Making food with generations of manufacturing know-how and a passion for culinary innovation.
Better Than Beef Burger
In its sixth year, the Taste of the Rams event sponsored by Don Lee Farms brought together 500 hunger-relief advocates and raised nearly $250,000 to benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
1982
Established in Southern California in 1982.
2005
A plant-based protein pioneer since 2005.
10,000+
Available in over 10,000 locations in the US.
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Who We Are:
We're a family of food innovators with beginnings in the 1940's—makers of meat and plant-based burgers, bowls, burritos, bites, crumbles, meatballs and more for some of the world's most recognized and successful food brands. Find the Don Lee Farms® brand of plant-based and meat proteins at your local club and supermarket.
We're proud of our family's history. Today, we're helping shape the future. We're a leading plant protein producer and advocate of sustainable organic farming and ranching. We prohibit nearly all artificial ingredients and preservatives from our foods.
Since 2012
Since 1984
Since 2018
Since 2014
Organic. Local.
Sustainable.
Our foods are made with Organic Certified and local ingredients whenever possible. They're made in our FDA and USDA-inspected facilities located in the Western and Southern U.S.—in close proximity to where our ingredients are grown and raised. We're supporters of the USDA Organic Certification program and the Global Animal Partnership’s 5-Step® Animal Welfare Rating Program.
The Leading Maker
of Organic Veggie Burgers.
We're one of the largest makers of organic veggie burgers. Learn more about our variety of organic veggie burgers - from grain-based, bean-based and veggie-based burgers.
The First Organic Plant-Based Crumble.
As an innovator in plant-based proteins, we pioneered another first: our deliciously simple yet flavorful Better Than Beef™ Organic Plant-Based Crumble.
The First
Plant-Based Nugget For Schools.
Yet another first: our Better Than Chicken™ Nugget exceeds child nutrition requirements of the School Lunch Program. We're excited to make these nuggets available to all schools and at prices well below comparable options.
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