Why Butcher-Made BBQ Sauces Matter in the Pacific Northwest

The Butcher’s Advantage

In the Pacific Northwest, food culture is about transparency, craftsmanship, and sourcing you can trust. That’s why when it comes to BBQ sauce, choosing one made by butchers makes a real difference.

Butchers understand flavor because they work with it every day. They know how meat behaves on the grill, how it absorbs smoke, and what it needs to truly shine. That perspective brings a level of intentionality to sauce-making that mass-market brands simply can’t replicate.

Made for Meat, by the People Who Know It Best

Gartner’s Meats, a third-generation butcher shop founded by Jack Gartner in 1959, brings that same meat-first expertise to its line of BBQ sauces. Created specifically to pair with a butcher’s cut, these sauces are crafted with balance in mind—enhancing, not masking, the flavor of the meat.

  • Classic BBQ: Smoky, rich, and balanced—ideal for ribs, burgers, and brisket
  • Honey Habanero: Sweet with a spicy finish—perfect for pork, chicken, or dipping
  • Whiskey Grilling Sauce: Deep and savory with a hint of warmth—great for steak, tri-tip, or grilled vegetables

These sauces are made by people who spend every day understanding how flavor works with texture, fat content, and cut.

Gartner’s sauces are also small-batch, using real ingredients and no shortcuts. That means your customers are getting something they can’t find in a big-box store—a true specialty item with butcher-made authenticity.

A Partnership Built on Quality and Craft

The availability of Gartner’s BBQ sauces for wholesale is made possible through a partnership with Oversea Casing, a leading manufacturer and distributor of natural sausage casings. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Oversea Casing shares Gartner’s commitment to craftsmanship, quality, and serving the meat industry with integrity.

This partnership makes perfect sense: both companies are rooted in generations of expertise, with deep ties to the butcher community. By teaming up, they’re able to offer a product that combines Gartner’s rich flavor with Oversea Casing’s trusted logistics and national reach—making it easier than ever for butcher shops across the country to bring premium, Pacific Northwest–made barbeque sauces to their shelves.

Whether your shop already carries sausage and charcuterie supplies from Oversea Casing or you're looking to expand your retail offerings, Gartner’s BBQ sauces are a seamless add-on that speaks directly to your customers' tastes.

Stock Your Shop with Sauce That Sells

Adding Gartner’s BBQ sauces to your butcher shop is an easy win: low minimums, great margins, and a value-added item that’s easy to bundle and sell. You can merchandise them next to the meat case, offer them in BBQ bundles, or include them in gift packs.

Customers love having a trusted sauce to go with their favorite cut—and it keeps them coming back to your shop instead of grabbing a grocery store brand.