No, not a couple guys we met at a campground. This Harry and David is the premium food and gift retailer http://www.harryanddavid.com/. Most of their operations are in Medford, Oregon and we took a tour. We knew of Harry and David. We were on their catalog mailing list for a number of years and I ordered a gift basket from them once. But during the tour, we were quite surprised to learn of the extent of their operations. The company began as a grower and seller of premium pears. Today, they have a million square feet of floor space, 700,000 pear trees, 1,600 full time employees, and another 6,000 temporary employees for the holiday season.
Shown below are a couple pictures from the “Moose Munch” (caramel corn) operation:
And then the cinnamon swirl:
Candy making:
Some packing operations:
And as Harry and David owned Jackson and Perkins roses for some years, they also have a lovely rose garden out in front of their headquarters:
All in all, the Harry and David tour was quite the surprise and delight.
We get their catalog and have received the occasional gift, but I did not realize they actually made stuff.
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