DiRusso’s Sausage, Inc. makes Italian-style sausage and meat products in Youngstown, Ohio. The business traces its roots to 1946, when Adeline “Mama” DiRusso began making sausage from her own recipe at the family grocery store in Lowellville; the company says its sandwiches have been served at Ohio festivals and fairs since 1964. Its products are sold through retail grocers and foodservice establishments in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia.
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Esposito’s Finest Quality SausageEsposito’s Finest Quality Sausage makes authentic Italian sausages in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City, where the business traces its roots to a fresh pork and poultry butcher shop founded in 1933. The sausage manufacturing operation grew from that family business under Giovanni Esposito’s son Armand, and the company says its traditional recipes and spice blends remain part of its products today.NEW YORK, NY
Ricci's Italian SausageRicci's Italian Sausage is a family sausage maker founded by Ernest and Stella Ricci in McKees Rocks in 1945, using a family spice recipe brought from Sulmona, Italy. Three generations of Ricci sausage-makers have continued the same recipe, producing sausage in small batches and preparing foods at the shop. The company has been USDA federally inspected since 1973 and now ships frozen products nationwide.MCKEES ROCKS, PA
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
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.NORTH SYRACUSE, NY