For Journalists, Retailers & Partners
Press & Brand Kit
Stittsworth Meats® believes a solid brand is the key to any business. We provide all of our vendors, distributors, and press partners with the highest-quality graphics available. If you don’t see something you need below, email us and we’ll get it to you fast.
At a Glance
- Founded: 1940, Ankeny, Iowa
- Headquarters: Bemidji + Turtle River, Minnesota
- Generations: 4 (5th coming up)
- Production capacity: 100,000 lbs / month
- Retail partners: 2,500+ across the Upper Midwest
- Team: 28 members
About Stittsworth Meats® (Boilerplate)
Use this in articles, releases, and announcements.
Stittsworth Meats® is a four-generation family-owned smokehouse based in Bemidji, Minnesota. Founded in 1940 by Willie “Jipe” Stittsworth, the company today operates a USDA-inspected production facility in Turtle River, MN with a capacity of 100,000+ pounds per month, supplying 2,500+ retail partners across the Upper Midwest with handcrafted smoked sausage, brats, beef sticks, jerky, and summer sausage.
Stittsworth uses real wood smoke — hickory, apple, and cherry — in 12-to-18-hour smokehouse cycles, with whole-muscle cuts from named Midwest family farms. The company is owned by Mychal Stittsworth, the fourth generation, who also invented Minnesota’s first USDA-approved Mobile Slaughter Unit in 2017 — the concept that became Friesla.
Copy and paste above. Updated 2026-05-19.
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Stittsworth Meats® Brand Guide
Includes full trademark usage rules for all registered brand names.
One PDF covering colors, fonts, logo usage, voice, and approved imagery. The cleanest starting point if you’re building anything Stittsworth-branded.
Download Brand Guide (PDF)2026 refresh in progress. Need something specific? Email Mychal.
Four generations. Real wood smoke. The brand you can trust.
Logo Library
All Logo Variants
Four orientations × four color treatments × multiple file formats. JPG and PNG for web, PDF for general print, EPS for vector applications. White treatments skip JPG (transparency required).
Primary Mark
The full Stittsworth Meats® logotype, vertical orientation
Horizontal Mark
Wordmark + icon laid out side-by-side
Stacked Mark
Wordmark stacked above icon, square ratio
Bull Icon
Icon only — the iconic bull mark in multiple colors
Taglines
Supporting marks: Meat. Locally. and Grow Local. Eat Local. Support Local.
Specialty Marks
Smokehouse, Steakhouse, and MSU (Mobile Slaughter Unit) variants
Icon Only
Bull silhouette icon — for favicons, social avatars, single-color use
Brand Colors
The Stittsworth Palette
Five locked colors. Ember is the primary accent, used sparingly — never for body text. Obsidian and Smoke handle most of the type; Cream and Parchment carry warmth.
Ember
#9F3121
Primary brand red, CTA, accents — never body text
Obsidian
#0F0D0B
Dark backgrounds, nav, hero sections
Smoke
#2A2520
Body text on cream, secondary dark
Ash
#4A453F
Tertiary text, dividers, subtle UI
Cream
#F7F4F0
Warm paper background — the brand canvas
Parchment
#E8E0D4
Section backgrounds, cards, subtle warmth
Typography
Brand Fonts
Lobster (display script) for headlines, taglines, and brand voice. Montserrat (sans) for body, navigation, UI, and hierarchy. Wrexham / Marcelle Script for specialty logo use. All self-hosted from the official brand Dropbox for consistent, high-quality rendering with no external dependencies.
Font Family
Lobster
Heritage cursive for titles and emotional headlines. Warm, handwritten feel.
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Montserrat 500 / 600 / 700
Medium to bold weights for subheads, buttons, and hierarchy.
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Wrexham Script
Used in Steakhouse and specialty logos. Elegant script variant.
Download TTF →2023 / 2026 Updated
Supporting Print Materials
Catalogs, price sheets, window graphics, and store decals — updated to current 2023–2026 packaging.
Catalogs & Brochures
Price Sheets
- Wholesale Price Sheet — Live Page (Print to PDF)Web · print-styled
In-Store Materials
Signs & Decals
- Store Decal 4" × 6"Request
- Store Decal 6" × 3"Request
- Store Decal 18" × 4"Request
- Store LeaderboardRequest
Imagery
Product Photos & Packaging
High-resolution product photography, flavor icons, and packaging labels — updated for current 2023–2026 packaging. Approved for editorial and retail use.
Approved Lifestyle Images
20+ photos
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Flavor Icons
PNG + SVG
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Product Labels (high-res)
all SKUs
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Beef & Pork — Fresh Cuts
multiple cuts
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Beef Sticks (4 flavors + cheese curd)
6 SKUs
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Brats & Wieners (12+ flavors)
12 SKUs
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Beef Strips / Fresh Jerky (4 flavors)
4 SKUs
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Summer Sausage (3 flavors)
3 SKUs
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Stitts Chicken Line
product line
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For Editorial Use
Press Photos
Founder portraits, facility photos, and family imagery for editorial use. Credit “Courtesy of Stittsworth Meats®” or specific photographer name when listed.
Mychal Stittsworth — Owner Portrait
300 DPI · vertical + horizontal
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Turtle River Smokehouse — Exterior
Multiple angles
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Bemidji Retail Store — 722 Paul Bunyan Dr
Storefront + interior
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Smokehouse Interior — Smoke In Action
Holmgren-shot
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Family / 4 Generations Composite
4-gen composite
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In the Press
See Where Stittsworth Has Been Covered
Press archive on The Stittsworth Times — an updated record of features, interviews, and customer reviews.
Read Press ArchiveDon’t see what you need?
Email Mychal directly. Custom assets, exclusive imagery, interview availability — we’ll get it to you fast.
Email Press RequestMore from the Smokehouse
Additional raw reels for media use. Real craft, real family, real smoke.
17 raw camera reels from the devoted media commercial shoot (below the main “Stittsworth Meats Camping” commercial). Hosted on YouTube (unlisted).