What is Oscar Mayer?
The Oscar Mayer Company is a United States' based company that specializes in producing meat and cold cuts. It is wholly owned by Illinois based food processing company, Kraft Foods Group Inc. The company offers Lunchables, bacon, ham, Hot dogs, bologna and many more. The Oscar Mayer Company began operations in the year 1883. The company was founded with the extreme efforts of German American Oscar Fredlnand Mayer. Initially, the founder worked in Detroit in the meat market and later shifted to Chicago. In 1883, Oscar and his Brother purchased the Kolling Meat Market for lease and started business. After that, they expanded the business Roots and started participating in local events. The major business expansion of the company was held in 1919, when the company purchased processing plant in Madison in the state of Wisconsin. With this plant, the company's operations grew and profitable and as a result, Madison became the head office location of the company. Oscar Mayer in 1936 started a new way of business promotion, Wienermobile, a hot dog shaped vehicle which is traveled all over the country.