Loading the truck at Vermont Quality Meats in Rutland, VT, for a weekly delivery.

About Vermont Quality Meats

Vermont Quality Meats (VQM) was started as a co-operative venture with 48 farmer members in 1999. Barbara and Dave Rochat, sheep farmers from Chelsea, Vermont, were original members and deeply involved with the organization. After experiencing healthy growth, the co-op began to experience financial difficulties in 2007 and the membership instructed the board to sell the enterprise.

The Rochats, along with Bob Slattery of South Royalton, Vermont, bought the co-op in February, 2008, and changed the name to BRD Foods d/b/a Vermont Quality Meats. While VQM has steadily expanded its supplier and customer base, it continues to purchase products from many of the original co-op members and sell to many of the original restaurants and markets.

We aggregate our products at VQM’s headquarters in Rutland, Vermont, on Wednesdays and make delivery of our “always fresh, never frozen” products weekly to restaurants and butcher shops throughout New England and New York.

We believe that Vermont Quality Meats provides a valuable service to many small family farms. By marketing their exceptional products to high-end restaurants and markets, we are able to pay the farmer a very favorable price.

Vermont Quality Meats Mission Statement

Our mission at Vermont Quality Meats is to consistently provide products and services that both satisfy the expectations for our customers and provide a sustainable profit for our farmers.