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Meet our master sausage makers
A History made right here
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1956
1956
John, George, and Ronald Klement purchase Badger Sausage Factory on the southside of Milwaukee.
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1961
1961
The Klement brothers officially change the name to Klement’s Sausage Company, Inc. Their father, Frank, brings his vast knowledge of old-world European sausage making to the company.
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1967
1967
The Summer of Love in San Francisco. The Summer of Sausage in Milwaukee. Both equally important.
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1969
1969
The Klement Brothers enjoy some delicious Polish Sausage at the Lincoln Avenue factory while they watch the moon landing.
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1988
1988
Klement’s continued success leads to their largest expansion to date; adding another plant and distribution center in Milwaukee.
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1991
1991
Dances With Wolves wins Best Picture, Klements continues it’s streak of being the best sausage.
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1995
1995
The first known instance of a sausage picture being shared via electronic mail.
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1996
1996
Klement’s celebrates 40 years and 350 employees!
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1998
1998
Klement’s expands again, adding 60,000 square feet to the Chase avenue facility.
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2001
2001
Klement’s begins to serve sausages at Milwaukee Bucks games; the Bucks make the playoffs. Coincidence?
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2005
2005
Klement’s inducted into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame.
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2012
2012
The Curiosity rover lands on Mars, to aid in the search for extraterrestrial life and/or space sausage.
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2016
2016
Founded on September 23, Klement’s celebrates the delicious on-the-go snack as National Snack Stick Day.
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2042
2042
Klement’s introduces the first on-demand sausage teleportation device, world peace ensues.