The Story of Costanza Sausage
The Costanza Family history of quality meat products and exceptional customer service began in 1946, when Phillip Costanza opened a meat market on Central Park, in Rochester, New York.
In 1955, Phillip moved to Clifford Avenue, and established “The House of Costanza” and business flourished. More customers, more orders, and more sausage forced us again to relocate to accommodate our growth. Finding an empty lot just a block away, on Clifford Avenue, Phillip built our new Italian sausage factory and retail store.
He made Italian sausage for personal use, and for family friends who wanted to serve Italian sausage at parties and for special occasions. Soon, the requests for sausage increased from family and friends to commercial level customers, as more and more people heard about our product. We needed a larger place to do business.
He made Italian sausage for personal use, and for family friends who wanted to serve Italian sausage at parties and for special occasions. Soon, the requests for sausage increased from family and friends to commercial level customers, as more and more people heard about our product. We needed a larger place to do business.
How does Phillip's other son Tony fit into this history? About 20 years ago, as an avid hunter, Tony decided to make venison products from his quarry. He used the garage at his home in Webster, N.Y. and installed the equipment to smoke his venison products. It didn’t take long for history to repeat itself. When his friends tasted his smoked venison, they asked him to do the same for them, and a new business venture began.
And what a success it has been. It was this success that required another move to the much larger Basket Road location, Tony Costanza’s International Sausage Shop, where he continued to process venison for hunters who come from all over western New York State, as well as other areas of the country.
