In 1960 John Ruffino and his wife Virginia opened the Readfield Meat Company in Bryan, Texas. They were from similar backgrounds; both came from Italian families who migrated to the Brazos River Valley to farm and raise livestock.
By 1968 Readfield Meat Company was a neighborhood full-service butcher shop and deli. They made fresh Italian sausage and many smoked products such as polish style sausage, hams, turkeys and beef jerky, all in-house using traditional recipes reflective of Brazos County’s strong German, Czech and Italian heritage. The Ruffinos provided shoppers with the highest level of value-added service by giving them premium cut-to-order meats, fish and poultry.
In 1970 after John R. Ruffino passed away, his sons Richard, Larry and Roland took over management of Readfield Meats. Their goal was to continue the precedent of exceptional value and service at a fair price that was instilled in them growing up working alongside their parents in the butcher shop.
Deli Meats
We feature Boar’s Head, Butterball, and Hormel deli meats and cheeses
We carry Hard and Genoa Salami, Prosciutto, Mortadella, and Capacolla
Deli Cheeses
We carry Wisconsin Daisy (Rat Cheese) and Block Cheddar
Swiss, Provolone, Mozzarella, Pepper Jack, Sharp American, Colby Jack
Mild and Aged Romano and Parmesan Italian cheeses
**All products are cut fresh to your order
Spices Readfield Meats & Deli carries an extensive assortment of spices including:
Tex Joy
Harleys
Fiesta
Williams
Serendipity
Hi Mountain Jerky
Our own proprietary labeled spices:
Smoke Sausage
Old Plantation
German Style
Seafood -All Fresh Frozen
Catfish Filets (by the pound or case)
Salmon
Tilapia
Yellow Fin Tuna Steaks
Orange Roughy Filets
Red Snapper
Stuffed Flounder Supreme
Basa
Crawfish Tail Meat
Lobster Tails
Shrimp
Frog Legs (by the pair or case)
We also bake in-store european style bread, fresh daily:
Baguettes
Ciabatta Lunga
Roasted Garlic Oval
Olive Fougasse
Cranberry Raisin Focaccia
Organic Granary
We bake a variety of desserts in-store- great for parties, conferences, meetings, small get togethers, or even just for your family to enjoy!
Cookies
Sugar
M&M
Peanut Butter
Cranberry Walnut
Snickerdoodle
Reeses Pieces
Chocolate Chunk
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut
Triple Chocolate
All American (Blueberry, Cranberry, White Chocolate Chip)
Apple Caramel Oatmeal
Oatmeal Raisin
Pies
Apple
Apple Walnut
Black Cherry
Cherry
Peach
Peach Blueberry
Peach Praline
Pecan
Strawberry Mango
Very Berry
Colonial Apple
Readfield Meats & Deli also carries a line of frozen desserts:
Chef Pierre’s Pies- Sweet Potato, Pumpkin, and Apple
Sara Lee Cheesecakes
Mrs. Smith’s Cobblers- Apple, Peach, and Blackberry
Gourmet Lemon Meringue, French Silk, Coconut,and Chocolate Meringue
