In 1945, Ralph F. and Alice Stayer opened up a butcher shop with another family and named it after their Wisconsin hometown – Johnsonville. Little did they know that their venture would lay the foundation for an iconic brand loved worldwide.

They're made with only premium cuts of pork and seasoned with a secret blend of herbs and spices, delivering a juicy, robust flavor. Perfect for summer cookouts, Johnsonville Original Brats are easy to grill and taste great in a variety of recipes as well! Cook 'em low and slow!

Contains a high level of saturated fat Saturated fat is not an essential nutrient and with increasing intakes there is a increased risk of coronary heart disease (IOM 2005a; USDA and DHHS 2010). For this reason it has long been known as a "bad" fat that raises the "bad" cholesterol, LDL.

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Sausage is typically defined as a mixture of ground meat, combined with spices and seasonings. Sausage is often stuffed into some type of casing and linked, but loose sausage products are also available. Originally, sausage was made as a means to salvage value from trimmings and lower-value cuts of meat.

Sausages are thought to have originated in Mesopotamia over 5,000 years ago, in at least 3,100 BCE, with the earliest evidence being discovered in Sumeria. Since then, many different kinds of sausage have been invented as a way of preserving meat by mixing it with salt and various herbs and spices.

Experience a burst of authentic flavor with Johnsonville All-Natural Mild Italian Sausage. Made with only premium cuts of pork and a perfect blend of fresh herbs and spices, no nitrates or corn syrup.

Savor the deliciously smoky flavor of Johnsonville Smoked Sausages! Made with only 100% premium cuts of pork and a perfect blend of spices, our versatile Smoked Rope Sausage adds wonderful flavors to any of your dishes.

Johnsonville is the number-one brand of sausage in America, offering cooks and grillers more than 70 different types of sausage. Our product line includes: bratwurst, Italian sausage, fresh and fully cooked breakfast links and patties, chicken sausage, smoked sausage and summer sausage.

Eating too much bacon, sausages, hot dogs, canned meat, or lunch meat - meat that has been processed in some way to preserve or flavor it - is bad for health, according to experts. A number of studies have found links between processed meat and various forms of cancer, as well as heart disease and diabetes.

“Over the last 70 years, we have worked hard to build a distinctive culture and make exceptional products for our customers,” said Ralph Stayer, owner and current CEO of Johnsonville Sausage.

The term sausage comes from the Latin word sal, which stands for salt. This highlights how sausages came to be a way to preserve meat, as sausages are essentially preserved meats in a casing.