What Company Is Behind Shake Shack's Beef Patties?
NEWS
By TIM FORSTER
Shake Shack is praised as a fast food chain that uses quality meat in its burgers, which appears to be supplied by New Jersey-based butcher company Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors.
Shake Shack isn't particularly clear about its supplier, but the company did refer to Pat LaFrieda as its "longtime beef purveyor" in press releases from 2018 and 2020.
Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors is a big name, valued at around $200 million. It was founded by an Italian immigrant over a century ago and stayed within that same family ever since.
The company has a reputation for seeking out quality beef that's hormone- or antibiotic-free has helped it build a name as a (if not the) top-shelf meat provider.