Standard Meat Company gobbles up Syracuse Sausage

Standard Meat Company, a North Texas-based meat company, has acquired Syracuse Sausage of Ponder, Te…

Standard Meat Company, a North Texas-based meat company, has acquired Syracuse Sausage of Ponder, Texas.

Standard Meat Company is owned by the Rosenthal family. The fourth generation of Rosenthals — the brother and sister team of Ben Rosenthal and Ashli Rosenthal Blumenfeld — currently leads the company, with Ben as CEO and co-president, and Ashli as co-president.

Syracuse Sausage has also been a family business, founded by Joe Musacchio and operated for the past decade by his brothers, Bobby and Anthony Musacchio.

The Rosenthal family originally partnered with Syracuse Sausage almost a decade ago when Bobby and Anthony took over the family business with plans to increase production and reach the widest possible audience. Today, Syracuse Sausage serves national restaurant chains, major grocery stores, meal kit companies and other food-service firms — and will continue to do so as part of Standard Meat.

“Our partnership has been incredible,” Ben Rosenthal said. “We are honored to continue to carry out their 40-year legacy as we integrate the business into Standard Meat, ensuring both companies continue their focus as one united organization.”

Tapped to lead the new division is food industry veteran Chris Horan, who began his food career in 1986 as a sales representative for Campbell’s Soup Company in Florida. Since then, Horan has worked for numerous food industry leaders, including HJ Heinz, Henri’s Foods, CTI Foods and Classic Foods.