Founded in 1924 by German immigrant George E. Albert, Albert’s Meats makes sausage and other processed meats in Claysville, Pennsylvania, using formulas the company says it has maintained for a century. Now operated by the fourth and fifth generations, the business stands apart with fresh sausage that is never previously frozen, no poultry or MSG in its products, and fully cooked, lower-sodium hams. Through Green Valley Packing, it also provides private-label and co-manufacturing services from an FDA-registered, USDA-inspected facility.
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G&L Davis Meat Co. / Gianelli SausageSince 1946, family-owned and operated G&L Davis Meat Co. has made Gianelli Italian-style sausage and other private-label foods, pairing recipes from Tuscany with modern food-production capabilities. Founded by Lou and Gary Davis at a small Syracuse plant, the company now serves retail and food-service partners with fresh, cooked, and ready-to-cook meat products. Its Gianelli fresh sausages are gluten- and soy-free, and the operation is USDA and SQF Level 2 certified.BALDWINSVILLE, NY
Uncle Charley'sFounded in 1989 by Charley Armitage and his wife, Uncle Charley’s makes fresh pork sausage, beginning with the premium Italian sausage Charley developed for Western Pennsylvania. The Vandergrift company builds its signature flavor around premium pork and Charley’s seasoning expertise, and has grown from local independent stores into a familiar brand across Western Pennsylvania and the Cleveland market. Its line now includes griller sausages, breakfast products, meatballs, and heat-and-eat meals while retaining the original focus on fresh ingredients and natural casings.VANDERGRIFT, PA
Croghan Meat Market, IncSince 1888, Croghan Meat Market has made traditional cured and smoked meats in its Croghan, New York, processing plant and retail shop, best known for the Swiss-style ring sausage that became Croghan Bologna. The Campany family has carried the business through four generations, continuing to make its recipes from scratch at the same Main Street location while selling to customers across Northern New York and beyond. Its federally inspected plant combines that long local history with modern food-safety oversight.CROGHAN, NY
Seltzer's Smokehouse MeatsSince Harvey Seltzer developed his spice blend in 1902, Seltzer’s Smokehouse Meats has made Lebanon Bologna and other all-beef smoked meats in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. Now fourth-generation owned, the family still uses tall wooden smokehouses and hand-tended fires for its signature three-day natural hardwood smoking process, without fillers or artificial smoke. Seltzer’s was the country’s first federally inspected Lebanon Bologna company and remains one of the oldest continually USDA-inspected operations in the United States.PALMYRA, PA