Good news for hot dog lovers in Southern New England - Grote & Weigel, which had recently announced their closure, has been purchased by Chicopee Ma-based Rachael's Food Corporation (a division of J. Polep.) After a brief hiatus, production will resume at Grote & Weigel's Bloomfield CT facility. Rachael's has also made it known that current Grote & Weigel employees will be retained.
You can read the press release here, at the Hartford Courant's website.
When I first heard that they were closing, I scoured supermarkets in my area and managed to buy about 25 packages of Grote & Weigel Natural Casing hot dogs, stashing them in the freezer for later enjoyment. Tonight, I'm celebrating their return by grilling up somma them dogs.
Thank goodness! We were so sad when we heard they were closing! Happy days are here again!
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