BAVARIA SAUSAGE INC

Food and Beverage > Meat Retail and W'Sale

In 1956, Master Sausage Maker, Fred Voll and his wife Käthe came from Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany, bringing with them to America, their craftsmanship old fashioned values, $53.00, a 2 year old son and a crate of their belongingsThey got off the boat in New York, then headed to Fargo North Dakota where a Colonel in the Army had sponsored them. Fred got a job in the Armour packing plant, walking 12 miles to work and back because he had no car. Later he took a job with Red Owl grocery store as a butcher.
To help learn English both Fred and Kathe bought a used television set. When the commercials were on, they could see and hear words and objects and relate them. Although at first he had his problems communicating with the customers, Fred became familiar with the language. Soon, he was assigned to work weekends, had to handle the books, and picked up some business saavy in the bargain.
In 1959, when a position with Red Owl opened up in Madison, Wisconsin, Fred was asked to take the job. After a short time Fred was Manager of the meat department. He always had hoped to get into a business for himself, so he started distributing cakes on a franchise basis for SaraLee.

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