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| Company type | Corporation (Family-owned) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | Chestnut Hill, Tennessee, U.S. (1908) |
| Founder | Andrew Jackson Bush |
| Headquarters | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Key people | Al Williams (Chairman and CEO) |
| Website | bushbeans.com |
Bush Brothers and Company is a family-owned corporation best known for its Bush's Best brand canned baked beans. The company produces approximately 80 percent of the canned baked beans consumed in the United States, representing estimated annual sales in excess of $400 million and the processing of more than 55 million pounds of beans per year. In addition, the company also offers other canned beans (black, garbanzo, pinto, and refried), as well as peas, hominy, and cut green beans. Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, Bush Brothers operates plants in Augusta, Wisconsin, and Chestnut Hill, Tennessee. Its canned goods are sold through retail food outlets and food service operators throughout the United States and Canada.[1]
- ^ Allen, Gary; Albala, Ken (2007). "Bush's Baked Beans". The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries. ABC-CLIO. p. 64. ISBN 9780313337253. Retrieved July 5, 2013.