About Us
Serving Central PA for Three Generations
William J. Holland,
Founder
Holland Bros. Meats Inc.—a wholesale and retail meat market—is located
at the “sign of the windmill” on Old Route 220 South in Duncansville, PA.
Serving Central Pennsylvania for three generations, Holland Bros.’
personal service, professional expertise, and pride of ownership are rare
finds in today’s supermarket-chain society.

Stop by the shop and try some of the finest luncheon meats, smoked
products and fresh sausages produced in the state of Pennsylvania. Our
retail hours are 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday; 8:00 AM to 4:00
PM, Saturday; closed on Sunday.

Roughly 95 percent of all products sold by Holland Bros. are homemade on the premises in our state-of-
the-art processing facility.
The processing facility consists of:


Additionally, Holland Bros. Meats is one of only two processing plants in Blair County inspected by the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for slaughtering.

Holland Bros.’ is also a member of the American Association of Meat Processors and the Pennsylvania
Association of Meat Processors.

History

Founded in the early 1960s by William J. Holland and his sons Terry and Lou (the original Holland
Brothers), Holland Bros. Meats is now owned and operated by Lou’s two sons, Rick and Steve.

The 1960s










The 1970s to present day
Many changes have been made to the modest retail operation since 1968.












Call Rick or Steve today, at (814) 695-5450, or stop by Holland Bros. Meats at the “sign of the windmill.”
1960
Holland Bros. Meats, founded by William J. Holland and his son Terry, began as a small
meat stand located at Leighty's Farm Market in Newry, PA.
1963
A second son, Lou, joined his father and brother in the business.
Lou's oldest son, Rick, began working at the shop and William retired later that year.
1964
Terry and Lou, the original Holland Brothers, built a butcher shop just down the street from
their retail meat stand at Leighty's.
1965
Lou's middle son—Steve—joined his father, his uncle Terry, and his brother Rick in the meat
business.
1968
Terry and Lou added a retail facility and moved their business from Leighty's to Holland Bros.
Meats current site on Old Route 220 South in Duncansville.
1972
Rick and Steve bought out their Uncle Terry.
1989
Lou hung up his knives and the boys bought his shares of the business.
1997
Rick and Steve built an entire addition from which 95 percent of all products sold by Holland
Bros. are processed. The processing facility currently consists of four smokehouses, three
coolers, an innovative sausage kitchen, a packaging room and a shipping and receiving
dock, all to sustain an ever-expanding business.
2000
The most recent renovation is a handsome remodeled retail area.
A fourth generation of Hollands working in the business includes Rick's son, Brock, and Steve's
son, Michael.