WOHRLES

Wohrle’s Foods, Inc. is a community-based partner who exists to help families thrive throughout Berkshire County and beyond. We are a fourth generation, family-owned broadline food service distributor whom since 1921 have provided our customers with top quality meats, produce, poultry and seafood. We distribute throughout Western Massachusetts, Southern Vermont, Northern Connecticut, and Eastern New York along the Hudson River.

Wohrle's Foods, Inc. was started in 1921 by John and Anna Wohrle. John Wohrle was a wurstmacher from Germany. He started making quality hot dogs, sausage and luncheon meats for his own retail store on Wahconah Street in Pittsfield.

As business grew they moved to a larger place on Seymour Street where they manufactured meats, had a retail store and began wholesaling products to other stores.

In 1957 Wohrle's Foods bought the U.S. Beef Company located at 1619 East Street in Pittsfield, now at the current location.They added more product lines and increased the wholesale customer base from stores to restaurants, schools, nursing homes and hospitals.

  • After John’s death in 1969, daughter Barbara Pickwell and son-in-law Walter Pickwell continued to add more product lines and increased sales territories to include parts of Vermont, New York and Connecticut.

    Later, son Jon, and son-in-law Rob, added fresh seafood, paper goods, an outlet store, and most recently, fresh produce to become a full-service food service distributor. The company continues to offer frankfurters and sausage products based on old world recipes.

  • Wohrles recently opened a new food warehouse managed by daughter, Lynn. The store features restaurant-quality products, weekly and seasonal specials. They are open to the public with no membership fees. Wohrle's works with many churches, non-profit organizations and little league sports teams in their fund-raising efforts.

  • In 2014 Luke, great grandson of John Wohrle, joined the team, bringing in the fourth generation of family involvement. In addition, Becky, Luke's wife joined the retail outlet team. With the hard work and dedication from both of them and the rest of the family, the company will live on throughout the generations to come.What should we know about the services you provide? Better descriptions result in more sales.