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Shrink-wrapped salami takes to stand-up pouch

This roadside salami manufacturer proves that disruptive, consumer-minded packaging isn’t reserved for only the most sophisticated operations. Plus, the already shrink-wrapped salamis don't require expensive, shelf life-extending multi-layer films or foils.

A barn beside a rural N.C. highway may be an unlikely headquarters for an authentic Italian salami factory, yet that’s exactly where the eight-man crew of the San Giuseppe Salami Company hones their craft daily. For nearly two decades, the company founder, Giacomo Santomauro, son of Italian immigrants, has produced some of the finest Italian salamis,sausages, and deli meats in North Carolina, selling them at his namesake market in Greensboro.The company produces, processes, and package our products completely in-house using NC-raised ingredients, and does co-manufacture and co-pack for a couple small local farms that bring their own pork to be processed.

Now, by pairing all-new, consumer-friendly packaging with a product now crafted without the use of gluten or added nitrates and nitrites, Santomauro has his eye on completely disrupting the local retail market.

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