Sussex Meat Packing traces back to Andrew VandenAkker, a farmer and butcher in Holland who brought his family to the United States in 1957. His son Henry VandenAkker started the retail business in 1960 with a 6-foot meat case in a small shop on Route 565 in Wantage, and it is still family owned. Today it is a single store in the Wantage Plaza with a long service case: beef hand cut in house and never pre-packaged, ground round made several times a day, and fresh poultry that arrives daily and is never frozen. A deli kitchen makes lunch specials, family dinners and catering, and the shop has long served local farmers and hunters.
What’s here
- Made here
- Beef hand cut in house; buy any amount, never pre-packaged · Ground round, ground fresh several times a day · Family dinners cooked from scratch: meatloaf, roast beef, chicken francese, marsala and parmesan · Store-made turkey gravy, lamb rub and ham glaze · Catering platters, party subs and hot trays
- Sold here from other producers
- Fresh poultry delivered daily (antibiotic-free chicken breasts) · Pork, lamb and deli meats · Frozen foods and a small grocery aisle
- Served here
- Lunch specials Tuesday to Friday: sandwiches, burgers, salads · Family dinners for 4 to 5 (order before noon, pick up after 4 PM)
This season
Open year-round, Tuesday to Saturday. The 2026 holiday and specialty catering menu offers a cooked whole turkey with a quart of store-made gravy, leg of lamb, glazed ham and whole pigs, priced at market plus a $50 cooking fee, with at least 3 days' notice. No Thanksgiving-specific deadline is posted.
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