Topps Meat Company

Topps Meat Company (Topps Meat Company LLC) was a privately owned family company founded in 1940 by Benjamin Sachs in Manhattan, New York. The company later relocated to Elizabeth, New Jersey.[1][2][3] The company produced and distributed frozen ground beef patties and other meat products processed at its 3,000-square-foot (280 m2) plant in Elizabeth and posted about $8.8 million a year in sales, according to information reported by Dun & Bradstreet.[2][4] In 2003, the company was purchased by Strategic Investment and Holdings, an investment firm based in Buffalo, New York and by 2007 it was "one of the country’s largest manufacturers of frozen hamburgers."[3] In 2007 the company ceased operations following Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli) contamination of products and the ensuing recall.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Belson, Ken; Fahim, Kareem (October 6, 2007). "After Extensive Beef Recall, Topps Goes Out of Business". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  2. ^ a b ""About Topps"". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  3. ^ a b Belson, Ken; Fahim, Kareem (October 5, 2007). "Meat Company Going Out of Business After Recall". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  4. ^ NJBIZ article "Potentially Deadly Threat Led To Recall - Topps Meat must re-evaluate sanitation and process controls" published September 8, 2007
  5. ^ Belson, Ken; Fahim, Kareem (2007-10-06). "After Extensive Beef Recall, Topps Goes Out of Business". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  6. ^ "Topps Meat closes 6 days after huge recall". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  7. ^ "Topps Meat shuts down after recall - Oct. 5, 2007". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.