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The Latest News
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10.21.08:
One-year countdown for opening of new manufacturing facility
09.23.08:
Over 200 candidates attend open interviews in Canajoharie
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Project Details
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Development Project Highlights
- Hero/Beech-Nut, a subsidiary of Hero Group, Inc., is in the process of developing a new 550,000-square-foot facility in the Town of Florida, NY.
- The new site will be the corporate headquarters for Hero/Beech-Nut and the North American headquarters for Hero Group.
- Hero Group and Hero/Beech-Nut are investing approximately $124 million to build the new facility, which will be the most modern baby food plant in North America.
- The project will create 135 new jobs in the Town of Florida, NY, and retain more than 350 jobs.
- The project will also result in the
generation of more than $200 million
to the New York State economy
over the next several years.
More details on Hero/Beech-Nut's
development project. . .
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About Our Company
Hero/Beech-Nut was founded as a family business over 100 years ago in Canajoharie, New York. Originally, we focused on producing food products from meat and jam to peanut butter and coffee. In 1931, we began making baby food and now, baby food is all we produce. Since then, we have grown to employ more than 350 individuals in our Canajoharie and Fort Plain, NY facilities.
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| A History of Firsts |
| Throughout our 100+ years in business, Hero/Beech-Nut has a rich history of innovation: |
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Hero/Beech-Nut scientists are credited with patenting the first vacuum jar to keep food fresh longer. |
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Hero/Beech-Nut was the first baby food producer to package food in glass jars. |
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Hero/Beech-Nut was also the first baby
food producer to remove added
salt, remove chemically modified
starch, and remove added
refined sugar from all of our
products. |
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Hero/Beech-Nut achieved another
first worldwide with our
Easy Pour containers for
cereal.
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