Thoma, 4th-generation owner, continues to follow family’s path
The nearly 80-year-old tradition of quality meats from local Saxonburg family business Thoma’s Meat Market continued into its newest chapter when Brad Thoma became the fourth-generation owner last month.
While the title may be new to Brad, the work surely isn’t. For the past few years, Brad’s father, Brian Thoma, former co-owner, started passing down more responsibility to his son.
“Nothing has changed for me,” Brad said. “I’m doing the same thing I was doing two months ago as far as running things.”
Paul Sr. and Dorothy Thoma opened Thoma’s Meat Market in 1945. They ran the shop until 1978 when they passed the business to their sons, Paul Jr. and Wayne Thoma.
In 2001, the management went from a brother co-ownership to two cousins. Paul Jr.’s son, Brian, and Wayne’s son, Tim Thoma, co-owned the market from 2001 until the beginning of 2023 when it was passed to Brad.
“As far as management, it’s always been family,” Brad said.
