Four generations in, and the recipe still remains.
Since 1962
Wishek Sausage
started as a few rings sold out the back of a small-town grocery store in 1962. It's still the same family, the same recipes, and the same little town. Just a lot more people who have found out about it.
A family starts selling sausage out of the Wishek grocery store
The first rings were made in small batches, sold right over the counter. We didn't have a formula for how far it would go, but we knew we had something special.
Word spreads across the Dakotas
No advertising budget, no marketing department, just local word of mouth making its way further and further.
Winter orders start arriving from every corner of the country
Former North Dakotans, relatives of regulars, and plenty of folks who just heard about us started mailing in orders once the cold weather hit.
4,000+ lbs sold weekly, and a new wholesale program underway
We're still based in Wishek, still smoking the same recipes. Now, with a dedicated production facility and a wholesale program, we're bringing Wishek Sausage to grocery shelves across the region.
What hasn't changed
Growth is good, but we always stay true to where we came from and what made our company what it is.
1
The recipe
Our recipes and smoking blueprints have never changed. Same spice, same ratios, every batch.
2
Real smoke & real time
We don't shortcut the smokehouse. Every batch spends the hours it needs to over real hardwood.
3
Wishek as our home
As we grow into more states, our base stays right here in Wishek, North Dakota where it all started.