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.In 1904, A. J. (Andrew Jackson) Bush
partnered with the Stokely family to open a tomato cannery in Chestnut
Hill, Tennessee. His cannery proved so profitable that, by 1908, he
was able to buy out the Stokelys' interest and establish his own
independent business. He entered into partnership with his two oldest
sons, Fred and Claude, and established Bush Brothers & Company.In
1922, A.J. Bush took out a $945 loan on his life insurance policy and
used his bank line of credit to incorporate his business. Bush
Brothers & Company was incorporated in June 1922, and Fred Bush
(A.J.'s oldest son) was named president. (Fred was also a Director of
the National Canners Association, the primary industry trade group for
canning companies.)The company's canning operations originally began
with laborious, manual processes, then expanded with steam powered
engines, and eventually evolved into electric-powered factory
machinery.
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.In 1904, A. J. (Andrew Jackson) Bush
partnered with the Stokely family to open a tomato cannery in Chestnut
Hill, Tennessee. His cannery proved so profitable that, by 1908, he
was able to buy out the Stokelys' interest and establish his own
independent business. He entered into partnership with his two oldest
sons, Fred and Claude, and established Bush Brothers & Company.In
1922, A.J. Bush took out a $945 loan on his life insurance policy and
used his bank line of credit to incorporate his business. Bush
Brothers & Company was incorporated in June 1922, and Fred Bush
(A.J.'s oldest son) was named president. (Fred was also a Director of
the National Canners Association, the primary industry trade group for
canning companies.)The company's canning operations originally began
with laborious, manual processes, then expanded with steam powered
engines, and eventually evolved into electric-powered factory
machinery.
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