Walmart opened its “first-ever owned and operated case-ready beef facility” in Kansas, aimed at ensuring an efficient supply chain for Angus beef, the company said in a June 27 statement.
The 300,000-plus square-foot facility, located in Olathe, “will process fresh beef into case-ready cuts, packaged, and ready for retail, which are then shipped directly to Walmart distribution centers to serve stores in the Midwest,” it said.
The facility sources beef cuts directly from Sustainable Beef LLC, based in Nebraska. Walmart had made an equity investment in the company back in 2022. Sustainable Beef sources cattle from within a 250-mile radius of its plant in a region that has “exceptionally high-quality cattle,” the company said….