Entries by Dewig Meats

On The Sausage Trail – Indiana

When televisions’ had two denominations – black and white or color – US Highway 41 was the north to south highway connecting the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida. In the 1960’s a family car trip from Chicago to Miami made Highway 41almost as famous as Route 66. While the interstate highway system has […]

Rural Jewel Still Shines

Third-generation of the Dewig family processes cattle and hogs at 98-year-old Haubstadt plant. When a person shops at Dewig Bros. Packing Co. in Haubstadt, it’s an outing, not just a run to the grocery store to pick something up. When you arrive at Dewig’s at 100 Maple St. you’ll find that the selections offered are […]

Dewig Meats Wins Big in National Competition

Dewig Meats came home from the American Cured Meat Championship last month with a fistful of awards, including one the Dewigs are particularly proud of: the Cured Meats Excellence Award, on honor they said might be once-in-a-lifetime. “This competition rotates all over the U.S., and this year it was in Charleston, S.C., “Dewig scion Darla […]

Meat and Greet: It’s all in the family for the Dewigs.

Nestled away in Haubstadt, Ind., sits one of the most impressive meat markets in the country. Dewig Meats (pronounced Day-Wig) has been serving customers the finest products and quality in the industry for almost 100 years. “People think of us as a little butcher shop out here, but we sell a lot of meat — […]

Since 1916, Dewig Bros. Packing has Survived and Thrived

The Tough Get Going. For some businesses, operating in tough economic times is a harrowing experience. Too often it results in a death knell. But for one small Indiana meat company, tougher times have historically seemed to make them stronger. Founded in 1916, Dewig (pronounced Day-Wig) Meats had no refrigeration and could operate only in […]