Chappell Hill Sausage Company

Name

Chappell Hill Sausage Company

Legal name

Chappell Hill Sausage Company

Website

https://chsausage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smoked Sausage and Specialty Meat Products

NAICS

Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Meat Retailers (445240)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Smoked Meats & Seafood (Hot/Cold Smoking) (AFANAEAB), Jerky & Meat Snacks Manufacturing (AFAKAIAH), Jerky & Meat Snacks (CRADABAK)

Keywords

• Smoked sausage
• Smoked meats
• Beef jerky
• Seasoning blends
• Deer processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Chappell Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: One-time purchase revenue from smoked sausages, bacon, beef jerky, and seasonings sold directly to consumers through e-commerce and at the retail shop. Also sells to restaurants and retail grocery stores throughout Texas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chappell Hill Sausage Company is a family-owned Texas smokehouse that produces and sells smoked link sausage, bacon, summer sausage, beef jerky, and proprietary seasoning blends directly to consumers via its own retail shop in Chappell Hill, Texas, and a nationwide e-commerce site, as well as through wholesale distribution to Texas grocery chains. The company also offers custom deer processing services converting hunter-supplied venison into smoked sausage, fresh sausage, summer sausage, and pan sausage products.

Product overview

Chappell Hill Sausage Company is a family-owned smokehouse meat producer (since 1968) located in Chappell Hill, Texas. The company offers a diverse portfolio of meat products organized into several categories: smoked sausage products (including 5" Smoked Sausage Links, Beef Smoked Sausage, Chicken Smoked Sausage, and Pencil Smoked Sausage), bacon products (CHS Bacon, Brazos Bacon), summer sausages, fresh sausage, jerky products (Beef Jerky in various sizes and flavors), and dry/pencil sausages. The company has expanded into specialty seasonings and marinades (Steak and Chop Dust varieties, Rib Rubs, Brisket Rubs, Marinades) that complement their meat products. They have recently introduced a new 100% Wagyu Beef product line and offer custom deer processing services. The products are available for online ordering with shipping, in-store pickup at their Chappell Hill location, and through retail partners throughout Texas including Kroger, Walmart, Randalls, Brookshire's, Foodtown, Fiesta, and Sam's Club.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brazos Bacon: Bacon product line including Brazos Bacon (Ends and Pieces) and Brazos Brazon.
• Frankies Franks
• CHS Bacon

Products and services

• 5" Smoked Sausage Links 14oz Pork and beef smoked sausage links approximately 5 inches long, available in Original, Smoked Garlic, and Smoked Hot varieties. Sold to individual consumers via e-commerce and at retail.
• Beef Smoked Sausage 12 oz All-beef smoked sausage (no pork), fully smoked but not fully cooked; requires cooking before eating. Sold to consumers and wholesale grocery partners.
• Chicken Smoked Sausage 14 oz Chicken-based smoked sausage links in a 14 oz package.
• Pencil Smoked Sausage 12oz Thin pencil-style smoked sausage in a 12 oz package.
• Dry Pencil Sausage 8oz Dry, thin pencil-style smoked sausage in an 8 oz package.
• Chorizo Traditional chorizo sausage product.
• Frankies Franks Hot dog/frankfurter product sold under the Frankies Franks sub-brand.
• Summer Sausage Fully cooked, ready-to-eat summer sausage made from beef and pork hearts, available in Pork/Venison and Cheese and Jalapeño varieties; requires refrigeration.
• CHS Bacon Homestyle hickory smoked thick slab bacon, pre-packaged in a 20 oz size, cured with water containing 2% or less of salt, sugar, and other ingredients.
• Brazos Bacon (Ends and Pieces) Bacon ends and pieces product sold under the Brazos Bacon sub-brand.
• Brazos Brazon Brazon-style bacon product sold under the Brazos Bacon sub-brand.
• Beef Jerky Dried, ready-to-eat beef jerky made from beef top round with seasonings including salt, garlic powder, and maple syrup, available in BBQ and Peppered flavors in 3 oz packages.
• Beef Jerky 1 lb Package Bulk 16 oz beef jerky package available in Garlic flavor.
• Original Flavor Beef Jerky in Bulk Bulk original-flavor beef jerky for wholesale or large-quantity purchases.
• Fresh Sausage by the Pound Fresh sausage sold by the pound; not smoked or cured.
• Pan Sausage 1 lb Fresh sausage designed for pan frying in a 1 lb package.
• 100% Wagyu Beef Products New product line of 100% Wagyu beef products under the Chappell Hill brand.
• Chappell Hill Seasonings and Rubs Proprietary seasoning blends including Original Texas Steak and Chop Dust, Jalapeño Marinade, Lemon and Pepper Butter Herb Marinade, Mesquite Steak and Chop Dust, Texas Style Pinto Bean seasoning, Texas Style Rib Rub, True Texas Style Brisket Rub, and Ultimate Steak and Prime Rib seasoning, sold in 11-15 oz containers.
• Deer Processing Services Custom deer processing service producing smoked sausage ($4.00/lb), fresh sausage ($3.50/lb), summer sausage ($4.00/lb), or pan sausage from hunter-supplied venison. Add jalapeños ($0.50/lb) or cheese ($0.90/lb); beef trim for hamburger at $4.10/lb. $50 deposit per deer with 25 lb minimum batch. Supports the Hunters for the Hungry program.
• Crawfish Fettuccine Crawfish fettuccine prepared dish sold alongside the smoked meat portfolio.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and regional.

• Hunters for the HungrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hunters for the Hungry program. The company is partnered with hunters to support this initiative through their deer processing services.
• KrogercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor grocery retailer carrying Chappell Hill products in stores throughout Texas.
• WalmartcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor retail chain offering Chappell Hill products in their grocery sections.
• Sams ClubmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWarehouse club retailer selling Chappell Hill products in bulk quantities.
• RandallsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional grocery chain in Texas carrying Chappell Hill products.
• BrookshiremajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional grocery chain in Texas with Chappell Hill products available.
• FoodtownregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional grocery chain carrying Chappell Hill products.
• FiestaregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTexas-based grocery retailer with Chappell Hill products in stores.
• Tom ThumbregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional grocery chain in Texas selling Chappell Hill products.

Scale indicators2 records

Broad incumbents

• Hillshire Farm: Hillshire Farm is a large established packaged-meat brand with sausage, deli, and lunchmeat products in grocery. It is a relevant broad incumbent because it overlaps Chappell Hill's prepared-meat categories, but its portfolio and distribution scale are much wider.

Direct peers

• Eckrich: Eckrich is an established packaged-meat brand offering smoked sausage, hot dogs, and related deli products through grocery retail. It overlaps directly with Chappell Hill's core smoked-meat and sausage categories.
• Wellshire Farms: Wellshire Farms sells premium bacon, sausage, jerky, and other packaged meat products through grocery and online channels. Its combination of specialty meat snacks and premium natural positioning overlaps with Chappell Hill's expanding packaged-meat assortment.
• Hatfield Quality Meats: Hatfield Quality Meats offers branded pork and sausage products distributed through grocery and foodservice customers. It shares Chappell Hill's packaged prepared-meat products and grocery route to market, while serving a broader footprint.
• Aidells: Aidells sells premium chicken, pork, and other sausage products with distinctive flavor profiles through retail and foodservice channels. Its packaged smoked-sausage focus and premium positioning are directly comparable to Chappell Hill's flavored sausage and smokehouse identity.
• Johnsonville: Johnsonville is a national sausage and bratwurst brand selling packaged smoked and fresh sausages through grocery and foodservice channels. It closely matches Chappell Hill's core sausage product and consumer retail proposition, although it operates at substantially greater scale.
• Nueske's: Nueske's produces premium bacon and other smoked meats through direct, retail, and e-commerce channels. It is directly comparable in premium smoked-meat identity and specialty packaged products, although bacon is its center of gravity.

Regional players

• Klement's Sausage: Klement's is a Wisconsin sausage producer with smoked sausage, summer sausage, and related meat products sold through retail and foodservice. It is comparable in product breadth, traditional production, and consumer packaged-food positioning, with a different regional footprint.
• Odom's Tennessee Pride: Odom's Tennessee Pride manufactures and sells breakfast, smoked, and summer sausage products to consumers and foodservice buyers. Its sausage-led product range and regional packaged-food distribution make it a relevant peer, though its primary geography is outside Texas.
• Usinger's Sausage: Usinger's is a Milwaukee-based sausage and smoked-meat company with a retail shop, e-commerce sales, and packaged specialty meats. Its regional brand, direct-sales channels, and smoked-meat portfolio are closely comparable to Chappell Hill's operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/chsausage
• Instagraminstagram.com/chappellhillsausage
• Xx.com/chsausage
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chappell-hill-sausage-company

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