Private company

Fuhrman and Forster Company

The Fuhrman and Forster Company was a meatpacking and sausage manufacturing company located in Chicago. It was founded by three German immigrants from Bavaria. John and Andrew Fuhrman started the Fuhrman Brothers meat market at 408 W. Harrison in Chicago in 1897 and invited brother-in-law George Forster to join them in 1898 creating Fuhrman Bros. and Forster Meat Markets.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

The Fuhrman and Forster Company was a meatpacking and sausage manufacturing company located in Chicago.2

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