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Article: Dry-bean country: a new packaging line at L.H. HAYWARD runs 1-, 2- and 4-lb bags of dry beans on two vertical form/fill/seal machines.(vf/f/s packaging)(Company overview)
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- Packaging Digest
- Article date:
- April 1, 2008
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Lucius Hamilton Hayward founded L. H.Hayward & Co. in 1923 in New Orleans and established himself in business as a wholesale supplier of fresh fruits and vegetables. Immediately after World War II, with the advent of the supermarket concept for grocery stores and the packaging and canning of more fruits and vegetables, the company decided to specialize in dried beans, peas and lentils. In 1947, the Camelia Brand was trademarked and the first packaged products were introduced. Today the company, which is located in Harahan, LA, a suburb of New Orleans, packages 19 varieties of dry beans, peas and lentils in six different bag sizes ranging ...