A Sausage Renaissance

Sausages are undergoing a renaissance around the world, as new flavors and strains are being added to make them a safe and healthy fast food variety. At the same time, the classic sausage continues to enjoying an unblemished record, continuously growing in popularity, thanks to its combination of taste, good value and convenience to prepare.

In fact sausages are filled with such a mouth-watering array of herbs and spices, there's no need for lots of extra ingredients to create a tasty dish. This winning factor has made sausages a favorite pick for home-made meals and event-time savouries alike. It's not unusual to see as much as five tons of sausage being consumed in one day at a special event -- to say nothing of the 20 gallons of mustard, 930 pounds of onions, 125 gallons of pickles, 40 gallons of ketchup and more than 3,000 hard rolls. Whether it is called a festival, fest, or fair, special events like these take place in cities and towns all across the nation every year.

If you're interested to discover what sausage related events are happening now or in the future, why not visit our events page?

But what's so 'hot' about hot dogs?

For decades now, hot dogs and sausages have suffered from a fair share of misperceptions about their content and manufacture. But today's traditional hot dogs and sausages are growing leaner. The fact is the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires by law that meats used in hot dogs and sausages must be muscle meat, just like the fresh ground meat sold in supermarkets. The vast majority of hot dogs and sausages consist of the same high quality meats that shoppers buy straight out of their grocer's meat case.