Sausage

How to find the products you need for sausage production or retail
By Lesley Graybeal Sausage is a beloved food all over the world, perhaps made most famous by German and other European sausage makers. Sausage producers are now widespread not only in Europe, but also in the United States and elsewhere. If you're in business to sell sausage, you have many available options.

Many sausage manufacturers in the United States sell and ship fresh and frozen sausage nationwide, so you can have your choice of sausage product. Another big slice of the sausage business is sausage making, so if you want to make your own sausage you will need to purchase just the sausage casings and use fresh meat with your own sausage-making tools.

Get involved in the sausage business by investigating the following options:

1. Shop with sausage casing suppliers to produce your own fresh sausage;

2. Order gourmet sausage products from manufacturers;

3. Find specialty frozen or organic products.

Start making your own sausage with casings and tools

To start manufacturing your own sausage, you will need some sausage-making supplies as well as sausage casings. Many sausage producers also sell casings for restaurants and other businesses in the food service industry, as well as for hobbyists, so you can purchase casings in large or small bulk quantities.
Try:  DeWied is one of many sausage suppliers that sells both sausages and casings, and allows you to search products on its website by wholesale, retail and hobbyist designations, by casing type and by sausage meat type. Sausage Maker manufactures natural and synthetic casings and as well as tools for sausage making.

Get gourmet products for retail from sausage manufacturers

Most sausage manufacturers specialize in gourmet meat products, including sausage, meatballs and other deli style meats. You can find wholesale sausage or gift sausages from meat manufacturers and sausage producers, shipped and delivered fresh nationwide.
Try:  Usinger's sells wholesale meat products and accepts orders of 6 pounds or more by type of sausage. Aidells also sells gourmet meat products and allows you to search the product descriptions by the type of flavor you want to achieve.

Find specialty products from sausage suppliers

The sausage business offers a broad range of products, including not just traditional sausage but also organic and frozen products. If you want to sell non-traditional types of sausage but don't want to make your own meat product, try shopping with a sausage producer that delivers specialty products.
Try:  Tennessee Pride delivers frozen sausage products for home or restaurant and food service use. If you're looking for natural sausage producers, shop with Wholesome Harvest, which produces a range of organic products, including several types of sausage and other meats.

• If you want to get involved in the sausage business by producing and selling your own sausage, consider how you want to market your homemade product. Whether you are selling fresh sausage or producing sausage for your own restaurant establishment, advertise your homemade process and furnish customers with sausage information. Many people are more comfortable purchasing foods when offered production information.