Why Heartland?
Heartland Promise
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.
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
Eliminate the time you spend in the grocery store. Discount membership options available.
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.”
Meghan Russo
Health and Wellness ConsultantAbout 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.
Troy Tiffany
Health and Wellness ConsultantAbout Troy
Born and raised in Michigan, Troy has called the Northern Virginia area home for the past 20 years. As a classically trained chef, he began his career in luxury resorts and clubs before transitioning into fast casual brands focusing on healthier and organic foods. Troy likes to spend his free time traveling, cooking and spending time with his dog and partner seeking out new experiences and enjoying all of the finer things life has to offer. Troy came to Heartland Foods because he is passionate about the humane care and treatment of animals, along with being able to offer families a cleaner, safer, healthier food option. He plans to raise awareness to help families eat and feel better!
Hannah Jefferson
Health and Wellness ConsultantAbout Hannah
Hannah is incredibly passionate about all things wellness—she is a licensed acupuncturist and dual certified Health and Life Coach. When she discovered Heartland Foods it was a no brainer addition to her life and career. She loves building relationships and supporting others on their journey to greater health—and it all begins with what we eat. In her spare time she loves cooking, exercising, spending time with her family and friends, and snuggling her two adorable cats.
Chuck Lacy
Health and Wellness ConsultantAbout Chuck
Chuck has a lengthy history in the hospitality industry as a country club and restaurant manager, chef, gourmet chocolate retailer, and restaurateur. Chuck also enjoys the floral arts and incorporates that into his culinary designs. His greatest pleasure is catering to others and spending time with his son, and encouraging him to explore his creative talents.
Becca Grubic
Health and Wellness ConsultantAbout Becca
Becca was raised in Texas and graduated with a degree in public health from Sam Houston State University. Growing up on a farm, she understands and values responsibly raised food. Along with being a wellness consultant at Heartland Foods she is also Spin certified and enjoys instructing spin classes on the side. Becca loves all things fitness, including weight training, and nutrition. When she’s not working, she loves spending quality time with her husband, Tyler, and her two dogs, Cooper and Louie. Together they love to travel, hike, and enjoy the outdoors.
Rae Lopez
Health and Wellness ConsultantAbout Rae
Rae was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She was a division 2 college athlete for Track and Cross Country. Throughout her college career she had numerous achievements and in 2015 competed on a national level for the 1500 meter. Health and nutrition have always been part of her life as an athlete so she is very excited to join the Heartland team! In her free time, she enjoys going on spontaneous trips to find new running trails and spending time with her boyfriend Alex playing video games or watching movies.
Leah Hammond
Health and Wellness ConsultantAbout Leah
Born and raised in New York, Leah is an avid baseball fan. Leah had struggled with the issue of obesity in her early adulthood. After losing 165 pounds, Leah went on a journey of discovery, finding inner-strength, acceptance, and understanding. Leah lives in Blythewood, SC and enjoys spending as much spare time as she can with her husband and her three puppies. She is also involved in many local charitable and civic events from animal healthcare, live theater, local sporting events, and philanthropical activities. Leah is very excited to introduce Heartland Home Foods to the Midlands and providing her clients with an awesome pathway towards healthy, sustainable, and delicious food that also makes great economic sense.
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.
Carolyn Fitzgerald
Reorder SpecialistAbout Carolyn
Carolyn has been part of the Heartland team since the doors opened. She also had decades of experience with the company before Heartland acquired it from Dutterers in 2003. Chances are good that if you’re part of the Heartland family you already know Carolyn. Carolyn loves working with customers on the phone to schedule in-home appointments and take reorders!
Laurel Leach
Referral & Reorder SpecialistAbout Laurel
Laurel grew up in the West Ashley corner of Charleston and currently lives in the country with her husband and their horses, cattle, dogs, and cat. One of her favorite things about Heartland’s farms is their humane treatment of animals. For fun, Laurel loves to visit national parks for hiking and photography.
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.
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.
Amanda Anduiza
Regional Operations DirectorAbout Amanda
Amanda is a fun-loving woman who loves connecting with people on a real and personal level. More than people though, she loves her dogs Amos and Abe and will likely tell you about them if you talk to her for more than five minutes. She is finishing up her master’s degree and is excited to take everything she’s learned to help people live happier and healthier lives.
Anthony Anduiza
Regional Sales DirectorAbout Anthony
Anthony likes to call himself a “Jack of all trades and master of some”. Anthony serves our Charleston Family with enthusiasm. He has an active interest in technology and film and takes time to learn about new things that come out. To keep healthy, he’s gotten into rowing and looks forward to every opportunity he can to get out on the water in the warm South Carolina weather.
Matt Balducci
Regional Sales Vice PresidentAbout Matt
Matt takes pride in being a health and wellness expert! Specifically on topics of nutrition, weight training, stress management, and importance of sleep. He is a competitive athlete winning a bronze and silver medal for the USA baseball organization and most recently stepped outside of his comfort zone and began prepping for fitness competitions. He is a TEDx speaker, giving two talks in 2019 on the topics of stress management and bio-hacking. Outside of the gym and work Matt spends his time playing with his two children, Nolan and Caroline, and loves to travel with his amazing wife Jackie.
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 Slattery
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!”
FAQs
About Our Food
Finding quality food means finding quality farms. We only source from farms that meet our rigorous quality standards. When we can work with a local farm we do. For example, our poultry comes from a family farm in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania. While local is important to us, the very best quality for our families and yours is most important.
We are the only home food delivery service in our area that develops customized menus based on family size, portion sizes, nights per week cooking at home, allergies, dietary restrictions, and more. We even customize ounces, thickness, bone-in or boneless, skin-on or skinless. Since no two families eat the same, no two custom food plans will be the same! Consider us your custom butcher.
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Testimonials
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