Belcampo

Belcampo Meat Co. was an American food company founded in 2012, and situated at Mount Shasta, California. It was a farm to a door butcher shop that included its own farm, slaughterhouse and restaurants.[1][2] although later it expanded sourcing to other farms.

Belcampo
Company typePrivate
Founded2012 in Mount Shasta, California
FounderTodd Robinson and Anya Fernald
DefunctOctober 18, 2021 (2021-10-18)
Headquarters
United States

Background

Belcampo was led by its co-founder Anya Fernald from 2012 to 2020, and with Garry Embleton as co-CEO from 2020 until January 2021 when Embleton became the sole CEO. The company struggled during the Covid-19 pandemic as various locations were closed.[3] The company had a major issue in 2021 when an employee exposed poorly sourced products.[4] In late 2021, the company was shut down by the board.[5]

Environmental impact

Belcampo was the first meat company in the United States to comprehensively audit its carbon sequestration.[6]

References
  1. Stein, Joshua David (2012-12-28). "Restaurant Report: Belcampo Meat Co. in Larkspur, Calif". The New York Times Company.
  2. Schnitzler, Nicole (2019-05-28). "Rare and Well-Done: How Anya Fernald Is Revolutionizing the Way We Eat Meat". Robb Report.
  3. Kadvany, Elena (2021-11-15). "How Belcampo's sudden downfall rippled through the sustainable meat industry". San Francisco Chronicle.
  4. McCormick, Erin (2021-05-27). "Belcampo: 'farm to door' butcher admits misrepresenting origins of meat". The Guardian.
  5. Breijo, Stephanie (2021-10-19). "After sourcing scandal, Belcampo Meat Co. abruptly closes stores, restaurants". Los Angeles Times.
  6. "Belcampo Farms Releases Carbon Capture Data for Climate-Positive Burgers". Business Wire. 2021-09-01.
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