Meat the Flocchini Family

That was one fork in the road that would change his life, another was deciding to go to USF on academic scholarship instead of UC Davis on a football scholarship. It was at USF that he met lifelong friend Jim Graziani, the two remain close today. Jim introduced Bud to his lifelong partner and wife of nearly 70 years, Mary Lou Flocchini, and the rest is as they say history.

Bud followed Armando Sr into the business and soon after, his father saw the type of brilliant businessman he had in his son. He essentially began running Durham Meat Company in his 30’s. Bud has done it all in the business, from running the operation that was processing 20 loads of carcass a week to buying cattle in Texas and feeding them in the company feedlot in California. He and his father bought the famed Durham Bison Ranch in the 1960s. He got the company into the cold storage business in Lincoln, CA and San Jose. He diversified the family business into real estate in the 1960s as well. The list can go on and on. The true test of anything we do is to see if it passes the test of time and one need look no further than the fact that the ranch and the real estate businesses continue to thrive today. An avid worker, he comes to the office every day when he’s not helping his son John on the Durham Bison Ranch.

on the Boards of Armand Agra and sister company Walts Meats, actively participating in deal generation of Acuisition/Partnership opportunities for Armand Agra, developed and currently works part time in the company’s first retail store, Armando & Sons Butcher Shop And Fine Foods, and lastly co-manages the Flocchini Family Office of investments with his father and our current Patriarch, Armando Flocchini Jr.

during summer break, she’d ask Bernadette’s father, Rich Flocchini, to take the kids to work for the day. To keep busy, she would mop up the production room floors and fold boxes.

She found comfort and passion in the business, even though she didn’t begin with the most glorious of jobs. After over 40 years in the business, you can still find Bernadette in the production room or warehouse lending a helping hand when needed. Bernadette is an industry leader on all things specialty and exotic proteins, in which she learned everything from her hero and late father, Rich.

of product offerings. Kate’s first position at Sierra Meat & Seafood Company started when she was four years old, crawling around the office floor at the plant in Santa Clara, CA, cleaning everyone’s chairs, only to be paid in cookies and candy.

When the young and mischievous meat-head-to-be wasn’t cleaning office chairs, she was making paperclip necklaces for the office staff. Once the youthful and rambunctious phase passed, Kate quickly became fascinated by the family business. After pursuing a career in Public Health, post-graduation from the University of Nevada, Reno, Kate returned to Sierra Meat & Seafood. In her free time, Kate is most likely spending time with her fiancé and Portuguese Water Dog pup, Petey, hosting friends, out on the boat in Lake Tahoe, or traveling.