North Side Foods, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, is a family-owned and operated company that provides a variety of cooked sausage. Founded in 1909, it produces pork, turkey and Italian sausage. The company provides products under various brand names, such as Ember Farms. North Side Foods offers packaging and shipping services. The company provides services to restaurants, convenience stores and sandwich shops. It manufactures more than 1 billion servings of sausage annually. The company has a staff of skilled and experienced technicians, production managers, sanitation operators and maintenance coordinators. North Side Foods maintains one of its production facilities in Cumming, Ga.