About
Meet Zach Robertson, meat scientist
Zach is a meat scientist and food-technology executive with more than 15 years in the industry. The work is process: why a product holds, why a label is honest or not, why a method either repeats or it doesn’t.
What Zach does
Zach works with founders starting meat stick and jerky brands from scratch and with existing producers who want to level up. He covers the full path, from concept and formulation through cure options, sourcing, validation and shelf-stability support, food safety plan and label prep, pilot runs, scale-up, equipment and line setup, and production launch.
How he works
Hands-on. Zach runs pilot runs, sets up lines on site, and advises remotely when that fits better. For brands without a plant, he takes clients all the way through the co-manufacturing process and can act as their operations agent with the co-man.
Why 6R
6R is the six Robertsons. The mark is a cattle brand: 6R over MEATS, between two bars. It’s a family name in iron, not a claim that we run a ranch.
Thomson, Georgia
We’re based in Thomson, Georgia — that’s a location, not a plant or an inspection claim. We serve North America: the US, Canada, and Mexico, and Zach travels to you.
Family, briefly
This is a family name on a serious trade. Heather has moved a household across the country more than once so the work could stay the work. The kids aren’t the brand.