Hickory Farms

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Hickory Farms
Type	Private
Founded	1950
Headquarters	Maumee, Ohio
Website	[1]

Hickory Farms is a U.S. specialty food and gift retailer based in Maumee, Ohio, and owned by Sun Capital Partners. It is best known for its gift baskets and boxes that contain an assortment of sausage, cheese, chocolates, candies, fruits and nuts, among other items.

1 Background
2 Coupons
3 Products
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Background

Hickory Farms®: More than 56 years of uncompromising quality

It all began in rural Ohio, more than 56 years ago, when Richard Ransom, founder of Hickory Farms, first gave people a sample of the genuine, uncompromising taste of quality that would soon become the company's hallmark.

Richard began by selling cheeses he had hand-cut and wrapped himself at local home shows. These cheeses carried such a rich, full-bodied flavor and irresistible aroma that people began demanding more.

Richard's cheeses really filled a niche and soon he was adding more unique kinds of cheeses, as well as famous Hickory Farms® Beef Stick® Soon he was sampling and selling at shows and fairs all over the state of Ohio.

By 1959, Hickory Farms had opened its first retail store outside Toledo, Ohio. This proven retail concept was so successful that other Hickory Farms stores started appearing across the United States.

It could be said that these Hickory Farms stores were the first 'delis' for many Americans. Most grocery stores at that time simply did not carry a wide array of premium cheeses and specialty meats. People fell in love with these friendly stores where they could sample a variety of specialty cheeses, meats, mustards, crackers and candies before making their purchase decisions.

Hickory Farms, Inc. is currently owned by Sun Capital Partners, a private Florida financial company headquartered in Boca Raton, FL. Hickory Farms is currently focusing their marketing efforts on catalog,www.hickoryfarms.com, retail kiosks, and grocery. Their current headquarters is located in Maumee, OH.

[edit] Coupons

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[edit] Products

Hickory Farms is perhaps best known for its beef summer sausage, and particularly its cheese and summer sausage combination boxes. It also has gift-of-the-month clubs offering cheese, fruit, and steaks. In addition, Hickory Farms sells packaged and bulk nuts, pork, poultry, red meat, seafood, appetizers, desserts, and coffee and tea.