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Hatfield-Based Clemens Food Group Acquires Lancaster’s Kunzler
Hatfield-based Clemens Food Group, the fifth largest pork processor in the nation, recently acquired Kunzler & Company, based in nearby Lancaster, writes Ed Gruver for the Central Penn Business Journal. Former president of Kunzler & Company Chris Kunzler said it was the right time for such a move. “It has been an honor and a…
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Hatfield’s Clemens Food Group Is a ‘Business Family’ Not a ‘Family Business’
The parent company of Hatfield Meats, Clemens Food Group, in its almost 130-year history has always tried to stay true to its core values, writes Todd Romero for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company with more than 2,700 employees across the Greater Philadelphia region was founded in 1895 by John C. Clemens. At first the…
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Wayne BYOB Partners with Hatfield Brewery on New Location
At the Table BYOB’s new Wayne location will not be exclusively BYOB, Emma Dooling writes for Philadelphia Business Journal. The restaurant has partnered with Hatfield brewery company Imprint Beer Co., to manage the drink menu at a new Wayne location. Six cocktails and four craft beers will be featured on the menu, and the cocktails…
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Hatfield-Based Automotive Parts Supplier Sees Sales Increase Amid New Products
A Hatfield-based auto-parts supplier is reporting a dip in earnings, despite an increase in sales, writes Gregory Purcell for 69 News. Due to inflation and interest expenses, Dorman Products, sales were impacted. The company’s president and CEO Kevin Olsen said that the second quarter played out as expected. He says that the company’s latest…
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Hatfield Wawa Celebrated Opening with Hoagie-Building Competition
Wawa has opened a new store in Hatfield on N. Broad Street, writes Nicole Rosenthal for Patch. Opening Day celebrations included a hoagie-building competition and tee-shirt giveaways. The Hoagies for Heroes building competition starred local first responders. The Hatfield Township Police Department won the competition with their team making 23 hoagies in three minutes. The…
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Hatfield Mother and Son Find Sweet Success in Baklava Bakery, Using Recipe from ‘Yia Yia’ (Grandmom)
A family business, far from a flaky idea, has a Montgomery County mother and son launching a Hatfield venture. Yia Yia’s Baklava celebrates the tradition of Greek culture and honors Christine and Dimitri Samaras’ ancestry. Yia Yia is a Greek term of endearment for grandmother, someone who Christine credits for the scrumptious baklava. The dessert’s…
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Montgomery County Roller Rink Glides onto List of Parental Blogger’s Recommendations
The ongoing draw of roller skating goes back centuries. A 2017 article from Mary Bellis at the website ThoughtCo credits a Holland inventor with devising the idea of adapting ice skates to summer use by nailing wheels onto shoe soles in the 1700s. By 1819, the invention was formalized with a patent in France. The…
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Hatfield Man Reintroducing Pay Phones in Philadelphia at No Cost
Mike Dank, a Honeywell senior hardware engineer from Hatfield, has loved pay phones since he was a teenager, writes Cathy Free for The Washington Post. Decades later, he decided to bring them back to Philadelphia and to make them free for any call in the United States. “Pay phones are nostalgic to me — I…
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PennDOT 2023 New Year’s Resolution: Further the Route 309 Connector Project
There’s good news and bad news from PennDOT on its multiphase Route 309 Connector project in the northwest corner of Montgomery County. WFMZ 60 News covered the mixed blessing. The upside is that the work is about to begin its second stretch toward completion. The downside is that to advance, the project will see the…
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Cut Your Own Christmas Tree at These Montco Farms
The family adventure of cutting a live Christmas tree is one requiring good timing. Fell it too early, and decorators run the risk of it drying out prematurely. Waiting too long runs the risk of being left with options that Charlie Brown got stuck with. This week, a tree-shopper’s sweet spot timing-wise, may be helpful…
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Hatfield Blasting Firm Has Dynamite Success with Service That Uses Common Household Baking Soda
ESCA Industries, Hatfield, is into professional blasting, a service it supports with no explosives. Eric Garbe explains in Engine Builder Magazine. ESCA — Environmentally Sensible Chemical Alternatives — is a rental company that supplies specialty cleaning equipment and media. Its “blasting” is the high-pressure application of sprayed material used to remove dirt, grime, graffiti, paint,…
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Refreshed, Free, Mobile Passport Links Montgomery County Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) has relaunched Montco Makers, a mobile passport that aims to support local craft beverage producers. Montco Makers, a 2018 initiative, showcases the area’s breweries, wineries, and distilleries; its latest edition now has a more gamified look and feel to increase its appeal. Celebration of Local Excellence The…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Hats Off to a Hatfield Gem
414 Elizabeth Way, Hatfield, is a five-bedroom beauty whose elegance is balanced perfectly with practicality. The five-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom home was built in 2007. The foyer benefits from two stories of windows, placed to bathe it in natural light. = = The oversized chef’s kitchen has a decidedly Italian-villa feel. Its design includes custom cabinets,…
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Should the Phillies Ever Hit the World Series Wall, A Hatfield Company Keeps Them Safe
When the topic of being safe at a baseball game usually involves what’s going on at the bases or home plate. But thanks to Safety Padding Ink, a Hatfield company, players well being is ensured even in the outfields. Matt Petrillo swung for the fences in bringing the story to CBS3 Philadelphia. Safety Padding Ink…
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Valley Forge Tourism Board Embraces the Area’s World-Series Red-Letter Days
The 2022 World Series, pitting the Philadelphia Phillies against the Houston Astros, is a big deal to fervent and casual fans alike. Across the county over the next five days, Montgomery Countians will be swathed in red, gathering in area bars and restaurants, cheering as they haven’t done since 2009 — the last time the…
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Hatfield Saloon Shoulders On for 30+ Years; Owner Cites, ‘That’s How We Survive, with Our Locals’
In addition to its menu, two things have helped keep Casey’s Saloon & Eatery in Hatfield afloat for 34 years: attention customers and solid relationships with staff. The tip about eating there came from Riley Roach in The Knight Crier. Casey’s Saloon is a true mom-and-pop enterprise. Started in 1988 by Michael Loeffler and his…
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Hatfield Breast Cancer Patient Addressed Diagnosis with Navy-Trained Pragmatism: Act Now, Cry Later
Hatfield veteran Carolyn Jones got her breast cancer diagnosis four years ago. The news initially set her back, but not for long. As 6abc reported, the organizational skills she learned in the service quickly kicked in. Jones was a chef with the U.S. Navy, a role that taught her how to tackle large-scale missions requiring…
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Atop Quality Ranking of Montco High Schools Come Data on the Districts behind Them
In conjunction with the recently published list of top Montgomery County high schools comes a similarly themed Niche.com assessment of the Montco school districts in which they operate. Niche has identified 11 of them to be among the top 50 school districts in Pa. for 2023. To determine 2023’s best school districts, Niche analyzed U.S.…
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