Who we are

We excel in military, retail, foodservice, schools, and private label processing

We were founded by industry veterans determined to gain control of their protein supply-chain to satisfy the strict quality specifications of their customers. From the beginning we have relied on a top-down commitment to safety, quality, and a desire to exceed our customer expectations for safety, quality, and value.

Located in the heart of the California Central Valley, ACM is a high quality, full-line, portion controlled further processor of beef, pork, and poultry for the Military, Retail, Foodservice, and School channels. We are USDA inspected and pass our BRC audits consistently with an A rating. We prioritize safety and quality over everything else that we do, and we believe that success is obtained by holding true to these values.

Our plant was built from the ground up with two focuses: food safety and product customization. Our goal is to offer our partner companies products that you can be proud to feed to your friends and family, meet or exceed the highest safety standards, meet your exact specifications, and taste delicious. All while working to keep costs as low as possible utilizing cutting edge technology, manufacturing processes that increase efficiency, the knowledge and skill of our maintenance and fabrication team, and our decades of cumulative experience and knowledge in the meat industry.

OUR TEAM

Our team consists of culinary, manufacturing, food safety, and fabrication experts which helps to drive our success. Having staff in-house and on site working on a daily basis means that we are more timely, responsive, and able to address any complications, changes, or problems in a more efficient manner.

Paul Tapia

ButcherMeet Paul

Paul Tapia

Butcher

For nearly a decade Paul has been bringing his “A-game” on the butcher line and helps set the tempo for many of our production lines. On Sundays Paul is a devote red and gold fan and expects his 49er’s to bring their A-game!

Evin Coutrakis

Plant ManagerMeet Evin

Evin Coutrakis

Plant Manager

Evin has been with ACM since inception in 2011 starting off as our Warehouse Manager. Since 2020, he has been tasked with overall production and plant supervision leading our production team in both raw and cooked processes. Outside the plant Evin is active in community charitable causes and can be found doting over his two young children.

Jerrad Cline

Maintenance Planning ManagerMeet Jerrad

Jerrad Cline

Maintenance Planning Manager

Since our 2011 inception Jerrad has served a critical technical role in our maintenance team. More recently he has been tasked with overall planning responsibility whereby he is responsible for equipment and production-line readiness and the daily cadence and operational success of the production floor. Jerrad is a motorcycle enthusiast and, oddly so, knows a lot about 3D printing!

Francine Ramirez

Quality Control SupervisorMeet Francine

Francine Ramirez

Quality Control Supervisor

Since 2011 ACM has benefitted from Francine’s 30-plus years experience and wisdom in all areas of sanitation, pre-op testing and product quality control. She keeps our entire plant operating between the lines and brings us peace-of-mind daily! When not ensuring our safety and quality Francine enjoys travel and spending time with her grand and great-grandchildren.

Jill Bradley

Human Resources ManagerMeet Jill

Jill Bradley

Human Resources Manager

Jill has been our head cheerleader and peacemaker since 2018. When not ensuring compliance in our (beloved) State of California, she is in the trenches ensuring fun, smiles and good-will in abundance. On game-day Jill is a staunch blue and green Seahawk fan!

Xinh Lau

Quality Assurance ManagerMeet Xinh

Xinh Lau

Quality Assurance Manager

A graduate of UC Davis and simply a bona-fide “good guy”, Xinh has provided a steadfast quality assurance leadership at ACM since 2014. At times his quiet demeaner belies the depth of his meat mastery and industry knowledge. Xinh has two talented children, an aspiring doctor and the other is consumed by basketball!

Cheyenne Velasco

Business Development CoordinatorMeet Cheyenne

Cheyenne Velasco

Business Development Coordinator

Cheyenne has spent time since 2016 in several departments at ACM working her way up to a critical role in the sales and product development area. She is a steward of all new business opportunities that come our way, and works diligently to service new and existing customer opportunities.

Harpreet Tut

R&D AssistantMeet Harpreet

Harpreet Tut

R&D Assistant

Answering to “Harp”, “Tut” or simply “The Man”, Harpreet has been injecting humor into our daily lives since 2018. A broad range of skills makes Harp an asset both on and off the production floor. Whether running bench-top samples, or a full-scale production run, Harp’s keen knowledge of our floor, equipment and processes is a distinct asset. Off the floor Harp is generally entertaining staff, improving his homestead, or being a devoted husband to his lovely bride, Pritpal.

Maintenance and Fabrication

At ACM one of the foundations of our successful operations is our Maintenance and Fabrication team. With the knowledge and skills that this team possesses they are able to fabricate, modify, and repair our equipment when needed without having to suffer through long wait times to order in parts or bring in repair specialists. Typical equipment repair lead time for plants is 8-12 weeks, we cut that in half!

The team is intimately familiar with every piece of equipment on the production floor and they can customize equipment to meet our specific needs. They increase our flexibility, ability to customize product, and they help to reduce cost and downtime!

In our Ready-to-Eat room they customized two sets of scales that sit over our rollstock equipment and automatically separate and weigh meatballs before dropping them into the making for packing. These scales have decreased labor, over/under pack sizes, as well as increased over all efficiencies on the line.

Our custom-built steam ovens allow us to cook product in bags, which increases tenderness, moisture, and allows the item to retain its natural juices. These custom ovens exceed standard manufacturing equipment in regard to capacity and efficiency!

Sustainability

At ACM we understand that a major component of running a successful business is a commitment to sustainability.

We recognize the importance of energy conservation, increased efficiencies, and reduced environmental impact for not only the environment but also for the bottom line. As a result, we continuously strive to implement new and innovative strategies to increase our sustainability and reduce our impact.

A few of the many steps we have taken to increase sustainability include:

The entire plant operates on a closed loop recycling program which reduces waste entering the landfill
Recycling oil, grease, mechanical fluids, as well as corrugated and plastics
Installation of a nitrogen tunnel off of our steam oven line, cooling product in 15 minutes instead of an hour, and increasing product yield
Motion detection LED lightening are utilized throughout the plant so that empty areas do not waste energy
Polyurethane insulated walling maintains desired ambient temperatures in every area of the plant which allows for increased efficient use of our automated cooling and freezer systems
Utilization of Eco-Friendly packaging
High Efficiency refrigeration compressors, air compressors, blast freezers, and hot water boilers to reduce energy.

Who we are

We excel in military, retail, foodservice, schools, and private label processing

OUR TEAM

Paul Tapia

Paul Tapia

Evin Coutrakis

Evin Coutrakis

Jerrad Cline

Jerrad Cline

Francine Ramirez

Francine Ramirez

Jill Bradley

Jill Bradley

Xinh Lau

Xinh Lau

Cheyenne Velasco

Cheyenne Velasco

Harpreet Tut

Harpreet Tut

R&D

Our team, and our passion for food and people, is what makes our R&D department great and sets us apart from others.

Focus categories of product development:

Maintenance and Fabrication

Sustainability

At ACM we understand that a major component of running a successful business is a commitment to sustainability.

A few of the many steps we have taken to increase sustainability include:

We are continuously looking for new and innovative ways to decrease our environmental impact and carbon footprint to create a sustainable future for us, your business, and the planet.

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