At VBar, we believe in

simplicity. ingenuity. hard work.

Our journey began with two friends seeking a balance between meaningful work and raising young families.

Inspired by our shared passion for business and commitment to our Montana heritage, we set out to give more people access to high-quality tallow, while honoring the traditions of our state.

Producer Sourced

At VBar, we're passionate about knowing where our fat comes from.  We buy directly from ranchers we know on a first-name basis, ensuring the cattle were well-fed and humanely treated. Before we started purchasing kidney fat, many of these ranchers were paying to dispose of it. In today's complex, monopolized food system, local producers feel the squeeze.  By providing a new revenue stream for what was once waste, we’re supporting these ranchers and contributing to a more sustainable food system.

  • Little Belt Cattle Co

    Little Belt Cattle Company is a veteran-owned ranch raising premium Montana Black Angus beef using regenerative practices to enhance natural resources.

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  • Reminisce Angus Beef

    At Reminisce Angus, preserving the spirit of the West means practicing conservation, community-focused ranching, and sustaining the land for future generations.

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  • Hollenbeck Ranch

    Hollenbeck Ranch, near Billings, Montana, is a family-run operation raising 150 cattle and 3,200 sheep on open-range pastures across Montana and northern Wyoming under third-generation rancher Henry Hollenbeck.

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  • Mannix Ranch

    Mannix Ranch, located in Helmville, Montana, is a historic, family-owned cattle operation established in 1882. Now run by fourth- and fifth-generation ranchers, the Mannix family raises grass-finished cattle using rotational grazing practices that support healthy land and high-quality beef production.

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  • Forward Farms

    Forward Farms is a Montana-based collective of ranchers raising 100% grass-fed, grass-finished cattle without antibiotics or added hormones, using regenerative practices to produce high-quality beef while supporting soil health.

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  • Coming Soon

    We source kidney fat directly from top Montana producers who practice low stress cattle handling and regenerative range management. If that sounds like you, send us a message!

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Many of the landscape photos on this site were graciously provided by Dick Walker of Walker Photography.

Meet The Team

Blaire

Living with sensitive skin, I had to take an interest in skin care early. I spent my teens and early 20s stripping away all the oil on my face with too harsh toners, replacing it with heavy moisturizers, and trying to repair the damage I was doing with steroid creams. In my twenties, I found an esthetician who introduced me to organic skincare lines that transformed my skin by calming irritation, hydrating without leaving me oily, and reducing pigmentation.

When she introduced me to a new product she was making herself, a tallow balm, I was skeptical at first but couldn't argue with the results. After, the nurse practitioner doing my botox complimented my skin and asked what I was doing differently. My homemade tallow balm was a big jump from the medical-grade skin care she was selling and yet she was curious and talked about multiple patients switching to natural options. It sparked an idea...

Valerie

When Blaire first started talking about tallow, I was confused. As a kid, my Dad would render beef fat in a cast iron pot my great-grandfather had picked up in Hardin, MT, and use it to fry strips of beef on a pitchfork. His “pitchfork fondue” was a family reunion favorite and the highlight of a few political fundraisers but not something I would put on my face.

However, I did like the idea of adding value to a Montana product and putting a few extra dollars per carcass in the hands of local producers. Growing up in a ranching family I understand what a difference a few dollars per head can make. It didn’t take me long to start cooking with tallow daily and to give it a spot on my kitchen counter between the butter and olive oil.

Tallow has also found its way into my beauty routine. My bathroom counter is full of amazing products made by our customers.