- Meats, Specializing in Veal
- Wholesale and Retail Veal Distributor
We Serve and Will Deliver Within a 60-Mile Radius of Providence – All of Rhode Island and Southern New England
(We Ship Nationwide)
125 Sutton Street
Providence, RI 02903
401-751-9585 Additional number
401-751-6325 Fax number
info@fed-rickveal.com
American Veal Association
USDA Certified
Established in 1970
Family Owned
Call Now for All Your Specialty Meat Needs!
401-751-9534
Call Now for All Your Specialty Meat Needs!
401-751-9534
Fed-Rick Veal Co.
Carmine Balzano, owner of Fed-Rick Veal Co., is a fifth generation meat cutter. Dating back to the late 1800’s when his Great Grandfather Ignazio Balzano, left the family slaughterhouse business in Italy along with his seven brothers, to come to America. Ignazio settled in Bristol RI. And opened his own slaughterhouse business. His son Carmine, after working with his father as a youth, moved to Providence in the early 30’s. Carmine worked with many different meat cutters and markets until he opened his own business, Federal Beef Inc., in the early 50’s on Atwells Ave. in the heart of Federal Hill. He was well known in the business back then for his ability to evenly slice veal cutlets by hand. Gennaro, his son, who worked with his father since high school, bought Federal Beef Inc. in the early 60’s. Gennaro, who could see the impact that the new supermarkets were having on the small family run meat markets, decided to go into the wholesale veal business in 1969. The name Fed- Rick Veal Co. came from FEDeral Beef and RICKy’s Meats, a partner with Gennaro for a short time. Gennaro quickly became known for his quality and service to the restaurant industry in Rhode Island and business flourished. His two son’s Carmine and Gennaro Jr. joined him in the early 70’s and continued to work together until Gennaro Sr. semi-retired in 1988, and moved to Florida. Carmine and Gennaro Jr. continued the business by expanding their product line and opening up a retail market called Casa Vitello. In 1996 Fed-Rick Veal Co. was awarded the veal cutlet contract to the Olympic Village in Atlanta Olympic Games. The decision to award the contract was not based on the price, because Fed-Rick’s price was the highest, it was based on the quality of the product. Over 50 other companies sent samples. In 2001 Carmine bought the business from his father and brother, and is now operating Fed-Rick Veal with his son, Adam, the sixth generation.
Fed-Rick Veal Co. is a USDA Plant, Haccp certified. Serving Southern New England since 1970
