The year was 1968. And in the small Mississippi town of Taylorsville, J.W Bryant had a dream: to start a family business that would produce the finest quality products available. Called Bryant's Meat, this company began as a processing plant for pork and beef. It wasn’t long before Bryant's Meat began making pure pork smoked sausage, and it was being sold to grocers across Mississippi. Word of Bryant’s Meat incredibly bold flavor and authentic quality quickly spread, and, soon enough, the brand had established itself by selling their sausage across the Southeastern United States.