About
MEET THE FOUNDER
Bill Steele
Founder and owner Bill Steele became an entrepreneur at a very early age. He got his start working in the present stand known then as “Dan’s Poultry.” Later, he attended Penn State University, as a Mechanical Engineering major. However, after three years, he decided to take the entrepreneur route. As a result, he began to pursue his dream of owning his own business.
FOOD SERVICE
Experience
During his more than 35 years in the food service business, Bill has owned and operated several businesses. This includes Mr. Bill’s Cheese Steaks, a full time food concession that he operated at fairs up and down the coast. He was also a partner in the S L Fingers Restaurant. In addition to the Farmers Market operation, he operated Mr. Bill’s concessions at Musikfest, Celtic Fest, and many other local public events featuring his specialty poultry products for fairgoers.
EVOLVING THE
BUSINESS
Since 1992, Mr. Bill has owned and operated Mr. Bill’s Poultry Market and Healthy Deli located at the Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market. When he first acquired the business, it was a simple farmers market poultry business. Bill soon took the opportunity to evolve their product line and grow the business. Mr. Bill’s Poultry Market specialty products include stuffed chicken breasts, chicken sausages, turkey sausages, and much more. His trademark is creativity, quality, convenience, and superior customer service and satisfaction.
GROWTH AND
Training
His business has grown from one stand to three stand. Additionally, it is perceived to be the anchor store in the Farmers Market, offering fresh, high quality poultry and healthy deli products. Many of his creative products are not available anywhere else in the Lehigh Valley. Over the years Bill has hired and trained many young people (100 or more). He gives them an opportunity to earn extra money. At the same time, he teaches them how to serve customers and enhance their own people skills.
QUALITY
Customer service
When you visit Mr. Bill’s Poultry at the Allentown Farmers Market, you invariably are welcomed with a smile and treated as a friend and you can sense immediately, that Mr. Bill and his staff are ready to serve you the freshest poultry cuts in town.
Serving great food to the surrounding cities
Mr. Bill’s serves the Lehigh Valley and beyond! Many customers make the trip from Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, Central PA, and many other places to stock their freezer.
