B&E Meats is a small, community-oriented, family-operated meat market owned by Brent Epema. The history goes all the way back to Kenny Epema, Brent’s father, who worked as a butcher in the Crookston area. Through family traditions, Kenny taught his sons how to raise a few head of cattle and pigs, which they would process in the garage. With that came learning to hunt and process venison. Brent continued his knowledge of processing beef, pork, and wild game in their garage until the spring of 2004 when he purchased Fisher Meats in Fisher, Minnesota. In 2006, Brent purchased the Camas Concrete plant in Crookston where he continued to process wild game as a seasonal job until 2007 when he took the plunge to open year-round as a full-service meat market. As the business continued to grow, Brent expanded the building and, in 2013, B&E Meats opened their new 1,400 square foot retail space. After a year and a half of planning and construction, B& E Meats has finally opened their expanded store and new deli. Fast Forward to 2025/2026 B&E Meats has now expanded again, this time to be able to offer custom field and farm processing. B&E Meats offers butchering and processing for beef, bison, pork, lamb, and goats.

The Pictures below showcase what B&E Meats looked liked from the start to the finish of our first expansion and now what it looks like after our second expansion!