Family business for natural casings: collection, sorting and finishing of pig, cattle and sheep casings

Gerolf Clauss - Darmhandel

Stadecken-ElsheimNew on Amplifa

1972Founded

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Sole proprietorshipLegal form

About Naturdarm Clauss

Naturdarm Clauss is a family business in Stadecken-Elsheim near Mainz specialising in natural casings and slaughter by-products for sausage production. The company collects pig casings from small regional slaughterhouses and performs the sorting of cattle and pig casings with its own staff. Further processing and finishing take place at its own facility in Stadecken-Elsheim, with production carried out just in time for delivery, without large warehousing. The casings are dry-salted, prepared ready for filling, or delivered as tubed goods (tubes). Customers include the butcher's trade, home slaughter, trade and industry for sausage production. Founded in 1972 by master butcher Gerolf Clauss and Martha Clauss, the business has been run by Eric Clauss since 2003.

Site: Stadecken-Elsheim
Processes: Collection of pig casings in small regional slaughterhouses, In-house sorting of cattle and pig casings, Production and finishing of natural casings (own staff), Dry salting of casings, Production of casings ready for filling, Tubing of casings (tubed goods), Further processing at the company's own facility in Stadecken-Elsheim, Preparation ready for filling
Materials: Pig casing, Cattle casing, Sheep casing (Saitling)
Founded: 1972
Industries: Home slaughter, Butcher's trade, Trade, Industry, Sausage production

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Collection of pig casings in small regional slaughterhouses
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In-house sorting of cattle and pig casings
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Dry salting
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Preparation ready for filling
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Tubing/tubed goods
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Production just in time for delivery

Products and preparation methods

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Pig casing

Collected in small regional slaughterhouses, dry-salted, ready for filling or tubed.

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Cattle casing

In-house sorting, close contact with cattle casing suppliers.

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Sheep casing (Saitling)

Prepared ready for filling with close contact with Saitling suppliers.

Location

Stadecken-Elsheim

Production and finishing

Materials: Pig casing, cattle casing, sheep casing

Products

**Pig casing**Dry salting · Butcher's trade

**Cattle casing**In-house sorting · Trade

**Sheep casing (Saitling)**Preparation ready for filling · Sausage production

Inside the production

Industries

Home slaughterButcher's tradeTradeIndustrySausage production

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Collection of pig casings in small regional slaughterhousesOther	–	–	–	–	Pig casing
In-house sorting of cattle and pig casingsOther	–	–	–	–	Pig casing, Cattle casing
Production and finishing of natural casings (own staff)Other	–	–	–	–	Pig casing, Cattle casing, Sheep casing
Dry salting of casingsOther	–	–	–	–	Pig casing, Cattle casing, Sheep casing
Production of casings ready for fillingOther	–	–	–	–	Pig casing, Cattle casing, Sheep casing
Tubing of casings (tubed goods)Other	–	–	–	–	Pig casing, Cattle casing, Sheep casing
Further processing at the company's own facility in Stadecken-ElsheimOther	–	–	–	–	Pig casing, Cattle casing, Sheep casing

Additional services

Dry salting of casingsPreparation ready for fillingTubes (tubed goods)In-house sorting of pig and cattle casingsCollection and production by own staffProduction just in time for delivery

History

1972
Founded by master butcher Gerolf Clauss and Martha Clauss at the Wiesbaden slaughterhouse
1996
Relocation to the Alzey slaughterhouse
2001
Discontinued collection of cattle casings due to BSE
2003
Business taken over by son Eric Clauss
2010
Relocation to the company's own facility in Stadecken-Elsheim