Cleveland Historical Article

They say “a hot dog is only as good as the mustard that goes on it,” and who would have known this better than Cleveland’s own mustard icon and food purveyor, Joseph Bertman? Bertman Original Ball Park Mustard and the Bertman family name are synonymous with a Cleveland food tradition dating back to the 1920s. Its story is as much about Joseph Bertman the businessman, entrepreneur and humanitarian, as it is about the popular award-winning spicy brown concoction that he created.