Indian Packing Company

The Indian Packing Company had operations in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island before it came to Wisconsin. In November 1916, the company invested in a joint venture alongside the Green Bay Stockyards & Transit Company and the Green Bay Packing Company to build a new meatpacking facility in the nearby town of Preble, Wisconsin. The Indian Packing Company was later incorporated nationally under the Delaware General Corporation Law, being legally organized on this basis on July 22, 1919. Earlier that year, a patent for "Council Meats, A Market on Your Pantry Shelf" was granted to the company. Indian Packing operated multiple packing plants in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Rhode Island. The plants were known to be modern for that era. The company was well known for its Council Meats brand, which was well-advertised.

In December 1920, it was announced that the Acme Packing Company acquired all of the assets of the Indian Packing Company, subject to approval by the shareholders of the Indian Packing Company. At the time, no additional details were provided by company president Frank Peck, although an audit of financial records was ongoing. The merger of the two firms was finalized in January 1921, with Acme Packing Company being valued at $12 million ($217 million in 2025). Acme's president, C. E. Martin, took over as the president of the merged company, with the expectation that the merger would save a significant amount of money. Almost all of the staff of Indian Packing Company retired at the merger. Acme Packing Company sold its Green Bay plant to United Packers, Inc., in 1927. The plant was shut down in 1931. The historic meat packing plant buildings still stand, currently used as a warehouse by Americold, and they are a landmark along the Packers Heritage Trail.