How far back should we go?

To 1908? To the beginning of our company? When A.J. Bush started his modest little cannery in Chestnut Hill, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, and set us off on this beautiful bean odyssey?

Quality-obsessed and community-driven from the very beginning.

Or maybe we go all the way back to the beginning of civilization as we know it, when humans first discovered the bean’s beautiful nature. A versatile, humble food that’s equally good for humans and this precious earth.

A food unlike any other.

At Bush’s®, we feel intimately connected to this bigger bean story. The story of the bean itself. And that’s why for generations, we’ve been committed to nothing else. Building our community, our company and our values around that humble little bundle of goodness.

ROLL THAT BEAUTIFUL BEAN FOOTAGE

In 1969, we stumbled across a new way to prepare our beans that would change our world forever. Simmering navy beans in a Secret Family Recipe, our Baked Beans would get world-famous when A.J. Bush’s great-grandson Jay Bush – and his ol’ pal Duke – uttered those five inimitable words: “Roll that beautiful bean footage.”

And we’ve been rolling it ever since. Celebrating the beauty of the bean at every turn. Finding new ways to transform it. New flavours, new products, new bean dreams.
Original Baked Bean can from 1969

NO FOOD CAN COMPARE TO THE BEAN

After all, no other food can compare to the bean’s uniquely powerful combination of flavour, nutrition and versatility. We believe the bean can be a powerful force in the world, too. It’s a sustainable food, humbly giving back more to the soil than it takes out. It’s a seed that connects generations and cultures and cuisines. 

BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE

It’s a beautifully simple solution to some really complicated questions, like “What can I make for dinner that will make both me and my absurdly picky toddler smile?” and “How are we gonna be better to our planet?” That’s why our family is devoted, dedicated and frankly, obsessed with celebrating this little legume.
Chestnut Hill in 1920s

BECAUSE WE ARE THAT BEAUTIFUL BEAN CO.

So here we are, still in our hometown of Chestnut Hill, Tennessee, proudly putting this beautiful food on its pedestal. And on your table.