Inboden’s Meats Ltd. began in 1962 as Inboden’s Supperette. It’s proprietors were Ocie and Leona Inboden, who opened with a cash capital of $21.00, and notes and guarantees due on inventory and equipment.

By following the original standards of quality and customer service set forth in 1962, Inboden’s has grown to be a leading provider of quality meats.

Ocie O. Inboden was a pioneer in the concept of sub-primal boxed beef. In 1965, Inboden’s Supperette served several large packing companies as a marketing test and survey station. The test was to gauge consumer reaction to disassembled and vacuum-packaged meat products, which is now the industry-standard packaging method. In 1970, Inboden’s Supperette came under the supervision of the State of Illinois Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Meat and Poultry Inspection Division.

Inboden’s continued to grow, and, in 1978, the company was incorporated and became Inboden’s Meats Limited. business grew, Inboden’s Supperette became known through word-of-mouth advertising as the best quality meat house in DeKalb County.

The Board of Directors consisted of: Ocie O. Inboden, President, Leona M. Inboden, Vice-President, and Thomas K. Inboden, Secretary/Treasurer.

When Ocie O. Inboden passed on, his son Thomas took charge of all corporate responsibilities with Leona Inboden as partner and office manager. When Leona Inboden passed away in 1990, Thomas Inboden became the sole owner of Inboden’s Meats, Ltd. He was later joined by his wife Ingrid Inboden. Their sons Joseph, Nathan and Dusty Inboden form the third generation of this family-owned business.

Inboden’s Meats LTD is a member in good standing with the Illinois Association of Meat Processors. Sons Joe Inboden is a previous member of the Board of Directors, Dustin Inboden is HACCP certified from the University of Illinois, and Nathan Inboden is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin’s Master Meatcrafter program. Thomas Inboden is a Past President of the Illinois Association of Meat Processors. Tom is also Past President of the American Association of Meat Processors, AAMP, which is the largest meat industry trade group in North America, headquartered in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania  Tom Inboden is an active Rotarian, a Paul Harris Fellow and past President of the DeKalb Illinois Rotary Club.

In addition the members of the Inboden family has served on many community civic service boards and livestock producers associations, community volunteer groups. Inboden Meats has been the recipient of numerous awards and has been recognized by the University of Illinois Department of Meats Science, earning the Sletter Bull Award. In 2008 Inboden’s received Business of the year from the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, while in 2018, Inboden’s received the 2018 P.R.I.D.E. Award for the company’s efforts towards environmental sustainability. Inboden’s still strives to meet the exacting quality and integrity standards set in 1962 by the company’s founders, Ocie and Leona Inboden.