Website: https://valleygoldmarket.com/
Valley Gold is a premium meat purveyor and beef supplier based in Franklin, Tennessee. The company supplies premium beef, heritage pork, and Wagyu to hotel and fine dining restaurant kitchens across Middle Tennessee, and it also offers retail purchasing through its website. Describing itself as “nashville’s premier beef purveyor” and a “heritage family brand since 1932,” Valley Gold operates as an independent, locally based, family-owned business. Its website at valleygoldmarket.com redirects to the company’s primary domain, valleygoldfranklin.com.
Products
Valley Gold sources and supplies premium meats through three curated programs, alongside retail offerings. The programs described on the website include:
- Wagyu Beef: Japanese A5, Australian, and American Wagyu, positioned as “the highest quality, world-class Wagyu to Tennessee and beyond”
- Angus Beef: Live cattle sourced through Deer Valley and Windy Hill Meadows genetics, harvested and dry-aged in Middle Tennessee, with offerings ranging from USDA Choice to Prime boxed beef
- Heritage Pork: Full-blood Duroc hogs sourced directly from Tennessee farms, dry-aged on the rail and broken down to order, supplemented with premium Berkshire pork from regional partners
The company describes these as “rare programs you won’t find in a commodity catalog,” with a standard that “remains consistent week to week.” Valley Gold purchases cattle and hogs directly from Middle Tennessee producers and sources Wagyu internationally, including from Japan. In addition to its wholesale program, the company offers premium meats for retail purchase in bulk online and delivers directly to professional kitchens.
About
Valley Gold is “a heritage family brand since 1932.” The company was originally one of the American Southwest’s most prominent dairies, based in the Albuquerque area. After World War II, during a severe milk shortage, “Valley Gold expanded to 1,600 dairy cows in the Albuquerque area to meet demand,” becoming “one of the largest privately owned and operated dairies in the country at that time.”
Today the Jacob Simpson family of Franklin, Tennessee stewards the brand as its fourth and fifth generations, “proudly building the VG brand for future generations with our focus being premium meats.” The family states its aim for “future Valley Gold generations to appreciate our family’s legacy and to grasp the importance of sustainable agriculture in real food production.” The company’s philosophy is summarized as “independent, local, family owned,” with “four generations standing behind every plate.”
Location & Contact
- Location: Franklin, Tennessee
- Service Area: Middle Tennessee, serving hotel and fine dining restaurant kitchens
- Website: valleygoldmarket.com (redirects to valleygoldfranklin.com)
Contact details are available through the company’s online contact page. A direct phone number and email are not listed on the pages reviewed, so those details are omitted here. Online orders accept a range of payment methods, including American Express, Apple Pay, Diners Club, Discover, Google Pay, Mastercard, PayPal, Shop Pay, Venmo, and Visa.
Additional Information
The Valley Gold website is organized into sections for its wholesale program, its company story (“Our Story”), retail shopping, a blog, and contact. The wholesale program emphasizes consistency, access, and trust for restaurant and kitchen clients seeking premium, differentiated products unavailable through commodity distributors. A newsletter signup is available on the site.
With a family heritage dating to 1932, a transition from dairy operations to premium meats under fifth-generation ownership in Franklin, and three curated Wagyu, Angus, and heritage pork programs, Valley Gold serves both professional kitchens and retail customers across Middle Tennessee.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (valleygoldmarket.com).