Beef, City Beef Provisions Trenton, NJ About Us City Beef Provisions was founded in 1955 in the heart of the Meat District in Trenton , New Jersey The original building was a Trenton Meat Packer founded in 1903 Pete Diaz was just a boy when he joined City Beef in 1955, working and growing the business was a lifetime dedication he continued until 2014 when he decided he want to grow again and the business was acquired by Tarantino Food