What happened to Oberto?
Century-old Seattle-area snack maker Oberto sold to Canadian conglomerate. Premium Brands, a company with more than 47 brands under its ownership, is the buyer of Kent-based Oberto, a family-owned meat snack maker.
Who owns Oberto jerky?
Premium Brand Holdings
Oberto Sausage Company
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Key people | Tom Hernquist, President & CEO |
| Products | Beef jerky, bacon jerky, chicken strips, meat snacks, pork jerky, turkey jerky |
| Brands | Oberto, Lowerey’s, Pacific Gold, Cattleman’s Cut, Smokecraft |
| Parent | Premium Brand Holdings |
Who bought Oberto?
Premium Brands Holdings
— Oberto Brands, a Northwest business for 100 years, has been sold to Premium Brands Holdings, a Richmond, B.C., company that owns Hempler Foods Group in Ferndale.
Where did Oberto start?
Seattle
Oberto was founded in Seattle in 1918 by Constantino Oberto (1889-1943). Constantino, an Italian immigrant, started out by going door-to-door to sell his hand-made Italian sausage, salami, pastrami, coppacola, and other specialty meats to small delis and grocery stores.
Is Oberto going out of business?
Seattle is saying goodbye to another iconic landmark. In a statement published on their website and social media, Oberto announced its iconic factory store at 1715 Rainier Avenue S will close as of March 21, 2021. Oberto will still have operations in Kent and Renton.
What happened to Smokecraft beef jerky?
Curtice Burns later acquired the Lowrey’s Meat Snack brand, and combined the two into Curtice Burns Meat Snacks. Then in 1994, Curtice Burns sold both Smokecraft and Lowrey’s to Oberto Sausage Company, which overnight made Oberto the largest jerky manufacturer in the world.
What was the first masterpiece in opera?
Rigoletto (1851) is considered his first masterpiece, and Il Trovatore (The Troubadour, 1853) and La Traviata (The Fallen Woman, 1853) brought him international fame and cemented his reputation as a major composer of opera.
Who compose Carmen?
composer Georges Bizet
Carmen, opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet—with a libretto in French by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy—that premiered on March 3, 1875.
