Johnsonville Foods
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Founder(s) | Ralph F. Stayer Alice Stayer |
| Headquarters | Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, USA |
| Products | Sausage |
| Website | www.johnsonville.com |
Johnsonville Foods is a sausage producer headquartered in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin.[1] The company was founded in 1945 by Ralph F. and Alice Stayer. Johnsonville is the largest sausage brand by revenue in the United States.[2] Its bratwursts are sold in many McDonald's restaurants, prominent presence in 7-Eleven, and in 16 NFL stadiums.[3]
Political involvement [edit]
The company and its owners have a reputation for political involvement, and are widely known as supporters of conservative causes.[4] In 2010, members of the Stayer family figured prominently as contributors to the successful Wisconsin gubernatorial campaign of Republican candidate Scott Walker.[5] As a result, in 2011, opponents of Walker and his policies have called for a boycott of Johnsonville products.[6]
Notes [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Johnsonville Foods |
- ^ "Company Overview of Johnsonville Sausage LLC" Bloomberg Businessweek.
- ^ "Bratwurst brand claims bragging rights as nation's top sausage" Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, August 21, 2005. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ "Ralph Stayer, 92, Popularizer of Bratwurst, Dies," New York Times, June 27, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ Soglin, Paul Johnsonville Sausage Reheats Hot Topic accessed March 26, 2010
- ^ Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Campaign Finance Database accessed March 26, 2010
- ^ The case for boycotting Johnsonville Sausages and Metcalfe’s Hilldale Sentry accessed March 26, 2010
