Omaha Steaks Exits Foodservice; Consolidating Omaha Operations into F Street Facility

Meat processor and retailer Omaha Steaks announced significant changes to its business model designed to focus the company on growth in retail, e-commerce, subscription and corporate gifting businesses, while consolidating some of its operations to a more modernized facility.

As part of the change, Omaha Steaks announced it is exiting the foodservice business, which serves numerous restaurants around the Omaha area — many of which were surprised by the speed of the decision, according to local news reports. A spokesperson told one local news outlet that 10% of the company’s business came from foodservice.

Omaha Steaks will focus its efforts on the businesses it deems growth drivers. The company plans to open more than a dozen new retail stores in 2026, expand its nationwide fulfillment center footprint, and consolidate and modernize its plant operations in Omaha, bringing production from its 96th Street facility to the F Street plant. F Street will operate a multi-shift, 24/7 production model, and the company noted that the facility has recently benefited from significant capital investments in capacity, technology and infrastructure.

Nate Rempe, president and CEO of Omaha Steaks, told one local news outlet that leaving the foodservice business was necessary because “that part of our business was no longer going to make sense for Omaha Steaks on a go-forward basis.” The company’s decision allows it to focus on other growth areas.