I really love Hempler's products - their bacon, hams, hot dogs and sausages. Local company, been around since 1934 and still family owned and run.
It seems that they have been buying other companies - they bought Iserno's last year. I use their hot Italian chicken sausage one-pound chubbs for making my spaghetti sauce. Great stuff.
Today, I read in our local paper that Hempler's just bought Fletcher's - a local maker of sausages and meats.
From The Bellingham Herald:
Ferndale-based Hempler’s acquires Washington firm
Ferndale-based Hempler’s has acquired another Washington company, continuing its recent trend of growth in the Pacific Northwest.
Hempler Foods Group bought the business and certain assets of Fletcher’s Fine Foods of Algona, according to a news release from Hempler’s parent company, Premium Brands Holdings Corp. The purchase price for Fletcher’s was $5 million and does not include the Algona plant. The deal is expected to close in September.
These moves make a lot of sense - each brand has a slightly different market share so this will only serve to grow Hempler's into the next century. Very good products and very well run business.
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