About Us

Past

One of Hungary’s oldest meat processing companies, Pápai Hús was established more than 100 years ago. The company started operations in 1913 when the local slaughterhouse was set up in Pápa, Western Hungary. Today it is a company with more than a century old tradition in meat processing and production. Throughout the decades, the company and its operating structure have been affected by the various social, political and economic changes, however these changes also helped the company develop, improve and grow. In the 1930s, production of bacon was added to the slaughterhouse’s capabilities, then came the production of pressed ham, which was a real novelty at the time. Pressed ham and pork shoulders were the main export items at that time. From the company’s nationalization in 1949, the “Pápai” name (meaning ‘from Pápa’) became the company’s own brand and it stayed with it for the years to come. Major developments were started at the company in the 1950s when export demand grew significantly. The company built a pressed ham production unit. By the end of the decade it was one of the first Hungarian companies to sell its products abroad continuously, and in 1968 it started exporting overseas, too. Pressed ham made the company famous on the U.S. market. To date the Pápai brand name has become a symbol of high quality, both internationally and in Hungary, as well. The high quality of Pápai Hús products stems from an experience of more than a century, the harmony of traditional flavors and modern production techniques.