Handcrafted Rhenish sausage, meat and ham specialties from the Cologne butcher tradition

GS Schmitz Wurst und Fleisch

Cologne, GermanyNew on Amplifa

over 100 yearsIn existence since

3rd generationFamily business management

2020State Honour Prize for Food NRW

About GS Schmitz

GS Schmitz is a family business from Cologne now run by the third generation, producing handcrafted meat, sausage and ham specialties for over 100 years. The products are made according to traditional regional recipes of the Rhenish butcher's craft and are crafted by hand by master butchers. Smoking takes place over natural beechwood; the company avoids flavour enhancers and processes high-quality, natural raw materials. The range includes smoked sausages, cooked sausages, hams, roasts and specialties such as the Rhenish Flönz (blood sausage). The company places value on regional origin and, by its own account, takes responsibility for the keeping and origin of the animals. In addition to distribution via its own online shop, GS Schmitz was awarded the State Honour Prize for Food of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesehrenpreis für Lebensmittel NRW) in 2020.

Site: Cologne
Processes: Production of sausage, meat and ham specialties, Smoking over natural beechwood, Online shop
Materials: Regional Raw Materials, Beechwood Smoking
Certificates: State Honour Prize for Food NRW
Industries: Food / Meat Processing, Craft Trades (Butcher's Craft)

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Meat procurement with responsibility for animal origin
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Processing according to traditional recipes
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Handcrafting by master butchers
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Smoking over natural beechwood
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Distribution via online shop and retail

Preparation & Raw Materials

Regional Raw Materials

High-quality, natural raw materials without flavour enhancers.

Beechwood Smoking

Smoking over natural beechwood for aromatic sausage products.

Locations

Cologne

Sausage manufacturer / Butchery

Materials: Meat and sausage products

Product Range

**Handcrafted Sausage Specialties**Butcher's craft · Food

**Pork Processing**Production · Regional Origin

**Organic and Regional Products**Raw Materials · Quality

Inside the production

Industries

Food / Meat ProcessingCraft Trades (Butcher's Craft)

Additional services

Production of sausage, meat and ham specialtiesSmoking over natural beechwoodOnline shop

Quality

The sausage and meat products are crafted by master butchers in the traditional manner; in 2020 GS Schmitz received the State Honour Prize for Food NRW.

Evidence	Cologne
State Honour Prize for Food NRW

Tradition for Over 100 Years

Family business in the third generation, for over 100 years
2020
GS Schmitz receives the State Honour Prize for Food NRW