Boar's Head Provision Company
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Boar's Head Brand | |
Industry | Delicatessen meats and cheeses |
Founded | 1905Brooklyn, New York | , in
Founder | Frank Brunckhorst |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States, Dominican Republic, Panama, Mexico |
Products | Franks, deli meat, cheeses, hummus, condiments, soups, pickles |
Website | www |
Boar's Head Provision Co., Inc. (also Boar's Head Brand, or Frank Brunckhorst Co., LLC) is a supplier of delicatessen meats, cheeses and condiments. The company was founded in 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, and now distributes its products throughout the United States. It has been based in Sarasota, Florida, since 2001.[1]
History
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Frank Brunckhorst desired seeing better quality meats and began distributing cold cuts and hot dogs under the Boar's Head name in 1905. By 1933, distribution of Boar's Head products had grown, and Brunckhorst and his partners, Bruno Bischoff and Theodore Weiler,[2] decided to open a manufacturing plant. The first plant was started in a small building in Brooklyn with only three employees.
Brunckhorst's son (also Frank Brunckhorst) took over the business; Frank Brunckhorst II died in 1972 at age 65.[3] During the 1990s, the expanding company added processing plants in Virginia, Arkansas, and Michigan,[4] and it began to shift its strategy toward its current business model that stresses exclusive relationships with major supermarket chains.[5][6] In 2001, the company moved its headquarters from Brooklyn to Sarasota, Florida, in part because of its exclusive relationship with the Publix supermarket chain in Florida (which it has been partners with since 1994).[5][7]
For many years, the voice-over in Boar's Head commercials was supplied by the voice performer Joseph Sirola.[8] In 2008, the company opened an "experimental" retail outlet in Brooklyn,[9][10] which closed the following year.[11]
In July 2024, the company issued a recall on over 7 million pounds of its products due to an outbreak of listeria contamination.[12] As of August 9, the outbreak has been linked to three deaths and 43 hospitalizations.[13]
Products
[edit]Boar's Head sells cheeses and many common meats, such as black forest ham, roast beef, and salami. In August 2009, Boar's Head released its "EverRoast Oven Roasted Chicken Breast" with a national marketing campaign,[14] and in 2012 launched its "Bold" line of globally inspired meats and cheeses.[15] The company also sells a line of condiments, including barbecue sauce, horseradish, and mustard. A small line of pickles is also part of the Boar's Head product line, and one was rated the best overall in a 2017 America's Test Kitchen episode.[citation needed] More recently, they have created their own line of hummus and Greek-yogurt based dips.
Legacy
[edit]Barbara Brunckhorst, the daughter of Boar's Head founder Frank Brunckhorst,[16] is one of the founders and trustees of the Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation.[17] The foundation has spent millions on a variety of charities, including nature conservation and others.[18] In early 2022, the foundation donated $104 million to create the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health at VCU.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ Curtis, Bryan (January 31, 2012). "Meat of the People". Slate. Archived from the original on June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Theodore R. Weiler (obituary)]". The New York Times. November 2, 1987. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Brunckhorst (obituary)]". The New York Times. November 11, 1972. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Growth of Boar's Head". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. July 29, 2002. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ a b Hielscher, John (April 24, 2001). "Boar's Head Moving to Sarasota". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ Armstrong, Mike (July 30, 2009). "Dietz & Watson takes issue with Boar's Head business tactics". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Metro Business Briefing; Boar's Head Moving". The New York Times. April 24, 2001. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ Haun, Harry (August 21, 2014). "Joseph Sirola: A Late-Life Broadway Producer Hits It Big". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ Rubenstein, Dana (September 11, 2008). "Boar's Head Experimental Storefront Opening in Brooklyn". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ Gregerson, John. "Brooklyn Deli Shrouded in Mystery: Boar's Head Meats new R&D kitchen masquerades as a neighborhood deli". QSR Magazine. Archived from the original on December 24, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ Voris, Robert (July 30, 2009). "Boar stiff! F. Martinella Deli closes on Court Street". The Brooklyn Paper. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Boar's Head Recalls 7 Million More Pounds of Meat Amid Listeria Outbreak". The New York Times. July 31, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Archie, Anaya (August 9, 2024). "A 3rd person has died in connection to the listeria outbreak in Boar's Head products". NPR. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Boar's Head News Article | New Boar's Head Chicken is Slow-Roasted from Homemade Recipe".
- ^ "Boar's Head Brand® Launches Boar's Head Bold, Globally Inspired Line of Deli Meats and Cheeses". American City Business Journals. May 8, 2012. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ^ "Boar's Head earns $1B annually. There's a feud between the families in control | Hiswai". Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Roberts, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Andrea Suozzo, Brandon (May 9, 2013). "Brunckhorst Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "BRUNCKHORST FOUNDATION". Grantmakers.io. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Brelyn. "The donor behind the gift that will transform liver care at VCU". VCU News. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Boar's Head corporate web page at boarshead.com
- Boar's Head Atlanta Distributor at boarsheadatl.com