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The year was 1927. The twenties were roaring along when eighteen-year old George Zenner Sr. opened Zenner's Market on Northeast Glisan at 53rd in Portland, Oregon. With his Father on board, and decades of smoked meat and sausage making experience behind them, Zenner's Market began establishing a tradition of quality that George Zenner Jr. and his seasoned staff maintain and build upon to this day.
Gone now is the retail market, along with the famous stuffed pork chops and custom cutting. Today, from their current location on Northwest Kearney Street, Zenner's Sausage produces the finest sausages and smoked meats available.
Frankfurters, Bratwurst, Louisiana Red Hots, a wide variety of Chicken Sausage, Alder Smoked Hams and Bacon; in all Zenner's today produces over forty different products, as well as many custom recipes for restaurants and retail outlets.
Striving for what founder George Zenner, Sr. called "Eat-More Flavor", the Zenner's team carefully combines savory spices and herbs from around the world with the finest meats. But it takes more than just great ingredients. They also follow age-old traditions in the curing, smoking and "resting" of the meats, bringing each variety to its absolute peak of flavor and texture before it's rushed to market.
This family-run operation prides itself on being the kind of company where George Zenner can know and work with each individual employee. He begins each day at Zenner's at six a.m. surrounded by the sweet and subtle alder scent from the twin smokers in the heart of the plant. While equipped with an impressive array of modern equipment, experienced hands still carefully craft much at Zenner's. Strict levels of cleanliness and order are maintained. Everything seems to have its time and place in the ancient sausage making process.
One cannot tour Zenner's and not smile at the happy sight of a rolling stainless steel rack of cooked and smoked sausages fresh from the smoker, or pork links lined up in trays, ready for breakfast tables around the country. Or the sight of glorious whole hams, specially trimmed and cured and then slow smoked, hanging in the cooling room.
If you're fond of wonderfully flavorful fresh and smoked sausages, and delightfully meaty bacon and real old-fashioned ham, then Zenner's is a brand you'll want to try. One bite of the quality, of the alder smoked goodness, and you'll realize that all of the effort the Zenner's team expends is truly worth it, all in the quest for George Sr.'s famous "Eat-More Flavor". He'd be proud, because in a world of fast food and nondescript tastes, the Zenner's brand means wholesome quality, and irresistible flavor.
Today's busy lifestyles mean there's more emphasis on convenience and carryout meals than ever. The fact that Zenner's selection of sausages are pre-portioned, pre-seasoned, and in many cases pre-cooked makes them, in fact, the original fast foods. That's why we say, "Zenner's, for people with more taste than time!"
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