products and specialties

D’Artagnan’s product range is wide and upscale, encompassing numerous types of protein and gourmet ingredients. The company is known for selling free-range, naturally raised meats including beef, pork, lamb, veal, and an array of poultry (chicken, turkey, duck, game birds like quail, pheasant, guinea hen, squab, etc.)[6]. It also offers exotic and game meats such as venison, wild boar, bison, rabbit, and wild hare[6]. In addition, D’Artagnan produces and distributes charcuterie (artisanal pâtés, sausages, cured hams, confits, etc.) and smoked/cured meats[2]. Rounding out its catalog are gourmet delicacies like truffles and wild mushrooms, specialty pantry items (e.g. duck fat), and even premium caviar[6]. Notably, D’Artagnan was founded around foie gras – it began by distributing the first domestically farmed foie gras in the U.S. – but today foie gras is just one part of a much larger assortment. A 2019 profile described D’Artagnan as a “$130 million sustainable meats company” selling everything from beef, lamb, chicken and quail to wild boar and venison, as well as luxury products like caviar, truffles, mushrooms – and, of course, foie gras[7]. This reflects how the company’s main profit drivers are diversified across many high-end food categories. D’Artagnan emphasizes that all its meats are sourced from small farms with humane, free-range, antibiotic- and hormone-free practices[8][9]. (In fact, the company was a pioneer of the “farm-to-table” ethos before it was trendy, insisting on strict standards for husbandry to improve quality[9].) While restaurant sales have long been the core of its business, D’Artagnan also has a growing retail presence (supplying upscale grocers) and a booming direct-to-consumer e-commerce operation – the online sales segment grew nearly 300% from 2013 to 2018[10].