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Happy 95th Birthday to Mt. Olive Pickle Company
January 25, 2021 GMT
That’s right: America’s favorite pickle company is 95 years old.
In the 1920s, several produce markets in town served a wide agricultural region. While cucumbers grew well in the area, there wasn’t much market for them.
Faced with bumper crops of cucumbers rotting in the fields, the group established a pickle company, reasoning that a new market for area farmers would benefit the local economy. They named the company for their hometown.