Bush Brothers & Company
food Knoxville, TN · Private
Bush Brothers & Company, the dominant US canned baked beans manufacturer with 80% market share, is actively innovating its product line with limited-edition summer offerings while managing operational challenges including a recent fire at its Augusta, WI facility. The 117-year-old family business has also engaged new creative leadership through Carmichael Lynch as its lead advertising agency.
Bush Brothers & Company is a privately held, family-owned food manufacturer best known for its Bush's Best brand canned baked beans, which account for roughly 80% of canned baked beans consumed in the United States. Founded in 1908 by A.J. Bush, the company has remained independent across five generations of family ownership.
Employees
700
Mfg Plants
2
All Facilities
3
Activity
6/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (3 mapped)
0
Recent News
Bush's Best Beans Releases Limited-Edition Summer Multi-Pack - Bleeding Cool News
Google News · 5/29/2026
Bush's Gives Classic Baked Beans A Wild Summer Twist: See What's New - dailyvoice.com
Google News · 5/25/2026
The Smokies' Most Unexpected Stop: A Tiny Town Built On Beans - Southern Living
Google News · 4/4/2026
Why Beans Might Be the Secret Ingredient for a Perfect Pecan Pie - Food & Wine
Google News · 11/24/2025
Bush’s Beans cooks up 117-year-old business in East Tennessee - Main Street Media of Tennessee
Google News · 10/12/2025
Fire broke out at Bush Brothers & Company in Augusta - WEAU
Google News · 5/6/2025
Andy Sullivan: Against The Grain - Beech Tree News
Google News · 5/25/2023
Bush Brothers & Company Selects Carmichael Lynch as Lead Agency - PR Newswire
Google News · 1/9/2020
Manufacturing Plants (2)
Bush Brothers Chestnut Hill Manufacturing Plant
Dandridge, TN
Primary and largest manufacturing facility; produces full line of Bush's Best canned beans including Grillin' Beans; located in Jefferson County near Dandridge in the Chestnut Hill community.
Bush Brothers Augusta Manufacturing Plant
Augusta, WI
Secondary manufacturing facility in western Wisconsin; produces most of the Bush's Best product line except Grillin' Beans; site where the original baked beans recipe was developed in 1969.
Other Facilities (1)
Bush Brothers & Company Headquarters
Knoxville, TN · hq
Corporate headquarters for Bush Brothers & Company; administrative offices.