From its Buffalo-area facility, Parker’s GBI makes traditional British food in the USA and ships a taste of home across the country. The company pairs its own pies, sausages and ready meals with British-made pantry and bakery goods sourced directly from selected UK suppliers. After changing hands to fellow Brits Emma and Michelle in 2024, Parker’s continues to use traditional recipes, Victorian pie presses and time-honoured methods to preserve the food traditions its customers miss.
RJ Balson & SonSince 1515, RJ Balson & Son has made traditional British-style sausages, carrying its family butcher’s recipes from Bridport, Dorset, into American production. Now in its 26th generation under Sara Sturges, the family business uses heritage pork and time-tested methods to bring its signature bangers to homes, pubs, and specialty shops across the United States.NEW YORK, NY
Camellia MeatsSince a Polish immigrant opened its first butcher shop in Buffalo in 1935, Camellia Meats has manufactured and distributed meat under Cichocki family ownership. Now four generations strong, the company makes its traditional Polish sausage and hams at its Buffalo facility, using natural hickory smoke in a USDA federally inspected plant. Camellia also sells directly through two Buffalo retail locations and distributes its products wholesale across Western New York.BUFFALO, NY
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
The Sausage MakerRytek Kutas founded The Sausage Maker in 1972 after finding it difficult to source affordable, quality supplies for his own sausage-making. The Buffalo company grew from that practical need into a resource for home food traditions, manufacturing selected goods at its local plant and helping hunters, farmers and other makers turn family recipes into food.BUFFALO, NY