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

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company headquartered in

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. 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 now be found in over 30 states across the US.

Sponsorships

Racing team

Sahlen's is currently the corporate sponsor of the Sahlen's Six Hours of Watkins Glen as well as Team Sahlen. The team features Sahlen's owner Joe Sahlen and Joe, Wayne, and Will Nonnamaker.

Professional soccer

Sahlen's sponsored the

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professional women's soccer team. The Sahlen family owned and operated the franchise from 2008 to 2016.

Official hot dog title

Sahlen's is the official hot dog of the

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, and the

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Sporting facilities

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

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, a baseball park located in downtown

, which hosts the

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

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. 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

Elma, New York :'' For other places with this name, see Elma''. Elma is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 11,721 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the American elm tree. Elma is in the county's central area, southe ...

References

GT43 Joe Nonnamaker Will Nonnamaker 2011 Road America

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)