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We have our line of staple products , then over the years we ’ ve developed new ones to add to the lineup , and it ’ s just kind of grown from there .
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Tallent Sausage also offers deer processing , with customers traveling from Huntsville and Trinity — as well as Houston , Dallas , and various areas in-between — every year with their regular orders .
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused countless challenges for small businesses across the country . Tallent Sausage has made the most of the situation , however , growing its local customer base as a result .
“ Throughout the years we haven ’ t had a ton of local business ,” Roberts said . “ Obviously we ’ ve had enough to keep us going , and we have our regular customers that have been shopping here forever —
from Huntsville , Trinity , all over . But we also have a big population that comes from Houston and Dallas , which is really cool .
“ When the pandemic started , I think people started shopping here because we ’ re smaller and out of the way ... and I think we ’ ve gained a lot of repeat customers that maybe didn ’ t know we were here or what we had to offer . It ’ s kind of been a blessing in disguise . I can ’ t tell you how many times a customer has told me , ‘ I didn ’ t know you had this , I thought you just had sausage ,’ so it ’ s been really neat this year to see more of our local community shopping here .”
Hand Crafted , Texas Made , Wood Smoked Sausage
Family Owned And Operated Since 1977
( 936 ) 594-2591 | 3736 TX-19 , Riverside , TX 77367 | tallentsausage . com
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