Leading Executives in Butchers, Meat Markets
Chris Carter
Co-founder & CEO, Porter Road
Co-founder and CEO who helped pioneer a whole-animal, e‑commerce butcher model after scaling from a Nashville shop to national DTC with their own Kentucky harvest facility and venture backing.
website | instagram | speaking bio
Ariane Daguin
Founder, D’Artagnan (a Fortune Fish & Gourmet company)
Founder who popularized farm‑to‑table specialty meats and built one of the best‑known premium meat purveyors in the U.S.; D’Artagnan was acquired by Fortune International in March 2022.
website | parent company (news) | press/phone
Jake Dickson
Founder & Owner, Dickson’s Farmstand Meats (NYC)
Founder of one of New York’s leading whole‑animal butcher shops, sourcing from small farms and educating consumers at Chelsea Market.
Jesse Griffiths
Owner & Butcher, Dai Due Butcher Shop & Supper Club (Austin)
Butcher‑chef who built a nationally lauded, hyper‑local butcher shop and restaurant embodying Texas whole‑animal craft.
Todd Hatoff
President, Allen Brothers (a Chefs’ Warehouse brand)
Longtime leader at the iconic Chicago prime‑steak purveyor known for supplying top steakhouses and building its DTC catalog and e‑commerce business.
website | customer care | parent company
Andre Huber
Executive Director, Huber’s Butchery (Singapore)
Executive Director of one of Asia’s best‑known premium butcheries, recognized for innovation (including earliest cultivated‑meat offerings) and scale at Dempsey Hill.
Cameron Hughes
Founder, Holy Grail Steak Co.
Founder of a leading online luxury steak marketplace (including authentic Japanese Wagyu and rare programs) that partners with boutique producers.
Pat LaFrieda
Chief Executive Officer, Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors
Third‑generation CEO credited with elevating the ‘celebrity butcher’ era, supplying signature blends to top restaurants and operating one of the largest dry‑age programs in the U.S.
website | chef & restaurant supply | instagram
Rob Levitt
Head Butcher & Chef de Cuisine, Publican Quality Meats (Chicago)
Renowned butcher who leads PQM’s whole‑animal program and culinary operations for one of America’s most acclaimed butcher shops.
Mark Lobel
Co‑Owner, Lobel’s of New York
Fifth‑generation co‑owner helping steward the storied Upper East Side butcher and its famed Yankee Stadium steak sandwiches into new retail formats.
Pete Marczyk
Co‑Founder & CEO, Marczyk Fine Foods (Denver)
Co‑founder and CEO who turned a neighborhood market with an in‑house butcher into a Denver institution known for events and premium sourcing.
James Peisker
Co‑Founder, Porter Road
Butcher‑cofounder who scaled from a Nashville shop to a national online butcher with owned processing and a mission to pay farmers above market rates.
website | linkedin | press (background)
Anthony Puharich
CEO & Co‑Owner, Victor Churchill / Vic’s Premium Quality Meat (Australia)
Butcher‑entrepreneur behind Victor Churchill, often cited as the world’s most beautiful butcher shop, and Australia’s leading premium meat distributor.
Ray Rastelli Jr.
Founder & President, Rastelli Foods Group / Rastelli Butcher Shop
Founder who grew a single New Jersey butcher shop into a global meat and seafood supplier and DTC brand, including frequent QVC presence.
Robert Rebholtz Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Agri Beef (Snake River Farms parent), Agri Beef / Snake River Farms
CEO of Agri Beef, parent of Snake River Farms, credited with scaling American Wagyu from ranch‑to‑table with vertical control of the supply chain.
website | about SRF/Agri Beef | parent company
Nate Rempe
President & Chief Executive Officer, Omaha Steaks
President & CEO leading America’s Original Butcher (est. 1917) in direct‑to‑consumer growth and brand extensions.
website | press contact | press release
Mike Salguero
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, ButcherBox
Founder & CEO who popularized subscription DTC boxes for grass‑fed beef and humanely raised proteins, scaling from a 2015 startup to a national brand.
website | media/press | support
Marc Sarrazin
President & Chief Executive Officer, DeBragga – New York’s Butcher
President & CEO of the historic New York meat purveyor renowned for dry‑aging and supplying elite restaurants; also chairs The Culinary Institute of America board.
website | phone | board news
John Wood
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, US Wellness Meats (Grassland Beef)
Grass‑fed pioneer who founded one of the earliest DTC online butcher shops in 2000, focused on regenerative, pasture‑raised meats.
website | customer service | profile
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