Steve Stumpf is a food business expert who exemplifies the expertise that sets the Winn Meat Company sales team apart. He brings an understanding of the American culinary scene, as well as an international perspective on the purveying of fine foods that helps our customers win in their dining rooms again and again.
Steve started his nearly 30-year career in the food business in the kitchen of an Argentinean steakhouse in Munich. There, he learned the importance of chef preferences and was exposed to the wonderful world of European foods and the exchange of international cultures.
Coming back to the United States, Steve studied the hospitality business at the University of Houston, and worked in the steakhouse and restaurant businesses in California, Colorado, Ohio and Texas. He also had his own import business, focusing on fine French foods and wines. All of this experience combines for a big-picture view that matches the marketplace demand and the consistent delivery of fine foods and fresh ideas to the top restaurants in North Texas.
“The trend is toward finer products all the time, whether its Kobe Beef or Berkshire Pork or another specialty protein,” says Steve. “We serve an important role in this process of finding the highest quality sources for our customers – sources that can be depended upon for consistency. We work very diligently to provide our customers with products from sources that are going to be there for the long-term for all of us, with the highest standards.”
Steve and his wife Tamber have a daughter, Julia (12). In his spare time, Steve and his family enjoy swimming, soccer and cooking up a storm to enjoy all the wonders of fine flavors.
We commend Steve for his expertise and his high professionalism that make him winner for our customers and for Winn Meat Company.