Boar's Head Provision Company
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| Boar's Head Brand | |
| Industry | Delicatessen meats and cheeses |
| Founded | Brooklyn, New York, 1905 |
| Founder | Frank Brunckhorst |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States, Dominican Republic, Panama, Mexico |
| Products | Franks, deli meat, cheeses, hummus, condiments, soups, pickles |
| Website | www |
Boar's Head Provision Co., Inc. (also Boar's Head Brand, or Frank Brunckhorst Co., LLC) is a supplier of delicatessen meats, cheeses and condiments. The company was founded in 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, and now distributes its products throughout the United States. It has been based in Sarasota, Florida, since 2001.[1]
History
Company founder Frank Brunckhorst began distributing cold cuts under the Boar's Head name in 1905. By 1933, distribution of Boar's Head products had grown, and Brunckhorst and his partners, Bruno Bischoff and Theodore Weiler,[2] decided to open a manufacturing plant. The first plant was started in a small building in Brooklyn with only three employees.
Brunckhorst's son (also Frank Brunckhorst) took over the business; Frank Burnckhorst II died in 1972 at age 65.[3] During the 1990s, the expanding company added processing plants in Virginia, Arkansas, and Michigan,[4] and it began to shift its strategy toward its current business model that stresses exclusive relationships with major supermarket chains.[5][6] In 2001, the company moved its headquarters from Brooklyn to Sarasota, Florida, in part because of its exclusive relationship with the Publix supermarket chain in Florida (which it has been partners with since 1994).[5][7]
For many years, the voice-over in Boar's Head commercials was supplied by the voice performer Joseph Sirola.[8] In 2008, the company opened an "experimental" retail outlet in Brooklyn,[9][10] which closed the following year.[11]
Products
Boar's Head sells cheeses and many common meats, such as black forest ham, roast beef, and salami. In August 2009, Boar's Head released its "EverRoast Oven Roasted Chicken Breast" with a national marketing campaign,[citation needed] and in 2012 launched its "Bold" line of globally inspired meats and cheeses.[12] The company also sells a line of condiments, including barbecue sauce, horseradish, and mustard. A small selective line of pickles are also part of the Boar's Head product line and one was rated the best overall in a 2017 America's Test Kitchen episode.
See also
References
- ^ Curtis, Bryan. "Meat of the People". Slate. Slate. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Theodore R. Weiler (obituary)]". The New York Times. November 2, 1987.
- ^ "Frank Brunckhorst (obituary)]". The New York Times. November 11, 1972.
- ^ "Growth of Boar's Head". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. July 29, 2002.
- ^ a b Hielscher, John (April 24, 2001). "Boar's Head Moving to Sarasota". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- ^ Armstrong, Mike (July 30, 2009). "Dietz & Watson takes issue with Boar's Head business tactics". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ "Metro Business Briefing; Boar's Head Moving". The New York Times. April 24, 2001.
- ^ Haun, Harry (August 21, 2014). "Joseph Sirola: A Late-Life Broadway Producer Hits It Big". The New York Observer.
- ^ Rubenstein, Dana (September 11, 2008). "Boar's Head Experimental Storefront Opening in Brooklyn". The New York Observer.
- ^ Gregerson, John. "Brooklyn Deli Shrouded in Mystery: Boar's Head Meats new R&D kitchen masquerades as a neighborhood deli". QSR Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ Voris, Robert (July 30, 2009). "Boar stiff! F. Martinella Deli closes on Court Street". The Brooklyn Paper.
- ^ "Boar's Head Brand® Launches Boar's Head Bold, Globally Inspired Line of Deli Meats and Cheeses". American City Business Journals. American City Business Journals. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
External links
- Boar's Head corporate web page at boarshead.com
- Boar's Head Atlanta Distributor at boarsheadatl.com