{{Short description|American meat packing company}} {{Infobox company | name = Sahlen Packing Company Inc. | logo = Sahlen Logo.png | logo_size = 200px | type = Private | founded = 1869 | founder = Joseph Sahlen | hq_location_city = Buffalo, New York | hq_location_country = United States | key_people = | industry = Food Packing | products = Hot Dogs, Ham, Turkey, Sausage, Chicken Breast, Hot Ham and other deli items. | owner = Joe Sahlen | num_employees = 80-100 | website = {{URL|sahlen.com}} | footnotes = | intl = }} '''Sahlen Packing Company Inc.''' or '''Sahlen's''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|eɪ|l|ɪ|n|z}} {{respell|SAY|linz}}<ref>{{cite web |title=The Only Deli Meat that Cuts It |url=https://www.facebook.com/sahlens/videos/the-only-deli-meat-that-cuts-it/1069691310071903/ |publisher=Sahlen Packing Company Inc |access-date=4 April 2025}}</ref>), is an American meat packing company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. The company was founded by Joseph Sahlen in 1869. Sahlen's specializes in smokehouse deli meats (ham, turkey, chicken, hot ham) as well as hot dogs and sausages. Sahlen's products can be found in over 30 states across the US. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sahlen.com/about/history.cfm | title=History | publisher=Sahlen Packing Co., Inc. | accessdate=July 8, 2012}}</ref>
==Sporting facilities== On October 9, 2018, Sahlen's bought the naming rights to Sahlen Field, a baseball park located in downtown Buffalo, New York, which hosts the Buffalo Bisons minor league baseball team.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Sahlen Field - the new home of the Herd|url=https://www.milb.com/buffalo/news/sahlen-field---the-new-home-of-the-herd/c-297493492|accessdate=October 9, 2018}}</ref>
On February 10, 2011, Sahlen's bought the five-year naming rights to Sahlen's Stadium a soccer-specific stadium in Rochester, New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110210/SPORTS/110210030?source=twitter-dandc|title=Sahlen's purchases naming rights for Rochester stadium|publisher=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle}}</ref> In October 2015, the stadium operators announced that they would not exercise the option to continue the existing naming agreement with Sahlen's, but would instead seek a new agreement.<ref name="DNCFrontier">{{cite news|last1=Sharp|first1=Brian|title=Frontier re-ups on ballpark naming rights|url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/12/02/frontier-rochester-ballpark-naming-rights/76622706/|accessdate=18 July 2016|publisher=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle}}</ref> In the interim, the stadium reverted to being known as Rochester Rhinos Stadium.<ref name="DnCGrandVision">{{cite news|last1=DiVeronica|first1=Jeff|title=Grand plans, vision for ambitious new Rhinos owners|url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/soccer/2016/03/10/grand-plans-new-vision-ambitious-new-rhinos-owners/81591988/|accessdate=18 July 2016|publisher=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle}}</ref>
Sahlen's also owns Sahlen's Sports Park, a 180,000-square-foot multi-sport public indoor facility with three open fields, one boarded field, a fitness center and cafe located in Elma, New York.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sahlensportspark.com/facilities/ | title=Welcome to Sahlen's Sports Park | publisher=Sahlen's Sports Park | accessdate=July 8, 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712074841/http://www.sahlensportspark.com/facilities | archivedate=July 12, 2012 }}</ref>
==References== thumb|right|Team Sahlen's #43 sports car|261x261px {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://www.sahlen.com/}}[[File:Britt_Eckerstrom.jpg|thumb|right|Western New York Flash goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom wears the Sahlen's logo on her shirt while playing in Sahlen's Stadium]]
Category:Brand name hot dogs Category:Brand name meats Category:Companies established in 1869 Category:Manufacturing companies based in Buffalo, New York Category:Sausage companies of the United States Category:1869 establishments in New York (state) Category:Food and drink companies based in New York (state)