Hillshire Farm is a brand name of meat products marketed and owned by Hillshire Brands. The company was founded in 1934, and was purchased by Sara Lee Corporation in 1971. Friedrich (Fritz) Bernegger, (February 2, 1904 – April 30, 1988) born in Austria, started the business at the facility in New London, Wisconsin.[1]
Type | Meat products |
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Manufacturer | Hillshire Brands (Tyson Foods) |
Country of origin | United States |
Introduced | 1934; 88 years ago (1934) |
Website | Hillshire Farm |
Hillshire Farm's primary products are smoked sausage and Polska kielbasa. The brand introduced smoked sausages to much of the general population of the U.S. as a supermarket food and a nationally advertised food. Hillshire Farm sausages are about two feet long and in the same shape as a ring bologna.
Due to the popularity of the Hillshire Farms brand of meat products, the Sara Lee Corporation spun off into two companies, the "Hillshire Brands" company and "Sara Lee", in 2012.[2] In 2014, Tyson Foods bought the "Hillshire Brands Company" and remains the current owner of the brand.[3]
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