The Big Four Just Became Five: Walmart Quietly Captures The Beef Chain
Walmart’s new case-ready beef facility in Olathe, Kansas isn’t just another fulfillment center—it’s a chess move. A 300,000-square-foot plant. 600 new jobs. Cuts packed, labeled, and shipped straight to Walmart shelves. And all of it fed by one source: Sustainable Beef LLC, the North Platte processor Walmart bought into back in 2022.
This isn’t a backup plan. It’s a power play.
Walmart decides what cattle are worth
Walmart decides how it’s cut and wrapped
Walmart decides what consumers pay
The middle? Gone.
Small Processors Wiped Out
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