Heartland Meat Company in Chula Vista has processed and distributed custom-fabricated beef, pork, poultry, lamb, and offal products from its USDA-inspected plant at 3461 Main Street since the firm's founding in 1967. The company's signature Black Angus carne asada picada — a precision-cut flap-meat product designed to cook quickly and absorb marinades evenly — supplies steakhouse-caliber programs including Black Angus Steakhouse and restaurant groups throughout the Southwest. Distribution reaches California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Washington, West Texas, and Hawai'i through a network of national food-service distributors and direct accounts. Custom-seasoned fajita strips, cubed stew meat, and portioned protein packs are produced to client specifications, feeding craft-kitchen menus at brewpubs such as 3 Punk Ales Brewing Co. that build food programs around regionally sourced proteins. The plant holds PACA license #20081061 and remains under Stidman-family ownership, with approximately 15 production-line employees generating $19.6 million in annual wholesale volume.