Real people.
Real town.
Real ham.

After nearly three decades of hand-picking premium holiday hams and sending them direct to families and companies across the country, Owen and Kim Nelson know ham. Nelson Brand started in 1998 in central Nebraska — and it’s still a family business, run by the Nelsons, today.

Kim and Owen started the business because they wanted to share the kind of ham they’d serve at their own holiday table: premium, USDA inspected, never frozen. And they wanted to send it straight to customers without going through catalogs or big-box retailers. That direct-to-you model is still how Nelson Brand works. The ham that shows up at your door is the ham the Nelsons stand behind by name.

Nelson Brand hams are never frozen. They ship cold, packed in an insulated Nelson Brand box with reflective lining and an icepack, so they arrive holiday-ready. Spiral cut or whole, single gift or bulk corporate order — every ham that leaves gets the Nelson name on it.

Owen, Kim, and their three children are a family on the go in central Nebraska. Strong work ethic. Friendly people. The Nelsons contribute hard work and funds to maintain habitat for wildlife, and take a long-respected stance that you must put into the earth what you take from it. That is the Nelsons, and that is why you can, without exception, depend on their products, their dedication, and their unmatched service.