ACG WI: Fritz Usinger, President, Usinger's

Frederick (Fritz) Usinger, is the current President of Fred Usinger, Inc., a 141-year-old family operated sausage manufacturing company located in Milwaukee, WI. Usinger began working in the sausage plant as a teenager and joined the company full time as the Assistant Plant Manager after college. He worked his way through the ranks: as Meat Buyer, Vice President of Purchasing, Vice President of Manufacturing, and then to his current position as President of the company. Usinger is active in several professional organizations, including The North American Meat Institute (board member), The Executive Committee (TEC), and Lakeshore Sausage Manufacturers Association. Community service is important to Usinger, who participates in the Rotary Club of Milwaukee and was the past scholarship Chairman of the Wisconsin Livestock and Meat Council. Usinger graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.S. in Agriculture, majoring in Meat and Animal Science in 1980.