Farmingdale Meat Market Holds 75th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting

FARMINGDALE, NY — The Farmingdale Meat Market celebrated 75 years of feeding Farmingdale residents and beyond with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday. The ceremony, bolstered by beautiful spring weather, started around noon.

The market was founded by Julius Seelig in 1946 and began as a local butcher shop. The business has been family-owned and operated for three generations and is now run by Julius's son, Kent, and grandson, Lee Seelig.

Joseph Saladino, the supervisor of the Town of Oyster Bay, said the town's goal is to support businesses, adding that he and his family have been using Farmingdale Meat Market for years.

"Seventy-five years of success," Saladino said to the dozens of people who attended the ribbon cutting. "Talk about reaching your goal, and that certainly has happened here. You are steadfast and a pillar of this business community. You are one of the best businesses in the entire Town of Oyster Bay."

Elected officials from Farmingdale Village, including Mayor Ralph Ekstrand, were also on hand. The ceremony also saw appearances from New York Islanders four-time Stanley Cup champion Clark Gillies and Long Island Ducks mascot QuackerJack.

The market is in the midst of giving away $75 gift cards daily for 75 days straight to a random customer who enters the store.

Over the past 75 years, Farmingdale Meat Market has grown from a small retail meat market into Main Street Wholesale Meats: one of the largest, independently owned, federally inspected meat facilities, according to Ekstrand. In recent years, the meat market has also expanded into e-commerce, which has really taken off due to the coronavirus pandemic. Meat has delivered from Farmingdale across the Tri-State area.

The retail store carries beef, pork, veal, lamb, poultry, provisions, groceries and more. Farmingdale Meat Market also has its own website.

The market is at 210 Main St.