A different kind of Brat summer: Johnsonville will offer an 80-pound, 249-link variety pack of sausages, brats, and hot dogs, which comes with its own hand truck

• Johnsonville is offering an 80 lb, 249-link box of sausages. The promotional item will be sent to winning entrants right before July 4 of this year. It comes with its own hand truck.

Memorial Day is the start of cookout season—and if you want to be the talk of the neighborhood (or, if you’re greedy, the local hospital’s cardiac ward), Johnsonville might have just the product for you.

The sausage company will roll out the Johnsonville Party Starter this summer: an 80-pound...