OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, QUALITY AND COMMUNITY DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK.

This is a time when community is more important than ever, and we can’t help but feel grateful for the dedication of our 360 plant employees to help feed our community in this time of need. It is through their hard work that we are able to continue our manufacturing operations, making the highest quality, handcrafted sausage.

We remain committed to the highest health and safety standards for our employees, business partners and community and for this reason that we have implemented the following:

Our products will continue to be available at grocery stores and other retail locations with the assurance that great safety, care, and outstanding quality has gone into their making.

To receive updates on Klement’s Sausage operations, please visit klements.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For any questions about the COVID-19 outbreak, please visit cdc.gov.

To see more about Klement's commitment to keep serving the community during the Covid-19 outbreak, click here.

Great moments
start with
great food

They are made right by the occasion. Made right by the people. And especially made right by the food. For over 60 years, we’ve been helping make moments better by making sausage the right way. Right here in Milwaukee. Crafted in small batches from old family recipes by Master Sausage Makers, Klement’s Sausages make any moment one to savor.

Meet our master sausage makers

What is a master sausage maker? learn more

A History made right here

  • 1956

    1956

    John, George, and Ronald Klement purchase Badger Sausage Factory on the southside of Milwaukee.

  • 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.

  • 1967

    1967

    The Summer of Love in San Francisco. The Summer of Sausage in Milwaukee. Both equally important.

  • 1969

    1969

    The Klement Brothers enjoy some delicious Polish Sausage at the Lincoln Avenue factory while they watch the moon landing.

  • 1988

    1988

    Klement’s continued success leads to their largest expansion to date; adding another plant and distribution center in Milwaukee.

  • 1991

    1991

    Dances With Wolves wins Best Picture, Klements continues it’s streak of being the best sausage.

  • 1995

    1995

    The first known instance of a sausage picture being shared via electronic mail.

  • 1996

    1996

    Klement’s celebrates 40 years and 350 employees!

  • 1998

    1998

    Klement’s expands again, adding 60,000 square feet to the Chase avenue facility.

  • 2001

    2001

    Klement’s begins to serve sausages at Milwaukee Bucks games; the Bucks make the playoffs. Coincidence?

  • 2005

    2005

    Klement’s inducted into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame.

  • 2012

    2012

    The Curiosity rover lands on Mars, to aid in the search for extraterrestrial life and/or space sausage.

  • 2016

    2016

    Founded on September 23, Klement’s celebrates the delicious on-the-go snack as National Snack Stick Day.

  • 2042

    2042

    Klement’s introduces the first on-demand sausage teleportation device, world peace ensues.

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