Factory Tour - Dietz & Watson

Meats Cheese Snacks Complements

- cheddar
- american
- swiss
- provolone
- muenster
- jack
- panino
- other
- all Cheeses
- pickles
- mayo
- mustard
- aioli
- other
- all Complements

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A horizontal map showing the Dietz & Watson factory. Select a numbered pin to begin touring.

A vertical map showing the Dietz & Watson factory. Select a numbered pin to begin touring.

1

shipping area

Safety isn’t just how we make our food. It’s also how we keep track of it. Our barcode system traces every product back to its raw material sources, production times, and dates for complete traceability.
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2

swabbing

Equipment and production spaces are swabbed hourly to test for bacteria and listeria. Nothing gets by these guys.
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3

spiral slicing

Spiral-sliced hams are a holiday favorite, made with the same recipe our founder Gottlieb Dietz used over 80 years ago.
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4

chilling

Learn how blast chilling helps ensure the freshest and safest meat possible, and why Dietz & Watson’s facilities are some of the coldest in the country. Brrrr.
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5

drying

Hang out with Louis as he talks Old World sausage methods and modern-day safety measures for salami, pepperoni, landjaegers and more.
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6

ham netting & cooking

Our hams are cooked and smoked in a 10 to 12 hour sous vide process that locks the natural flavors in.
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7

virginia ham

A ham so nice we baked it thrice! Scoring, smoking, and hand-glazing give Dietz & Watson’s Virginia Baked Ham a flavor like no other.
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8

quality control

Dietz has meat down to a science. Every batch, from meats to marinades, is tested for safety and consistency. Take a look inside our Quality Control Lab.
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9

qc raw pork

The minute raw meat shows up from the farm, Quality Control gets busy checking each and every bin for temperature and freshness. See the fourth generation of the Dietz family at work.
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10

roast beef

A proprietary sous-vide cooking process ensures evenly cooked, medium-rare deliciousness. See how the finest roast beef you can find in any deli case, anywhere, is made.
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11

natural casings

How the sausage is made. Literally. Things may have changed since Louis hand-linked franks at 16 years old, but these traditional European natural casing recipes have not.
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12

marinating

Big flavor starts with the marinade. See how Dietz does it the Right Way – slow and precise, allowing flavor to “find its way into every molecule of the meat.”
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13

slicing

Our hams are sliced and vacuum-packed at peak freshness the day after they are cooked. See our sophisticated slicer in action.
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14

smoke house

This is where the real magic happens. Dual-sided ovens separate the raw and cooked sides of the plant, keeping bacteria out and locking deep smoky flavor and color in.
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15

spicing

Our spice guy is the best spice guy. All of our spices are hand-blended from our founder’s original recipes. See Vinny do what he’s done best for 45 years.
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16

taste testing

At Dietz, we taste-test everything. All of our employees are welcome. We call it BYOB. Bring Your Own Bread.
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17

bulk deli packaging

Louis explains how 80+ years of transparency leads to fresher, safer deli meat, from how it's packed to how it's tracked.
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18

hotdogs

What’s in a hotdog? Learn how Dietz does it, from cooking, to packing, to sanitation. Get ready for the fastest dogs you’ve ever seen.
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