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:''For the company that manufactures candy and collectibles, see The Topps Company, Inc..'' Topps Meat Company (Topps Meat Company LLC) was a privately owned family company founded in 1940 by Benjamin Sachs in Manhattan, New York. The company later relocated to Elizabeth, New Jersey.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 The company produced and distributed frozen ground beef patties and other meat products processed at its plant in Elizabeth and posted about $8.8 million a year in sales, according to information reported by Dun & Bradstreet.〔〔(NJBIZ ) article "Potentially Deadly Threat Led To Recall - Topps Meat must re-evaluate sanitation and process controls" published September 8, 2007〕 In 2003, the company was purchased by Strategic Investment and Holdings, an investment firm based in Buffalo, New York and by 2007 it was "one of the country’s largest manufacturers of frozen hamburgers."〔 In 2007 the company ceased operations following Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli) contamination of products and the ensuing recall. ==Ownership== According to the ''New York Times'': :"Topps opened in 1940 in Manhattan. The founder, Benjamin Sachs, later sold the company to his son, Steven Sachs, according to Ann Sachs, the founder’s former daughter-in-law. A few years before the company moved to New Jersey, Joseph D’Urso became vice president. After Mr. D’Urso died in 2003, the company was bought by Strategic Investment and Holdings"〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Topps Meat Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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