Sahlen Packing Company Inc. or Sahlen's ( ), is an American

meat packing The meat-packing industry (also spelled meatpacking industry or meat packing industry) handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of meat from animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock. Poultry is generally n ...

company headquartered in

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is a Administrative divisions of New York (state), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and county seat of Erie County, New York, Erie County. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of ...

. The company was founded by Joseph Sahlen in 1869. Sahlen's specializes in smokehouse

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(ham, turkey, chicken, hot ham) as well as

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s and sausages. Sahlen's products can be found in over 30 states across the US.

Sporting facilities

On October 9, 2018, Sahlen's bought the naming rights to

Sahlen Field Sahlen Field is a baseball park in Buffalo, New York, United States. Originally known as Pilot Field, the venue has since been named Downtown Ballpark, North AmeriCare Park, Dunn Tire Park, and Coca-Cola Field. Home to the Buffalo Bisons of t ...

, a baseball park located in downtown

, which hosts the

Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen Fiel ...

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team. On February 10, 2011, Sahlen's bought the five-year naming rights to Sahlen's Stadium a

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Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in and the county seat, seat of government of Monroe County, New York, United States. It is the List of municipalities in New York, fourth-most populous city and 10th most-populated municipality in New York, with a populati ...

. In October 2015, the stadium operators announced that they would not exercise the option to continue the existing naming agreement with Sahlen's, but would instead seek a new agreement. In the interim, the stadium reverted to being known as Rochester Rhinos Stadium. Sahlen's also owns Sahlen's Sports Park, a 180,000-square-foot multi-sport public indoor facility with three open fields, one boarded field, a fitness center and cafe located in

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References

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External links

*{{official website, http://www.sahlen.com/ Britt_Eckerstrom

Brand name hot dogs Brand name meats Companies established in 1869 Manufacturing companies based in Buffalo, New York Sausage companies of the United States 1869 establishments in New York (state) Food and drink companies based in New York (state)