SYRACUSE, NY - Hofmann Sausage Company is making a line of chicken sausage that comes in Roasted Red Pepper & Asiago, Harvest Apple, Roasted Garlic, and Tomato & Basil varieties.  

Tops Friendly Markets in New York is the first major retailer to sell the Hofmann Chicken Sausage, which is now available to retail grocery stores. 

"We have been wanting to create Chicken Sausage for quite some time but wanted to make sure that our recipes were just right," said Ben Lipphardt, senior manager of operations for Hofmann Sausage Company. "These products are made with quality ingredients and they are bursting with flavor." 

The chicken sausages join a variety of other types of sausage produced by Hofmann such as Jalapeno Cheddar, Italian, Beer Bratwurst, Kielbasa and Breakfast Maple Links. Hot dogs, beef jerky, Hunter Sticks, and condiments are also sold under the Hofmann name.