Longtime employee purchases meat market

1 May 2025
News, Business, Community
Thielen Meats of Little Falls has embarked on a new chapter.
After being owned by the Thielen family for more than 35 years, the business that boasts the longest full-service meat counter in the Midwest has been sold to longtime employee Brad MacKissock and his wife Mandi.
The MacKissocks took over the business on Thursday, May 1.
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