Danny Deen’s dad put him to work making boxes in 1962 and he has been here pretty much ever since. Danny is a TCU graduate with degrees in Business Administration and Ranch Management. Other jobs include two years in the French Cameroons with the Peace Corps and a few years managing the family ranch in Montague County. Danny’s hobbies are photography and guitars.
 

Craig Deen grew up in a family that had a true appreciation for quality meat and the food business. He watched his Dad form partnerships with many restaurant and grocery store owners over the years. Deen Meat was founded on the idea of quality first for long term success. Craig is carrying on that “partnership” role as sales manager of Deen Meat and Cooked Foods. Craig is helping to carry on a tradition of excellence in the meat business that began in 1946. Craig graduated from The University of Oklahoma with a Business Management Degree.





Matthew Deen has been with the company since 2008, but has been around the business his whole life, and primarily handles accounting and finance duties. Matthew received an MBA from TCU in 2003 and previously worked for the Fort Worth Business Press and AmeriCredit. He is involved with the TCU Young Alumni Board, All Saints Episcopal School and alumni board, and the St. NICUlas board for Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital.





Joe Cholopisa started his meat career in 1967 working for Swift & Company in the stock yards in North Ft. Worth and attending TWC. After working at Swift and attending TWC for three summers he went to work for Swift at their Market Research and Development Center as the Shipping and Receiving Supervisor. In 1977, he was promoted to Plant Superintendent and the Market Research and Development Center was turned into a production and distribution plant. In 1982, Joe moved to Standard Meat Company as a supervisor of the steak cutting operation. There he supervised the cutting and quality of an operation which hand cut 300,000# a week to several white table cloth restaurants. In 1985, Joe was promoted to head the red meat division of Standard Meat. In 1989, the red meat division was closed and Joe went to work in the cook foods area which produced breaded product and pizza toppings. His responsibilities were productivity and quality of three product lines. In 1994 Joe came to Deen Meat and Cooked Foods as the plant Manager. Joe has been instrumental in helping Deen Meat get into the Cooked and marinating business. Joe brings over 40 years of experience in every facet of the food business.




Marc dePlante is Director of QA/QC and R&D, as director his highest priority is that we supply the public with 100% confidence in the quality and safety of all our products. Marc attended the University of Texas and has been in the food service industry for over 25 years. He has been at Deen Meat and Cooked Foods since 1994. Marc comes from a restaurant background and after holding every position in the industry and managing one of the most famous restaurants in the nation, he understands what it means to supply the consumers with a tradition of excellence. Marc’s hobbies include hunting and snow skiing.





Came to Deen Meat & Cooked Foods in 1989 and started in a driver position. Mike moved into the plant soon after to different positions, shipping coordinator, order filler, packaging and grinding supervisor. In 2000, Deen Meat decided to move Mike into the office as a customer service representative and administrative support, which included distributer liaison and assisting the buyer in his duties. In 2005 Mike was promoted to VP of Purchasing.





Pat Harrington is the Director of Partner Development for Deen Meats. Pat has been in restaurant operations for more than 30 years. Pat brings his experience and professional commitment to help contribute to the profitability, success, and long term growth of Deen Meats by providing quality food products, exceptional customer service and a strong commitment to forging long term relationships. Pat brings his years of restaurant operations experience to help our customers get the most out of our products.




Steve Dumas has worked the last eight years in the poultry processing industry and several years before that in the foodservice distribution business. With his experience in the processing business, Steve can help you with product development as well as assist you in fine tuning your current product lines. Steve enjoys cooking, hunting and hanging out with his family.