National Beef Packing Company, LLC, is America’s Premier Beef Company® Since National Beef® opened the doors to our first pro ... cessing plant in 1992, we have forged alliances and partnerships with the best American ranchers. We are a preferred employer in our communities and recognized as an innovator in value-added beef. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, we have production facilities and operations in eight locations in six states and employ over 9,100. We have international offices in Chicago, Tokyo, Seoul, and Hong Kong. We process and market fresh beef, consumer-ready products and beef by-products. Our focus is the expansion of our value-added business, including branded boxed beef, consumer-ready products, portion control direct-to-consumer products and wet blue leather to meet the growing needs of the marketplace. Our flagship processing and fabrication plants in Dodge City and Liberal, Kansas are two of the largest in America, along with our Tama, Iowa facility, process millions of pounds of fresh beef, ground beef and beef byproducts for our customers across the food industry each week. Further processing production facilities in Hummels Wharf, Pennsylvania, Moultrie, Georgia and North Baltimore, Ohio produce consumer-ready beef, pork and ground beef products in a variety of packaging formats for retailers. Our portion-control steak cutting facility in Kansas City, Kansas serves the food service industry with high-quality steaks. National Beef Leathers LLC, based in St. Joseph, Missouri, is the largest, most technologically advanced wet blue leather facility in the world, serving further processors in the auto, handbag, footwear and furniture industries. National Carriers is our transportation company, offering refrigerated, livestock and logistical services. We provide our employees with the materials, equipment and training to be successful. We embrace a spirit of volunteerism and partner with many local organizations in the communities we serve. read more