Founded in Buffalo in 1869, Sahlen Packing Co. makes Smokehouse hot dogs, sausages and deli meats, including the signature hot dogs known for their satisfying snap. Still operated by the Sahlen family five generations later, the company works from a 110,000-square-foot Buffalo food manufacturing facility and ships its products to more than 35 states. Sahlen employs over 100 people and produces more than 15 million pounds of meat each year.
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Zweigle's IncFor 145 years, Rochester’s Zweigle’s has made hot dogs, sausages and other specialty meats, pairing Old World family recipes with modern production at its local facility. Founded in 1880 as a neighborhood butcher shop, the company remains fifth-generation family owned and operated under owner and CEO Julie Camardo, and is known locally for its Pop Open hot dogs. Zweigle’s is also a nationally accredited woman-owned business through WBENC and produces branded and private-label products for retail and food-service customers.ROCHESTER, 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
Weaver's of WellsvilleSince Jacob Weaver began cutting meat on his Northern York County farm in 1889, Weaver’s of Wellsville has grown into a fifth-generation, family-owned maker of smoked meats and a food distributor. The Wellsville company still smokes its meats over open fires fueled by locally sourced logs, carrying its old-fashioned bologna and other family recipes from a local butcher shop to customers nationwide. With 75 employees today, Weaver’s also offers private-label production and custom deer-meat processing.WELLSVILLE, PA
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