About Us

We’re losing access to locally raised meat in the Pacific Northwest and across the nation. Revel Meat Co is on a mission to change that. 

Revel Meat Co. is a meat processor, distributor and retailer all at once. We partner with local independent ranchers to help bring their meat to market and sell it through our own whole-animal butcher shop as well as many fine restaurants and retailers in Portland. 

Our USDA slaughterhouse and meat processing facility in Canby is one of the last in the state of Oregon—and we strive to maintain integrity and diversity in our local food system by giving local ranchers a place to process their meat. 

We’re proud to work with farmers using regenerative practices, unique feed programs, and humane handling — and all of our meat is sold with 100% transparency and traceability. 

OUR STORY

Revel Meat Co was founded in 2017 by Jimmy Serlin and Ben Meyer—two Portland-area chefs passionate about local sourcing and responsible farming. 

Jimmy was raising livestock with friends in Canby when he realized that small-scale local farmers like him had almost nowhere to process their meat. Marks Meat, a family-owned slaughterhouse down the road, was planning to close its doors after nearly 50 years—and he saw the opportunity to revitalize the business and offer ongoing support to other ranchers in the region. 

Ben came on board with experience in whole-animal butchery, retailing and processing at his Portland restaurants Grain & Gristle and Old Salt Marketplace. 

And they both worked for nearly two years as employees on the kill floor while running their own businesses on the side—which Jimmy admits was “a bit psychotic, but all’s well that ends well.” 

Owners Kris and Joe wanted them to know the ins and outs of slaughter and butchering before handing them the reins, and they knew it’d be best for the business in the long run. 

For Jimmy, doing this work also made him feel connected to his late father, who owned a USDA meat processor in New York. 

Ben is a former vegan and working in processing is a means of reconciling with and remembering that eating meat takes life. Running a small-scale slaughterhouse means he and Jimmy can make sure every animal is treated with dignity and respect throughout the process. 

Soon after taking over the slaughterhouse, they started wholesaling to local restaurants and opened the butcher shop in Providore Fine Foods in November 2021. 

Also in 2021, we applied for a Local Food Promotion grant through the USDA to build a comprehensive traceability program, ensuring that every piece of meat we sell is traceable down to the farm and farmer who raised it. The business has continued to grow and expand since while staying true to its ethos—always growing with supply, rather than chasing demand. 

 
 

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and many other wonderful eateries around the region!