1. Azar Sausage & Meat Company
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The original recipe for Azar Sausage was created by John Azar in 1954. Azar and his family had emigrated from Lebanon to American in the 1920s, moving to Jacksonville and opening up a small grocery store. Sausage making became somewhat of a pastime for Azar, and before long, he was selling sausages out of the back of that grocery store.
Word of Azar’s sausages spread and it gained popularity among locals very quickly. John eventually converted the family grocery store in to a state-inspected sausage plant and thus, Azar Sausage Company was founded. By 1960, Azar Sausage Company would grow to a national brand; currently employing 23.
They still use the same, original family recipes; using the finest-quality of meats and herbs. Azar cleans, seasons, grinds, and rolls out 20,000 pounds of sausage and 30,000 to 40,000 pounds of smoked meat each week.
Their products include fresh breakfast links, mild and spicy smoked sausage and Italian sausage, and bratwursts. They also offer limited cuts of meat, like ribs and neck-bones. Azar products are locally available at Winn-Dixie, in some independent meat markets and are served in several restaurants, including Bono's, Hoptinger, Woody's, Famous Amos, Country Cabin, Metro Diner and during Jacksonville Suns and Armada FC games.
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