Taste A Healthy Lifestyle Today
Helping Meal Times Become Great Times For More Than 80 Years
Why Heartland?
Our Satisfaction Guarantee
Heartland Foods guarantees that our Farm-Sourced product line is 100% chemical-free with no additives. Furthermore, all frozen foods and groceries are guaranteed to be the finest quality available. In addition, if any of our Beef, Poultry, Pork Or Seafood products do not meet your complete satisfaction, then we will exchange it at no extra cost.
What this means to you is risk-free eating. If you don’t like the taste of something, we have a toll-free number you can call, even if it’s 2 years down the road!
For up to six months after delivery, Heartland Foods, Inc. will replace or exchange any food product that does not meet with your family’s complete satisfaction.
Heartland Promise
Always Humane, Responsibly Raised
Our foods are sourced from farms that use humane animal raising and handling practices. In fact, our chicken comes from the first farms to ever be certified humane and our cattle are grass-fed right here in the USA.
A True Never Ever Program – The Heartland Promise
- NO Antibiotics EVER
- NO Steroids EVER
- NO Preservatives EVER
- NO Chemicals EVER
- NO Growth Hormones EVER
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Meet the Team
Zach Hirsh
Senior Health and Wellness ConsultantAbout Zach
Zach has a real passion for health, nutrition, and overall wellness. This personal journey to change his life and health began in early 2015. Zach says, “Heartland has given me a platform to be able to reach so many families, and help others along their individual health journeys!” Working out, playing with his dog Bielski, and always expanding his mind to become a better person are passions of Zach’s outside of work.
Matt Wesp
Senior Health and Wellness ConsultantAbout Matt
Matt’s passions include all the aspects of healthy living, including food, physical and mental fitness. Matt joined the Heartland Team back in 2015 and recently said, “It’s changed my life to be part of a movement, helping families eat amazing beef, pork, poultry and seafood so easy and conveniently shopping right from their home. I’ve helped so many families since I’ve started but there are so many more to connect with and serve.”
Lindsay Miller
Referral SpecialistAbout Lindsay
Lindsay came to Heartland Foods with an interest in health and wellness. She enjoys talking to families and introducing them to a healthier and more convenient lifestyle for their busy families. Lindsay lives with her husband, daughter, son, and poodle. She enjoys being active outdoors with her family.
Kathy Gorman
Reorder SpecialistAbout Kathy
Kathy brings 40 years of experience to the team, including time with inside sales, outside sales, marketing, and government work. She enjoys cooking and coming up with her own recipes. Using Heartland’s shrimp and scallops is a definite favorite. She enjoys spending time with family, friends, and her kitties. Kathy loves working with the Heartland family of customers to provide timely, attentive, and upbeat service.
Meghan Russo
Operations Assistant and Events CoordinatorAbout Meghan
Meghan has been with Heartland Foods in SC since its doors opened in October 2018. She is most passionate about the consistently high quality of the products and humane animal handling used by our partner farms. Meghan has two daughters that she absolutely adores. She spends her free time finding fun and exciting activities to do with them.
Kat Tan
Event ManagerAbout Kat
Kat is an effervescent marketing extraordinaire with over 15 years of experience in the field of sales and event marketing. After working as freelance marketing consultant for several years, Kat rejoined the Heartland team in 2019 as the Event Manager. Since her return, Kat has successfully implemented a digitized lead generation program for shows and has elevated consumer engagements with new and improved booth presentations.
Delivery Experts
Delivery ExpertsAbout Delivery Experts
The Delivery Experts are the heart in Heartland Foods. Their attention to detail, hospitality, and determination to go above and beyond are representative in thousands of reviews of appreciative Heartland Foods customers. This group really cares and it shows!
Meet the Executive Team
Jerry Freishtat
PresidentAbout Jerry
Jerry has been the President of Heartland Foods since its inception in 2003. A graduate of the University of Maryland with degrees in Business and Economics, Jerry has designed, developed, and implemented several successful businesses in his 40-year career. Currently, Jerry is the Vice President of the All-Natural Food Council of North America. He has a history in athletics playing on the University of Maryland golf team and actively coaching youth sports while supporting each of his 5 children in various sports and activities. In more recent years, Jerry has taken his commitment to health and wellness to a new level and took 1st place in multiple divisions in the Maryland State Body Building Championships. Now a spokesperson on Success through Health and Wellness, Jerry is an advocate on the importance of health, nutrition, and fitness while raising healthy families.
Lisa Kalishek
Director of OperationsAbout Lisa
Lisa was born and raised in the Maryland/Northern VA suburbs with a background in Telcom, Project Management and has been with the Heartland Team since 2005. She has been thrilled to use her skills to be part of an organization with such a meaningful mission. Lisa is a people person with passion and perseverance. She works one-on-one with our many families to understand their needs and find ways to constantly improve our service. Lisa considers being a parent to her two children her greatest accomplishment of all and that working with our talented staff who have passion and purpose is a true blessing.
Justin Freishtat
Vice President of SalesAbout Justin
Justin has been involved in the family business since he was a young teen working in the warehouse as well as on the delivery team. After 8 years serving families all over the mid-Atlantic as a Health and Wellness Consultant, Justin has been moved into a new position of leadership to take Heartland and the service as a whole to the next level. Justin is obsessed with food sourcing and safety, farming practices, and helping families get together around the dinner table. When asked what he does outside of work, Justin said, “I have to stay active, play hockey, train hard at Icon Gym, and recover with healthy meals and massages. I also spend quality time with my wife and my crazy dog!” He hopes that his all-encompassing health and wellness lifestyle continues to inspire others to take control of their health.
Kenny Krens
Logistics ManagerAbout Kenny
Kenny is a Logistics Executive with over 20 years of experience in the field. As such, he oversees the logistics program and advises on all matters concerning logistics support and functions. Kenny is a Baltimore native and is excited to join the Heartland team!
Simon Rosa III
Marketing DirectorAbout Simon
Digital Marketer specializing in analytics, SEO, email marketing, content marketing, social media marketing and advertising. “Getting a life changing product into the hands of millions of people is what I feel like I was called to do, I also believe that eating right is a form of self-respect.” Simon lost over 100 pounds and has become passionate about sharing his story in the hopes that it may inspire others. Simon now enjoys working out, traveling, flying his drone, making videos and anything adventurous!
Shannon Rosa
Marketing DirectorAbout Shannon
Passionate leader of Social Media, Relationship Marketing, Digital Media, and Facebook mastery. Shannon is a food enthusiast and recently went back to school and graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s Health Coach training program. When asked what she enjoys, Shannon said, “I enjoy creating delicious and healthy recipes, running, hiking, photography, being creative and obstacle course racing!”