (74)
• Rhode Island (11)
• South Carolina (16)
• South Dakota (9)
• Tennessee (23)
• Texas (160)
• Utah (19)
• Vermont (9)
• Virginia (17)
• Washington (23)
• Wisconsin (72)
• Wyoming (9)

Related industries

• Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
• Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
• Poultry Processing