Wolf Ludwig, Owner
Wolfgang Peter Ludwig founded WTI in 1978. He immigrated to the United States just 11 years before in 1967, with his wife Ursel and two young boys Ralf and Peter. Wolf started his profession at the age of 14 as an apprentice under a German master of meat processing in a small Black Forest town near Baden-Baden, Germany. By the age of 23 he became driven by his dream to take what he learned to America. He used his knowledge and intense interest in meat processing to begin his journey into the unknown US market. After a decade of learning the language while working for processors and suppliers in America, he felt it was time to begin another journey. This journey began with 1-man and a dream of becoming a leading company, able to provide his customers with products and services that were better then they had ever experienced before.
The background and passion of our founder and his sons is, and remains, meat processing. When one has passion for something, it induces excitement, creativity, commitment, and most of all, innovation. Simply put, one is always thinking, how can it be done better? Our continued growth and success is based on these important principles and our owners' philosophy.
Wolf Ludwig in 1962 (18) before his journey to America. |
