Wampler's Farm Sausage Company, Inc.

Wampler's Farm Sausage Company, Inc. operates a USDA-inspected plant at 781 Highway 70 W in Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, under establishment numbers M9065, P9065 and V9065. FSIS lists the plant for meat processing, meat slaughter, and voluntary processing and slaughter of both meat and poultry, with a size class of small and a grant of inspection date on file of September 8, 2021. Hogs are the only species reported slaughtered under inspection, and the FSIS slaughter volume category is 3.0. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS.

The company's website describes a family owned and operated business founded in 1937, when Riley Wampler built a small tin shack and opened a slaughterhouse with $38 of building materials, harvesting one animal at a time while his wife Edith prepared meat in their kitchen for door-to-door sales. The slaughterhouse closed during World War II and reopened in 1947 when Riley's son Ted joined the business, each investing $1,100. Riley's nephew Harry Wampler later joined, and the business moved from door-to-door to store-to-store distribution. The site credits growth under Ted's son, Ted Jr., and states the products are sold to families across the country.

The website is oriented to branded retail and foodservice sales rather than to farm drop-off work. It lists sausage and pork products, direct online ordering with shipping, a store locator, and a foodservice contact address. The site also describes sustainability measures including increased recycling, reduced water use and waste output, conversion of cellulose into hydrogen power, and ownership of more than 2,000 solar panels. Details beyond the federal record and these website statements, including hours and any service for outside livestock owners, are not yet on file.

Households can buy Wampler's products through a store locator on the company website or order directly online. The shop page states that orders are sent via two-day shipping on Mondays and Tuesdays, and that orders placed Wednesday through Sunday ship the following work week. Shipping is not included in the listed product prices and is added at checkout. Products arrive frozen or refrigerated, and the company recommends freezing or refrigerating on arrival. The site directs questions and custom orders to 865-986-2056, and also lists 1-800-SAUSAGE as a contact number. No retail store hours, halves or quarters, or local delivery are described in the sources.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.