Tri Eagle Provisions facility at sunset
Gary, Indiana · Founded 2014 · Family Rooted in Meatpacking Since 1954

Three Generations.
One Standard.

Tri Eagle Provisions is a family-owned, USDA-inspected pork slaughter and processing company in Gary, Indiana, controlling the chain from live animal to boxed product.

USDA Inspected HACCP Certified Export Registered Third-Party Audited
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What does Tri Eagle Provisions do?

Tri Eagle Provisions is a family-owned, USDA-inspected pork slaughter and processing company based in Gary, Indiana. We slaughter in Tippecanoe, Indiana, process in Gary, and sell fresh and frozen pork to domestic and export buyers.

Are your facilities USDA inspected?

Yes. Our Gary processing plant is USDA Est. 45439 and our Tippecanoe slaughter facility is USDA Est. 17496.

Do you sell fresh and frozen pork?

Yes. We offer more than twenty product lines, including hams, shoulders, picnics, loins, ribs, and variety meats, fresh or frozen.

Where do you deliver in the United States?

We work with customers anywhere. We deliver directly within a 4-hour radius of Gary, Indiana, including Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Columbus, and Milwaukee. Beyond that, customers can buy FOB our Gary plant, or we arrange third-party freight, including to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, North Carolina, Texas (including Dallas), and Miami, Florida.

Which countries do you export to?

We have exported since 2015. The Caribbean is our primary market, including the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. We also ship to North, Central, and South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Africa.

Do you handle full container loads?

Yes. We run container-load export programs through established freight partners out of Gary, with three partner cold storage facilities in Bedford Park, Illinois.

What is your minimum order and lead time?

Minimum orders and lead times depend on the product and whether you need it fresh or frozen. Talk with us about your order and we'll tell you what we can do.

How do I get a quote or spec sheet?

Send a request through our contact form with the cut, volume, and destination. We follow up within one business day.

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Our Story

Seventy Years of Midwest Agriculture

What started with a Gary science teacher and a few ducks in LaPorte grew into one of the Midwest's most trusted family food businesses.

Joe's Eagle Scout ceremony
Joe's Eagle Scout ceremony: John, Joe, Dave & Steve Lilovich
1954

George Lilovich Buys the Farm

A Gary High School science teacher, George went to LaPorte looking for a small plot of land. His wife Anne sent him to pick up a few ducklings from Great Lakes Duck Farm. He came back with the whole farm. Great Lakes Ducks was born.

1954–69

Raising a Family on the Farm

George and Anne ran the farm for 15 years, raising five children, John, Steve, Susie, Dave, and Joe, who grew up working alongside their parents.

1970s

George's Market, Chicago

George ventured into a bigger project: George's Market in Chicago. As his five children came of age, they stepped up to help.

1983

T&J Meatpacking Purchased

George purchased T&J Meatpacking, where the brothers worked until founding Great Lakes Poultry in 2007 and Tri Eagle in 2014.

2007

Great Lakes Poultry Founded

The family launched Great Lakes Poultry in April 2007, a natural extension of the same values and work ethic built over generations.

2014

Tri Eagle Provisions Founded

Brothers Joe, Dave, and Steve Lilovich, all Eagle Scouts, opened Tri Eagle Provisions in Gary, Indiana. The name honors the rank all three earned.

2015

Tippecanoe Slaughter Facility Acquired

Tri Eagle acquired a slaughter facility in Tippecanoe, Indiana, completing the chain from live animal to finished cut.

2015

First International Exports

Tri Eagle expanded internationally with its first export shipments to South America and the Caribbean.

Today

The Next Generation Steps Up

The Name Behind the Logo

Three Eagles,
One Company

Eagle Scout is the highest rank in Scouting, earned by only a small share of Scouts. Three brothers from the same Gary family all did, and named the company to reflect it.

Joe LilovichCo-Founder · Eagle Scout
Dave LilovichCo-Founder · Eagle Scout
Steve LilovichCo-Founder · Eagle Scout
George LilovichPatriarch · est. 1954
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Our Facilities

From Live Animal to Boxed Product

Slaughter in Tippecanoe and processing in Gary.

Our Facilities

USDA Pork Slaughter & Processing

Gary processing plant, aerial view at sunset

Gary, Indiana: Processing

USDA Est. 45439. USDA-inspected fabrication and packing. Twenty-plus product lines, fresh and frozen, cut to spec.

40,000 sq ft
Facility
8,000 sq ft
Freezer
1,000 sq ft
Blast Freezer
Tippecanoe slaughter facility, aerial view

Tippecanoe, Indiana: Slaughter

USDA Est. 17496. Acquired in 2015 to complete the chain from live animal to finished cut.

30,000 sq ft
Facility

Certifications

USDA Inspected
Establishments 45439 & 17496 under continuous federal inspection.
HACCP Certified
Documented food-safety program at every step.
Export Registered
Cleared for the Caribbean, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe & Africa.
Third-Party Audited
Independent audits of our food-safety and quality programs.
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Products & Cuts

Our Products

Every primal documented with packing and case weight. Fresh or frozen, domestic or export.

Interactive Cut Guide

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Pork cut chart: head, shoulder butt, picnic shoulder, loin, belly and spareribs, ham, feet, whole carcass, bones trim and fat, and offal
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Export & Domestic

Our Customers

Exporting since 2015 to the Caribbean, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Africa, and delivering across the United States from Gary, Indiana.

Our Customers

Who We Serve

From local butcher shops to international distributors, Tri Eagle supplies pork products to a wide range of food businesses, with the same standard of quality and straight talk across every account.

Restaurants & Foodservice

From neighborhood diners to high-volume commercial kitchens, we supply fresh and custom-cut pork in the quantities and formats that keep your operation running.

Grocery Retailers

Supermarkets and regional grocery chains rely on us for consistent volume, reliable scheduling, and USDA-inspected product that meets retail display standards.

Meat Markets & Butcher Shops

Independent butchers and specialty meat markets count on us for primals, sub-primals, and variety cuts, with the flexibility to adjust by the load.

Value-Added Processors

Sausage makers and further processors source specialty cuts and variety meats from us, packed to consistent specs.

Wholesale Distributors

Broadline and specialty distributors across the Midwest use Tri Eagle as a reliable source for pork, with the inventory depth and load-based flexibility to support their customers.

Export Customers

We ship to buyers in the Caribbean, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Africa. We are export-registered and coordinate international freight, so buyers can focus on their market.

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Export

Pork Export Markets

Caribbean
Dominican Republic · Haiti · Jamaica · Trinidad & Tobago
North, Central & South America
Canada · Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Ecuador · Chile
Asia Pacific
Philippines · Vietnam · Thailand · South Korea · Hong Kong
Europe & Africa
Slovenia · Albania · Cameroon
Export Programs

Built for Container Loads

Tell us the cut, volume, and destination. We follow up within one business day.

Contact Us
01

Export Registered & HACCP Certified

USDA inspected at Est. 45439 and 17496, with third-party audits of our food-safety and quality programs.

02

Container-Load Programs

Shipping through established freight partners out of Gary.

03

Cold Storage

Three partner cold storage facilities in Bedford Park, Illinois, near Chicago.

04

Documented Specs

Every product listed with codes, packing, and case weight, fresh or frozen, with Spanish product names.

Domestic

Midwest Pork Distribution

Midwest
Logistics Hub

Gary, Indiana puts us within a day's drive of pork buyers in Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Columbus, and Milwaukee, with three partner cold storage facilities in Bedford Park, Illinois, and a straight shot to export freight partners. Outside our 4-hour delivery radius, we serve customers anywhere, FOB Gary or through third-party freight, including to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, North Carolina, Texas (including Dallas), and Miami, Florida.

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Address
1818 W 35th Ave, Gary, Indiana 46408
Hours
Monday – Friday, 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM CST

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