SOURCING

WE BUILD SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS

Cream Co. is committed to supporting and working alongside independent producers to deliver the highest quality, best-tasting meats we can find. Sometimes that means bringing best-in-class programs to new markets. At others, it's developing a new program from the grass up.

INVESTING IN RANCHES

We are invested in every aspect of our partners' operations from the art of heritage breed and feed selection through to the logistics of humane slaughter and efficient distribution. We are an Oakland based business committed to supporting local California ranches wherever possible; over 75% of our partners are small producers in California, Oregon, and Washington.

CERTIFIED BY MANY
VERIFIED BY US

We visit our partner farms multiple times a year to ensure they maintain the standards they’re known for. We work with farms pursuing new certifications to support and guide them through the certification process. At a minimum, all of our programs are hormone and antibiotic free. Most of our partners undergo annual third-party auditing including CCOF Organic, Land to Market™ Regenerative, Certified Humane, Non-GMO Project Verified, and American Grass-fed and Grass-finished.

WHO WE SOURCE

20 +

PARTNERSHIPS with sustainable and regenerative farms and artisan producers

75 %

OF OUR SPEND goes to local producers in California, Oregon, and Washington

< $ 3 M

AVERAGE ANUAL REVENUE of our sustainable & regenerative partner ranches

100 %

NATURAL. No hormones or antibiotics are ever used in the care of our animals.

WHO WE SUPPLY

72 %

RESTAURANTS

14 %

SPECIALTY BUTCHERS & RETAIL

9 %

FOODSERVICE PROVIDERS

5 %

DIRECT TO CONSUMER

SPECTRUM
OF SUSTAINABILITY

We specialize in sustainable and regenerative farms. At a minimum, all of our programs are natural.

Commodity farming

Conventional farming

Natural or organic farming

Sustainable farming

Regenerative farming

Staple crops, dairy and livestock produced to feed people, animals, and the industrial agricultural complex — monoculture production often leading to the most quantity with the least quality, and also the systematic degradation of soil

Also known as Industrial Agriculture; resource and energy intensive — often relies on synthetic chemicals and fertilizers for crops and GMOs, hormones and antibiotics for animals

Generally speaking, this means raising crops and animals as nature intended —without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, GMOs, irradiation, hormones, antibiotics or feed additives; it may include a variety of third-party certifications ranging from Non-GMO to Organic

All the principles of natural farming with the additional ecological values of land stewardship and animal husbandry to have the least negative impact, including replenishing soil nutrients, minimizing the use of water and non-renewable energy, and maintaining local biodiversity and forests

Going a step above natural and sustainable farming, regenerative agriculture involves a system of farming principles and practices that actually increase local biodiversity and enrich the soil, which in turn helps to fight climate change by capturing and sequestering carbon in the dirt and aboveground biomass

WE CARRY A FULL PORTFOLIO OF ALL-NATURAL, SUSTAINABLE, AND REGENERATIVE MEATS.

Meet our meats