was a struggling farmer seeking to pay his debts. To do this he began raising produce and poultry for resale at a market stand in Philadelphia. After 21 years of travel, he decided to open a butcher shop and market stand locally and then in 1961 established John F. Martin and Sons to sell fine meat products throughout Pennsylvania. Although, still surrounded by gorgeous farmland, the company has u
ndergone expansions to the original Stevens, PA facility growing the plant to over 83,000 square feet with a state-of-the-art processing and packaging facility as well as a solar array. In addition, a brand new 190,000 square foot facility has been acquired in Womelsdorf, PA to accommodate the growing bacon line production needs. Today, the third generation of John F. continues to follow on John F. Martin’s original commitment to providing only the finest meat and cheese products.