We Know our Sources: Brandt Beef

Making the trek from Iowa to Brawley, California in the midst of the Great Depression with two roosters, a couple of apples, and a $2.10 to spare, the Brandt family entered the livestock business through commercial cattle feeding under the philosophy that if you take care of animals, animals will take care of you – a belief structure that was uncommon prior to consumer concerns regarding hormones and antibiotics in the early 1990s.

Decades later, under the leadership of the second and third generation of the Brandt family, that same philosophy is upheld through their commitment to humane techniques of animal husbandry, which includes feeding their cattle a vegetarian corn-based diet without hormones.

As a member of the Where Food Comes From CARE Certified program and Heinen’s single longtime beef supplier, Brandt Beef takes pride in being the “true natural,” “farm-to-fork” cattle rancher.

By Heinen's Grocery Store

Heinen's legacy began in 1929 when Joe Heinen opened his first butcher shop in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Joe Heinen's entrepreneurial spirit transformed his business into Cleveland's first supermarket. Today, Heinen's is family-owned and led by the third and fourth generations. Heinen's Grocery Store is committed to creating a shopping experience that leaves customers feeling better than when they arrived.