meat purveyors type private industry food processing founded 1964 headquarters north bergen new jersey usa key people pat lafrieda jr. ceo ; mark pastore president products meat revenue us 40 million 1 website lafrieda.com pat lafrieda meat purveyors is a third generation meat wholesaler based in north bergen new jersey that specializes in dry aged steaks and artisanal burger patties but also supplies selected cuts of beef pork poultry veal lamb and buffalo . 2 the company is responsible for the famous black label burger at minetta tavern as well as other signature custom blends at new york city restaurants such as shake shack spotted pig union square caf blue smoke and market table . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 rise to fame 1.2 profile 1.3 controversies 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit pat lafrieda meat purveyors began when anthony lafrieda pat lafrieda jr. s great grandfather immigrated to the united states from naples italy in 1909 and opened a butcher shop in brooklyn new york in 1922 . in 1950 pat lafrieda the first and his brother louis lafrieda took advantage of a meat worker s strike and opened lafrieda meats in new york city s meatpacking district on west 14th street . in 1964 pat lafrieda the first and his son pat lafrieda the second known today as pat sr. took full ownership over lafrieda meats and changed the name to pat lafrieda meat purveyors . as business grew the shop changed locations several times from west 14th street to little west 12th street and then to bleecker street but finally settled on leroy street also known today as pat lafrieda lane in 1980 . 4 in the following decade the company s economic condition began to decline as the restaurants that pat sr. did business with either closed down or decided to buy their meat supplies from larger meat companies such as sysco . fortunately the company was able to turn itself around when pat lafrieda jr. pat sr. s son took over the company in 1993 . previously working as a stockbroker pat jr. used his business knowledge to revive the company . 5 he forged new relationships with restaurants invested half of the company s profits back into the business and purchased new equipment that led to higher efficiency . 6 in 2010 the expanding company moved to their 36 000 square foot meat butchering and processing facility on tonnelle avenue in north bergen new jersey . now they also supply restaurants in boston philadelphia washington dc miami las vegas and chicago . 7 it is now run by pat lafrieda jr. ceo his father pat sr. and his cousin mark pastore president . rise to fame edit although pat lafrieda meat purveyors have always had a respectable reputation in the meatpacking industry they were still relatively unknown . it was not until the early 1990s when chef mario batali made pat lafrieda s company the primary provider of his restaurants that they began to receive more attention . as mario batali gradually rose to prominence restaurateurs such as danny meyer owner of shake shack also decided to choose pat lafrieda meat purveyors as their main meat supplier . 6 in 2004 when shake shack started serving pat lafrieda s custom burger blend both the restaurant and the meat company became famous . 8 since then the company has become quite popular as pat lafrieda jr. began to appear on television shows such as martha stewart abc news nightline anthony bourdain s no reservations andrew zimmern s bizarre foods and the mike colameco show on pbs . 3 the new york magazine has even dubbed pat lafrieda jr. the magician of meat . 9 on april 4 2012 the meat supplying company debuted in a reality show on food network called meat men . 10 the show documents the inner workings of the company and follows pat lafrieda jr. his father pat lafrieda sr. and his cousin mark pastore through their work . besides appearing on television the company has also had a mobile app developed for them by the emmy award winning production company zero point zero . 11 profile edit inside the facilities of pat lafreida meat purveyors are two dry aging rooms that house 5 000 6 000 sub primal cuts of meat the equivalent of over 80 000 steaks . 3 they also own multiple grinders that produce 100 000 burgers every night . 12 because the company operates 24 hours a day six days a week pat lafrieda jr. claims that the company is able to process meat that feed over 300 000 people a day . 3 they also cater to about 500 restaurants most of which are located in new york city . 13 to meet the needs for burger patties of these restaurants and other customers pat lafrieda jr. works with restaurants to produce customized burger patties that contain varying percentages of fat combined with brisket chuck short rib and skirt steak . 14 so far he has come up with 25 30 distinct blends of burger patties with hundreds of additional variations available . one of the many restaurants that follow this combination is minetta tavern which uses an 80 20 lean meat to fat ratio for their burgers . 15 the extensive operation of pat lafreida meat purveyors is what brings in more than 40 million in annual revenues . 16 controversies edit in april 2012 pat lafrieda sent a cease and desist letter to the fast food chain wendy s after it decided to use the name black label burger for one of its products . lafrieda had already claimed the name after it created the customized hamburger patty for keith mcnally s minetta tavern . 17 see also edit food portal food industry references edit collins glenn 23 march 2010 beef from creekstone farms impresses new york chefs the new york times new york ny http www.nj.com entertainment index.ssf 2014 09 americas most celebrated butcher pat lafrieda talks about business meaty new book.html a b c d about us retrieved april 4 2013 pat lafrieda angus beef us foods retrieved april 4 2013 alumni profile pat lafrieda 89 . polyprep country day school . september 25 2010 . retrieved april 4 2013 . a b ozersky josh january 2010 the meat department beeve it to cleaver edible manhattan new york ny gould keil jennifer 5 july 2012 meaty roles for celeb butchers the new york post new york ny severson kim 7 july 2009 young idols with cleavers rule the stage the new york times new york ny p. 1 amsden david 28 march 2010 the magician of meat new york magazine new york ny p. 4 sidman amanda 2 april 2012 meat wholesaler pat lafrieda has a lot on his plate and now a tv show too new york daily news new york ny zero point zero whets your appetite with pat lafrieda s big app for meat ipad app new york ny the free library 14 december 2011 retrieved 4 april 2013 johnson tory december 5 2012 . the family behind the country s best steaks and burgers . yahoo finance . retrieved april 4 2013 . furlan julia 16 may 2012 pat lafrieda makes high steaks tv new york ny metro retrieved 4 april 2013 amsden david 28 march 2010 the magician of meat new york magazine new york ny p. 4 spiegel rachel april 28 2011 mark pastore and pat lafrieda of lafrieda meat purveyors eater ny retrieved 4 april 2013 collins glenn 23 march 2010 beef from creekstone farms impresses new york chefs the new york times new york ny lafrieda grind s mine new york post new york ny 9 april 2012 external links edit pat lafrieda meat purveyors main website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pat lafrieda meat purveyors & oldid 724755042 categories food manufacturers of the united statescompanies based in hudson county new jerseynorth bergen new jerseyhidden categories use mdy dates from april 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite 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