Beech-Nut

The company was incorporated as the Beech-Nut Packing Company in 1899. Arkell was the first president of the company.<ref>Arkell Library and Museum, Canajoharie</ref> In 1900, the company's sales were $200,000. In 1940, Beech-Nut engineers patented a [[vacuum packing]] manufacturing process and vacuum jar with a [[gasket]] and top that could remain intact in transit and became a standard of the industry.<ref name="Google patents">{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US2292887A|title=Patent US2292887A - Apparatus for vacuum sealing jars and other containers}}</ref>

The company was incorporated as the Beech-Nut Packing Company in 1899. Arkell was the first president of the company.<ref>Arkell Library and Museum, Canajoharie</ref> In 1900, the company's sales were $200,000. In 1940, Beech-Nut engineers patented a [[vacuum packing]] manufacturing process and vacuum jar with a [[gasket]] and top that could remain intact in transit and became a standard of the industry.<ref name="Google patents">{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US2292887A|title=Patent US2292887A - Apparatus for vacuum sealing jars and other containers}}</ref>

During the first 25 years of the 20th century, the company expanded its product line into [[peanut butter]], [[jam]], [[pork and beans]], [[ketchup]], [[chili sauce]], [[Mustard (condiment)|mustard]], [[spaghetti]], [[macaroni]], [[marmalade]], [[caramel]], [[Gumdrop|fruit drops]], [[mints (candy)|mints]], [[chewing gum]], and [[coffee]].

During the first 25 years of the 20th century, the company expanded its product line into [[peanut butter]], [[jam]], [[pork and beans]], [[ketchup]], [[chili sauce]], [[Mustard (condiment)|mustard]], [[spaghetti]], [[macaroni]], [[marmalade]], [[caramel]], [[Gumdrop|fruit drops]], [[mints (candy)|mints]], [[chewing gum]], and [[coffee]].