Founded 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.
Soul Brothers Meats LLCBorn from a friendship between two Lansdale Catholic classmates and a shared love of a dubbed kung-fu movie, Soul Brothers Meats makes sausage and charcuterie in North Wales, Pennsylvania. Bob and Karl Zimmerman and Doug Perry started the business in 2003 after learning the craft through annual Italian sausage-making sessions, and it has grown from a friends-and-family project into a certified, inspected operation serving the public and wholesale customers. The company uses locally sourced beef, chicken, and pork alongside recipes and techniques shaped by the North Penn community.311612NORTH WALES, PA
Albert's MeatsFounded 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.CLAYSVILLE, PA
Dundore & HeisterFounded as a neighborhood butcher shop in Berks County by Tod and Chrissy Auman, Dundore & Heister now ships Pennsylvania provisions from its Wyomissing operation, including craft sausage and its distinctive Hex beef snacks. The shop draws on Pennsylvania Dutch whole-animal butchery and farm-to-table traditions, with sausages crafted by award-winning sausage maker Jeremy Nolen and ingredients kept deliberately simple. Its products are sold online as a taste of Pennsylvania delivered to customers’ doors.WYOMISSING, PA