Zweigles carries its legacy through five generations
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Running a family business can be a blessing and a curse. Carrying on the legacy by leading the family\\u2019s business provides opportunities for family members to shine, but can also mean unexpected pressures, challenges and responsibilities for those in charge.
\\nThis week\\u2019s MEAT+POULTRY Podcast, features an interview with Julie Camardo, chief executive officer of Zweigle\\u2019s, in Rochester, NY. Zweigle\\u2019s is a family-owned hot dog and sausage company that started in 1880 at the corner of Joseph Avenue and Kelly Street in downtown Rochester. Handed down for five generations, the company is still a Rochester mainstay today.
\\nThe company\\u2019s portfolio of products, which started with Old World traditional German sausages, now includes a wide range of beef and pork hot dogs; sausage varieties including German and Polish and a line of chicken sausage; deli products, fully cooked chicken strips and meatballs; and a recently added line of breakfast sausage links and patties.
\\nCamardo took over as president of Zweigle\\u2019s in 2009 when her mother Roberta passed away, and she became CEO of the company in 2015. As the fifth generation of her family to run the hot dog company, and the second woman in her family to hold an executive role, Camardo has always kept a close eye on her heritage and credits her success, and that of her family\\u2019s business, to the many family members \\u2013 including many notable women \\u2013 who came before her.
\\n\\u201cI am so proud of this 140-year-old business,\\u201d Camardo said. \\u201cI\\u2019m proud to be able to continue the legacy, not only as a multi-generational family business, but also as a woman-owned business. And I truly believe all the women that came before me would be very proud of where we are today.\\u201d
\\nRead more about Zweigle\\u2019s in the February issue of MEAT+POULTRY.
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