What We Make
Charbroiled burgers, handmade tacos made with authentic tortillas, slow-cooked proteins made with simple, kitchen-found ingredients, plus a list of over 100 ingredients our retail brand doesn't use.
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Handmade tacos, flame-grilled burgers and premium protein bowls, made by our family for America’s favorite stores.
The name behind the store brands you love, made with simpler ingredients and free from over 100 we've banned, and counting.
Charbroiled burgers, handmade tacos made with authentic tortillas, slow-cooked proteins made with simple, kitchen-found ingredients, plus a list of over 100 ingredients our retail brand doesn't use.
Grilled over real flame, built on simple ingredients, and made by the same family since 1982.
From club warehouses to everyday grocery, Don Lee Farms is stocked at America's most-shopped retailers.
Looking for a specific product? Head to Our Food and click any item to see which retailers carry it, or .
The latest from Don Lee Farms and CrispUps®, on shelves now at America's leading retailers.
Our new CrispUps® Loaded Taquitos pack premium, hand-rolled fillings and the bold dips that complete the box, crispy in minutes from the air fryer. Try all four flavors.
CrispUps® Shredded Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas, shredded chicken & cheese made with antibiotic-free dark-meat chicken. 19g protein per serving, crispy in minutes.
USDA Choice Angus beef, seared over 800°F of direct flames, thick, juicy quarter-pound patties, ready in two minutes. 23g protein per serving.
Minutes from box to plate. A few of our favorite ways to get dinner on the table.
Sliced grilled chicken patties over crisp greens with corn, black beans, tomato and avocado, a fresh, high-protein bowl in minutes.
Our Tacos smothered in red sauce and melty cheese, then baked, a hearty, crowd-feeding favorite.
One bag of patties, three crowd-pleasers, chili mac, stuffed peppers and a loaded power bowl. The easiest way to feed a hungry table.
Flame-grilled patties, melted cheese, griddled Texas toast, the diner classic made easy.
Slow-cooked and seared over 800°F of direct flames in our own California and Texas facilities, with premium proteins and simple, honest ingredients, made the way family would.
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Three generations of making food at scale. Larry pioneered frozen food after World War II. His son Donald founded Don Lee Farms in 1982 and built it from the factory floor up, alongside the team that powers it. The mission hasn’t changed: delicious, convenient food at a price that works for American families.
Read our full story →Larry founded what would become Larry's after World War II, supplying local firefighters, military bases, markets, and schools with sandwiches and convenient meals.
Larry pioneered the flash-frozen, fully cooked burger, among the first to make ready-to-eat proteins at scale. He was also one of the first to use plant-based proteins commercially. His son Donald joined and learned the business from the production floor up.
Donald started Don Lee Farms in a rented building in Marina del Rey, making convenient, ready-to-eat foods for local school districts and later Price Club (now Costco), building the company one product at a time.
Opened the first company-owned campus in Inglewood, production, warehouse, and headquarters under one roof.
Donald's sons Michael, Danny, and Brandon joined the company, expanding into new categories. Together they helped grow Don Lee Farms into a national brand and trusted private-label partner.
Opened the Mansfield, Texas campus and earned USDA Organic certification, expanding our reach nationwide.
Won Albertsons Companies' New Supplier of the Year, reflecting a core part of what we do: making private-label frozen convenience meals as a trusted partner to America's leading retailers.
Recognized with a Congressional Certificate of Special Recognition and LA Business Journal's Philanthropist of the Year, and helped establish the UCLA Goodman–Luskin Microbiome Center. Millions of meals donated through annual events with the LA Rams, the City of Inglewood, and the LA Regional Food Bank.
Recognized for helping raise the bar on school meals, a top-3 commodity beef processor for America's schools, feeding millions of students every week.
Company-owned campuses in California and Texas with national reach, a club-store favorite across multiple categories, and still family-owned, helping shape the future of food.
Great food begins with simpler, recognizable ingredients, the kind you'd find in your own kitchen. And a growing list of over 100 we refuse to use.
Refers to Don Lee Farms branded products. Always check the package for each product's ingredients.
Don Lee Farms is the annual presenting sponsor of Taste of the Rams, bringing together LA Rams players, acclaimed LA chefs, and a community dedicated to fighting hunger. Presented with Bank of America, all proceeds support the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
Since 2017, the event has helped power the Food Bank's mission to serve more than 900,000 people every month across LA County, distributing groceries, leading volunteer efforts, and delivering nutrition education toward a future where no one in Los Angeles goes hungry.
Quick answers on where to buy, how to cook, and how to work with us.
At club and grocery nationwide: Costco, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Target, BJ’s, Smart & Final, and on Instacart. Selection varies by store and region. Don’t see us at your warehouse? Ask your local Costco to carry it through Costco Warehouse Feedback. Member requests genuinely help. Looking for a specific product? Head to Our Food and click any item to see which retailers carry it, or .
Our club and retail lineup rotates with seasonal items and limited drops alongside a core of year-round staples. If a favorite is gone, it may be carried in another region. Check Where to Buy or ask our team.
Ask the store or your local Costco to carry it. Shopper and member requests genuinely help. For Costco, submit a request through Costco Warehouse Feedback. Tell us the item and location through Get In Touch and we’ll route it to our sales team.
Yes: certified-organic products since 2012, chicken raised with no antibiotics ever, plant-based and veggie options, and select items made without gluten. The package is the controlling source for any specific claim.
We take food safety seriously. Don Lee Farms maintains an allergen control program at a USDA-, FDA-, USDA Organic-, and SQF Level 2-certified facility, and our practices are reviewed in regular USDA, FDA, third-party, and customer audits. Formulations can change, so always refer to the packaging for the most accurate, up-to-date allergen and ingredient information. The package is the controlling source. See our disclaimers.
CrispUps® is our line of air-fryer-ready handhelds (loaded taquitos, quesadillas, and more), crispy in minutes, made by Don Lee Farms.
We don’t sell direct-to-consumer, but you can order Don Lee Farms for delivery or pickup through the Sam’s Club, Walmart, and Instacart apps and websites.
Our facilities are USDA-inspected, FDA-registered, and SQF-audited for food safety.
In addition to local and federal requirements, we:
Yes: a third-generation, family-owned American food company founded in 1982. Read our story.
Giving back is part of the business. Through annual events with the LA Rams, the City of Inglewood, and the LA Regional Food Bank, we’ve donated millions of meals over 40+ years.
We partner with established national retailers and leading brands on private-label and co-manufacturing. Because of the scale and volume our lines are built for, we’re generally not the right fit for emerging brands or early-stage startups. Learn more under Private Label Partnerships.
Yes: we offer operator-ready formats for foodservice. See Foodservice, K-12 Schools, and Convenience.
It goes back generations. In 1972, Larry's of Gardena, California, founded by Larry, was the first processor to build the new spun soy protein fiber into a line of pre-cooked meat products, work documented in Food Product Development in May 1972. Larry's son Donald carried that expertise forward later that decade. The family's third generation and Don Lee Farms helped shape the plant-based category with early veggie, soy, and pea-based burgers, and in the early-to-mid 2010s developed and manufactured plant-based burgers for multinational brands and emerging companies, helping build the category that became today's market. We also developed one of the first organic plant-based burgers built to match the taste and texture of beef, and still make organic, vegetable-based options today. More on our role in plant-based.
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Have a question, comment, suggestion, or issue? A lot of common questions are already answered in our FAQ, worth a quick look first. Still need us? Send a note and our team will get back to you.
Retail buyers and brand partners, Don Lee Farms is a trusted private-label supplier behind many of the products America already loves. Let's build the next one together.
For over 40 years we've made it easy to bring real grilled flavor home: USDA Choice Angus beef, seared over 800°F of direct flames, the way a backyard grill does it. No grill required.
Refer to the package for the full ingredient statement.
Microwave: Place one burger on a microwave-safe dish and heat on HIGH 30–45 seconds each side. Skillet: MEDIUM heat, 3–4 minutes each side. Conventional Oven: 375°F, three burgers on a cookie sheet for 15–20 minutes. Let stand 1 minute. Caution: Product will be hot. Handle carefully and let cool slightly before serving.
Information is subject to change. Additional versions and formulas of this item may exist, and their ingredients and allergens can differ. Always read the actual package for current ingredient, allergen and nutrition information.
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