Burgers' Smokehouse Explained

Burgers’ Smokehouse is a smokehouse and producer of cured and smoked meats and other foods in California, Missouri. It is one of the largest processors of naturally cured hams in the U.S.^[1] The company's packaging says "Home of Hickory Smoked, Sugar Cured Meats since 1927". However, the family's selling of hams by E.M. Burger and his German mother Hulda is said to go back to the 1920s.^{[2] [3]} The company sells hams, bacon, sausage, and over a dozen other specialty meats".^[3]

Operations

The award-winning supplier sells through grocery stores, restaurants, and direct mail ^[4] and over the internet.^{[5] [6]} Its facility is located 3 miles south of California, Missouri on State Highway 87.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Trivia

The 122-unit casual burger chain Hard Rock Cafe began offering items from Burgers' in 2007.^[10] The company has sent care packages to U.S. troops in Iraq.^[11]

External links

• Burgers' Smokehouse website

Notes and References

1. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF3D502596B402&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
2. http://www.smokehouse.com/burgers.nsf/x/27C1A27ACBE5E7CB862567540053DC42 history
3. Judith Evans Leftover Easter ham will make dinners a snap 04.10.2009 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
4. http://www.californiademocrat.com/articles/2007/04/15/news/264news03.txt Local Business Voted 2007 Best AgriMissouri Product Award
5. MARK PETIX The Internet is helping consumers satisfy their sophisticated tastes and nostalgia Online Gourmet October 27, 2004 The Press-Enterprise
6. Hillary Mendelsohn The Purple Book: The Definitive Guide to Exceptional Online Shopping
7. Shifra Stein, Diana Lambdin Meyer Day Trips from Kansas City: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler SHIFRA STEIN'S DAY TRIPS FROM KANSAS CITY, Day Trips from Kansas City: Getaways Less Than Two Hours Away, Shifra Stein's day trips series Edition 14, illustrated Publisher Globe Pequot, 2006,, 214 pages page 60
8. https://books.google.com/books?id=nLgoIQIJxRIC&dq=Burgers%27+Smokehouse&pg=PA406 Roadtripping USA 2nd Edition: The Complete Coast-to-Coast Guide to America
9. Patti DeLano Off the Beaten Path Missouri, Volume 8 page 130
10. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-165363403/hard-rock-adds-burgers.html Hard Rock adds burgers, 'smokehouse' items.
11. Daniel KloteBurgers' Smokehouse supporting soldiers with care packages Nov 12, 2006 California Democrat