Connecticut loves its locally made hot dogs. (Some favorite manufacturers ... But with the closing of Grote & Weigel Inc. in Bloomfield, the state has lost a major contender in the sausage ...

Grote & Weigel began in 1890 in Rockville ... with a skinless dog for its concession stand at Beehive Field. Skinless hot dogs have grown very popular, outstripping demand for natural-casing ...

Grote & Weigel makes deli meats, hot dogs and sausages and sells them to restaurants, food service groups and consumers. In January, company officials said they would have to closed down in weeks.

Renowned Bloomfield sausage and hot dog maker Grote & Weigel may not be dead after all. The company, which shut its doors earlier this month, has found salvation from Massachusetts food maker J.