Klement Sausage

What Klement Sausage does

Klement Sausage Company, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned specialty meat manufacturer founded in 1956 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operating across six generations of the Klement family. The company produces handcrafted sausage in small batches across 300+ varieties, organized around four core product families: Snack Sticks, Summer Sausage, Fully Cooked Sausage, and Ring Bologna and Loops. Manufacturing is centralized at the Chase Plant (2650 S Chase Ave, Milwaukee), with corporate functions at 700 W. Virginia St. The company's core technology is traditional, artisanal sausage production executed by self-described "Master Sausage Makers," with no disclosed automation, digitization, or AI components.

The business operates a hybrid B2C/B2B model. Direct-to-consumer demand is driven through retail distribution (national store network accessed via a website store locator), an owned outlet experience (transitioned from a company-operated store to a partnership with Country Maid Retail Outlet Store in Milwaukee), and an event-driven content marketing engine built around "Klement's moments" (tailgating, hunting season, grilling, holidays) on Instagram and a recipe-sharing website section. The B2B arm is a dedicated Food Service division that supplies branded and private-label products to commercial venues nationwide via a toll-free phone line (800-558-2330). Customer segments are retail consumers (tailgating, snacking, gifting) and food service establishments (restaurants, venues, institutions).

Revenue mechanics are simple: branded and private-label hardware sales through retail and food-service channels. Public pricing is not disclosed. Headcount is in the 101-250 range, but revenue, funding, and ownership composition beyond the founding family are not publicly disclosed. The company holds a registered trademark in the "Klement's" brand name and operates under Wisconsin jurisdiction. No M&A, leadership changes, funding events, regulatory actions, certifications, or disclosures of management team are present in the available record.

Name

Klement Sausage

Legal name

Klement Sausage Company, Inc

Website

https://klements.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Klement Sausage is a privately held, family-owned (six generations) sausage manufacturer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, producing 300+ varieties of handcrafted snack sticks, summer sausage, fully cooked sausage, and ring bologna for retail consumers and national food service customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Sausage Manufacturing

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (424470)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Sausage Manufacturing (Fresh, Cooked, Fermented, Emulsified) (AFANAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hot Dogs, Frankfurters & Bologna (Emulsified/Comminuted Meats) (AFANAEAG), Snacking & Single-Serve Protein Meals (Bowls, Bites, Packs) (AFANAFAH)

Keywords

• Handcrafted sausage
• Snack sticks
• Summer sausage
• Cooked sausage
• Meat snack products

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct Retail Product Sales: Consumer retail sales of branded sausage products (Snack Sticks, Summer Sausage, Fully Cooked Sausage, Ring Bologna and Loops) through retail stores and the company's own outlet store.
2. Food Service / B2B Sales: Branded and private label products sold to food service establishments. Klement's produces products that can be found in venues across the country through their Food Service division.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Klement Sausage manufactures and sells handcrafted sausage and meat products under the Klement's brand from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its four core product lines — Snack Sticks, Summer Sausage, Fully Cooked Sausage, and Ring Bologna and Loops — span more than 300 varieties, distributed to consumers through grocery retail and an outlet store, and to commercial buyers through a dedicated Food Service division that also produces private-label products.

Product overview

Klement Sausage Company is a family-owned food manufacturing company producing handcrafted sausage products. The company operates with a multi-product portfolio centered around four main offerings: Snack Sticks (portable ready-to-eat sausage snacks), Summer Sausage (cured sausage), Fully Cooked Sausage (pre-cooked convenience products), and Ring Bologna and Loops (traditional circular cured meats). With over 300 varieties of products crafted in small batches over six generations, the portfolio spans these core product lines with variations in flavors, sizes, and packaging formats. The company sells both retail (consumer-facing) products and food service products for commercial establishments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Snack Sticks A portable, ready-to-eat sausage snack product, designed for on-the-go consumption by retail consumers and for inclusion in gift and food-service assortments.
• Summer Sausage A type of cured sausage traditionally made for summer consumption, sold to retail consumers and food service customers for snacking, charcuterie, and holiday occasions.
• Fully Cooked Sausage Pre-cooked sausage products that require only reheating before serving, marketed for quick meal preparation by consumers and for convenience-oriented food service menus.
• Ring Bologna and Loops Circular and loop-shaped bologna products, part of Klement's traditional cured meat offerings for retail consumers and food service accounts.
• Food Service / Private Label Sausage Supply B2B offering under which Klement Sausage produces branded and private-label sausage products supplied to restaurants, venues, and institutional food service operators across the United States.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Country Maid Retail Outlet StoreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKlement's Polish Sausage boxes are available at Country Maid Retail Outlet Store for consumers who visited the closed Klement's Outlet Store. Located at 1919 S. KK Ave., open 9-4pm weekdays.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hormel Foods: Large diversified meat and CPG company (Spam, Hormel pepperoni, Cure 81, Skippy). A broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities in sausage, snack meats, and food service — many of Klement's buyers likely stock Hormel items alongside.
• Bob Evans Farms: Branded sausage, breakfast meats, and refrigerated sides sold nationally; competes with Klement's Summer Sausage and Fully Cooked Sausage SKUs at grocery retail.
• Tyson Foods: Largest U.S. protein company with broad sausage and prepared meat lines (Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Ball Park). Competes with Klement's across retail and food service but at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Dietz & Watson: Premium deli meats and sausage maker serving both retail deli counters and food service operators; comparable mid-sized family-rooted competitor with similar premium positioning and channel mix.
• Johnsonville Sausage: Family-owned Wisconsin-based sausage manufacturer (brats, Italian, smoked sausages) with national retail and food service distribution — closest comparable in heritage, category, and channel mix to Klement's.
• Hillshire Farm: National premium sausage and smoked meats brand owned by Tyson Foods; overlaps directly with Klement's Summer Sausage, smoked sausage, and fully cooked sausage offerings in retail.
• Hatfield Quality Meats: Regional Pennsylvania sausage and prepared meats manufacturer serving retail deli and food service channels — comparable mid-sized, family-rooted competitor with similar channel structure.
• Eckrich: Smoked sausage, bologna, and lunch meat brand sold through retail and food service; competes directly with Klement's Ring Bologna, Summer Sausage, and snack stick lines at grocery deli counters.
• Hebrew National: Kosher beef frank and sausage brand sold nationally in retail; competes with Klement's Ring Bologna/Loops and snack stick categories in grocery aisles.

Emerging players

• Isernio's Sausage: Smaller specialty sausage brand focused on natural, small-batch product and direct-to-consumer/regional retail — an emerging niche competitor mirroring Klement's craft positioning at smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/klement-sausage-co
• Instagraminstagram.com/klementsausage
• Xx.com/KlementSausage
• Facebookfacebook.com/KlementSausage

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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