has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources papa cantella s sausages news newspapers books scholar jstor free images may 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 this article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . november 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message papa cantella s inc type private industry meat processing founded vernon california 1980 1980 founder tom cantella headquarters vernon california united states area served united states website papacantella.com papa cantella s inc. is a family owned and operated southern california based sausage producer . papa cantella s currently produces both fresh and fully cooked sausages . papa cantella s company motto is we ll make you a sausage you can t refuse . contents 1 history 2 awards 3 references 4 external links history edit tom cantella founded papa cantella s sausages in 1980 with an italian sausage recipe which handed down from his grandfather gaetano cantella . the company started in a small location with only a couple of employees . papa cantella s inc. now occupies a modern state of the art production facility in vernon california the meat processing capital of southern california . the cantella s line of sausages has grown from its original italian sausage recipe to approximately 150 varieties including the original italian sausage recipes breakfast sausages specialty smoked sausages and a full line of gourmet poultry sausages . all items are crafted in house and are offered in fresh and fully cooked versions . today in addition to distribution under the cantella s brand names papa cantella s cantella s paesano black forest and piccadilly papa cantella s inc. also manufactures private label sausages for several prominent market chains . awards edit in 1996 papa cantella s published the ultimate italian sausage cookbook which was awarded top prize as cookbook of the year by the north american book dealers exchange . in 1999 cantella s chicken & turkey sausage w sun dried tomatoes black olives & feta cheese was awarded the best of show prize in its category at the national foods competition of the american tasting institute . the following year papa cantella s italian sausage received the 2000 best of show award from the american tasting institute . references edit papa cantella s sausage company . c.e.g. construction . retrieved 2008 11 26 . andrew grygus 2006 11 10 . sausages and the like . clove garden . retrieved 2008 11 26 . external links edit official website the ultimate italian sausage cookbook by papa cantella retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title papa cantella % 27s sausages & oldid 723456209 categories food and drink companies of the united statescompanies based in californiasausage companieshidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from may 2013all articles with topics of unclear notabilityorphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articlesarticles lacking in text citations from november 2008all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 june 2016 at 04 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view