Posts by Kristin Williams
Wenneman Meat Co. Severely Damaged In Fire (2011)
January 27, 2011 You can view various news reports on the fire at these links: FOX2, KMOV, and Belleville News Democrat.
Read MoreWenneman Meat Company to Rebuild in St. Libory, Illinois
March 21, 2011 Wenneman Meat Company has announced it will stay in St. Libory, Illinois. The new facility is projected to cost $5 million dollars and will locate adjacent to the previous site on Illinois Route 15 in St. Libory. The former facility burned to the ground on January 27, 2011. With 12 fire departments responding to the…
Read MoreWenneman Meat to Re-Open Oct 10th, 2011
Okawville Times Sept 28, 2011 Out of the ashes of a devastating fire, a new Wenneman Meat Company in St. Libory will reopen for business Monday, October 10. The new $6 million building, at 22,000 square feet, is twice the size of the former facility that was a series of additions. Architect plans for another…
Read MoreIn St. Libory, Illinois, Wenneman Meat Co. Operates a Cut Above the Rest
Since 1927, three generations of the same family have been sourcing, slaughtering, butchering and selling some of the best beef and pork in the Midwest. Wenneman Meat Co. isn’t your ordinary butcher shop – or slaughterhouse, processing facility or smokehouse, for that matter. That’s because, for the past 92 years, three generations of the same…
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