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Southern Foods

Joyce Farms

By | Chef's Feed, Meats, Poultry, Southern Foods, What Chefs Want

Specializing in heritage breeds, regenerative farming, and the most flavorful meat, poultry & game in the world.

No pesticides, animal by-products, hormones, growth stimulators or antibiotics EVER

Joyce Farms was started in 1962 by Alvin Joyce and is still a family-owned business.  Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with most of their partner farms located in the Carolinas, Georgia and Virginia.  Joyce Farms raises the very best all-natural poultry, beef and game for the top chefs, artisanal butchers, and educated consumers across the United States

  • They supply the top culinary markets with the taste, texture and culinary advantages of superior birds with their Naked Chicken line.  It’s the finest, all-natural domestic chicken for sale in the United States.
  • They believe small farmers, with their deep caring and passion for the animals, are the best at raising them, often using age-old artisan methods passed down through generations.  They partner with small farmers, many of whom have been marginalized by big-industry meat producers, and are proud to say they’ve helped them grow and thrive once more. 
  • They use regenerative agriculture to continually improve the land they use, rather than just sustain it, repairing damage caused by years of degenerative, industrial agricultural practices.  Their farms use NO chemicals or tillage, plant complex cover crops, and use planned rotational grazing methods to create thriving, diverse pastures that are beneficial to the animal and the environment. 
  • Their poultry processing plant has consistently earned a 100% score in animal welfare by a third-party auditing company.  It is clean and sanitary, with excelled quality control. 
  • NAKED = RAISED WITH NOTHING ADDED EVER.  The Naked Chicken line is pure chicken, raised with nothing added EVER.  That means no growth stimulants, no hormones, no antibiotics or other drugs, no pesticides, and no preservatives EVER.
  • The Heritage line includes Poulet Rouge, Duck and Pheasant raised with old-world care and tradition on small family farms using the same “never EVER” standards of purity as the Naked Chicken line. The farmers are required to raise the birds using select standards from the French Label Rouge guidelines, which guarantee poultry production that is respectful of animal welfare, protects the environment, and produces superior flavor.

We are proud to carry a large selection of frozen Joyce Farms Naked and Heritage Chicken. Search Joyce Farms on our app or website for available products. For more information about Joyce Farms check out their website here.

Item of the Day: Tennessee Truffle Honeycomb

By | Chef's Feed, Gourmet, Item of the Day, Southern Foods, What Chefs Want

This completely edible honeycomb, comprised of a deep golden hued star-thistle honey, is infused with fresh black Tennessee truffles from Chuckey, Tennessee. Perfect for any cheese board, our honeycomb pairs perfectly with your favorite salty cheese or a generous scoop of creamy gelato. This is the true definition of Southern comfort.


Origin: Truffles from Chuckey, Tennessee; Honeycomb from Savannah,Georgia.

Item 93508 – 6 oz. jar

Item of the Day: Penn’s Country Ham Slices

By | Chef's Feed, Item of the Day, Meats, Southern Foods, What Chefs Want

Penn’s Country Hams is a family owned and operated business located in South-Central Kentucky since 1957. Donald Penn began his curing operation with the traditional recipe for aged hams his family used to cure hams for themselves and for their general store in Mannsville. Donald started his business in a small building on the family farm in Mannsville and he began selling his hams to some of Kentucky’s leading restaurants. Although many expansions have occurred since the business started, the old traditions and the pride of producing an exceptional product still remain.

Item 04293 – 14/1.5 lb. case

Item of the Day: Finchville Farms Sliced Country Ham

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At Finchville Farms country ham is what we do and it’s who we are. For three generations, we’ve been curing country hams the exact same way. Our hams are sugar-cured and naturally aged for one year (right here on our farm). We do not use nitrates or nitrites in the curing process. Our ingredients are simple: ham, salt, sugar and peppers.

Item 00799 – 6/1 lb. case

Cheese Please!

By | Chef's Feed, Gourmet, Gourmet Cheese, Southern Foods, What Chefs Want

From Tennessee’s Sequatchie Cove Creamery:

Coppinger

A Southern take on the classic French Morbier.

Item 91166 – 3.5 lb. wheel

Cumberland

Simple, rustic tomme, inspired by the French tome de Savoie.

Item 91165 – 3 lb. wheel

From Kentucky’s Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese:

White Cheddar

The perfect balance of robust flavor and rich taste, without harsh sharpness or dryness.

Item 91065 – lb. / Item 91896 5 lb. block

Chipotle Colby

Kenny’s Farmhouse Colby is extra creamy, fresh, with just a hint of sweetness, with the added flavor of chipotle.

Item 91134 – lb. / Item 91901 – 5 lb. block

Fromage Blanc

A fresh, yogurt-like cheese. A spreadable cheese made from whole milk.

Item 91884 – 5 lb. bag

From Indiana’s Capriole Farms:

Chevre

An award winning cheese, this fresh goat log has a soft, fresh, slightly lemony taste.

Item 91025 – 5 lb. log

O’Banon

This cheese has a fresh, light, citrusy taste balanced by the sweetness and delicate flavor of goat’s milk. O’Banon is wrapped in chestnut leaves and soaked in Kentucky woodford Reserve Bourbon.

Item 91026 – 6 oz. piece

From Tennessee’s Sweetwater Valley Farms:

Smoked White Cheddar

Sweet and smokey white cheddar!

Item 91149 – 2.5 lb. block

Pimento Cheddar

Entice your taste buds with our cheddar cheese blended with pimentos.

Item 91245 – 5 lb. block

Search Dairy and Cheese on our website to see more options.