Ptuj/Chicago, 24 January (STA) - Slovenian poultry producer Perutnina Ptuj has launched the production of its Poli hot dog and baloney sausages in Chicago, which will be available in a total of 1,750 shops across the US as of the end of the month.
The sausages will be produced at a sausage company in Chicago, which is being sent the mixture of spices made according to the original Poli recipe in Ptuj, Perutnina announced on Thursday.
The production in the US of the best-selling chicken sausage in Southeast Europe was launched in accordance with Perutnina's strategy to boost internationalisation.
The fist Poli sausages produced in Chicago were handed to the Slovenian teen basketball star Luka Dončić, who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA, and who has also been a Poli brand ambassador.