For 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.
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Sahlen Packing Co., IncFounded 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.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
Dietz & WatsonSince 1939, four generations of the Dietz family have made deli meats and cheeses in Philadelphia, beginning with Gottlieb Dietz’s original German bratwurst recipe. The family-owned company still hand-spices its meats and slow-roasts them without artificial flavors, fillers, colors or MSG, carrying old-fashioned care into a broad range of deli foods and snacks.PHILADELPHIA, PA
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