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'''The Honey Baked Ham Company''' is a food [[retail]]er which sells hams, turkey breasts and other pre-cooked entrées, side dishes, and desserts. It was founded in 1957 in Detroit |
'''The Honey Baked Ham Company''' is a food [[retail]]er which sells hams, turkey breasts and other pre-cooked entrées, side dishes, and desserts. It was founded in 1957 in [[Detroit]] and is currently headquartered in [[Alpharetta, Georgia]]. As of June 5, 2020 it has 492 outlets across the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/The%20Honey%20Baked%20Ham%20Company-USA/ |date=June 5, 2020 |title=How many The Honey Baked Ham Company locations are there in United States? |website=Scrapehero.com |access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:HoneyBaked Ham Company store Ann Arbor Michigan.JPG|thumb|left|A Honey Baked Ham store in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2011]] |
[[File:HoneyBaked Ham Company store Ann Arbor Michigan.JPG|thumb|left|A Honey Baked Ham store in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2011]] |
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===Early history and founding=== |
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In 1924, Harry Hoenselaar created a bone-in spiral-slicer that smoked and cooked a ham.<ref name="slicer">{{cite web |url=https://www.restaurantinformer.com/2007/03/the-honeybaked-ham-company/ |last=Patrick |first=Michael |date=March 4, 2007 |title=The HoneyBaked Ham Company |website=Restaurantinformer.com |access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref> He said the idea for the spiral ham slicer "came to him in a dream". Hoenselaar built his prototype spiral slicer using "a tire jack, a pie tin, a washing machine motor, and a knife".<ref name="severson">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/dining/spiral-ham.html |last=Severson |first=Kim |date=April 9, 2019 |title=The Sweet Success of the Spiral-Cut Ham |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=September 10, 2020 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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In the 1930s, Hoenselaar sold honey-glazed hams to [[drugstores]] in [[Detroit |
In the 1930s, Hoenselaar sold honey-glazed hams to [[drugstores]] in [[Detroit]]. Hoenselaar taught lunch counter clerks the proper procedure of slicing ham for sandwiches with a knife; he later bought that drugstore in Detroit from the widow of the previous owner for five hundred dollars.<ref name="severson"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.delish.com/food/a19600132/honeybaked-ham-history-facts/ |last=Weinberg |first=Sarah |date=December 10, 2019 |title=12 Things You Should Know Before Eating HoneyBaked Ham |magazine=[[Hearst Communications#Internet|Delish]] |access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref> With Hoenselaar's commitment to his slicer, and residing in Detroit, Hoenselaar founded The HoneyBaked Ham Company and Café in 1957.<ref name="slicer"/><ref name="detroit">{{cite news |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/honeybakedham/282438 |title=HoneyBaked Ham |magazine=[[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur]] |access-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref> |
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===Expansion=== |
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When the company expanded nationally, he divided the country into four territories and assigned a territory to each of his four daughters.<ref name="severson"/> |
When the company expanded nationally, he divided the country into four territories and assigned a territory to each of his four daughters.<ref name="severson"/> |
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The company is presently headed by Hoenselaar's granddaughter, Linda van Rees, who moved the headquarters to Alpharetta in 2015.<ref name="severson"/> |
The company is presently headed by Hoenselaar's granddaughter, Linda van Rees, who moved the headquarters to Alpharetta in 2015.<ref name="severson"/> |
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The Honey Baked Ham Company, LLC has grown to over 200 company owned retail stores and 200 franchise locations across the United States, as well as an ecommerce business. As of May 2017, the company is headquartered in [[Alpharetta, Georgia]]<ref name="honeybaked" |
The Honey Baked Ham Company, LLC has grown to over 200 company owned retail stores and 200 franchise locations across the United States, as well as an ecommerce business. As of May 2017, the company is headquartered in [[Alpharetta, Georgia]]<ref name="honeybaked"/> and privately owned by the Hoenselaar family.<ref name="honeybaked">{{cite web |url=http://www.honeybaked.com |title=Home To The Legendary Honey Baked Ham |website=Honey Baked Ham |accessdate=12 May 2017}}</ref> |
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==Accolades== |
==Accolades== |
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In 2019, [[Kim Severson]] with ''[[The New York Times]]'' called Harry J. Hoenselaar "the father of spiral-cut ham".<ref name="severson"/> |
In October 2013, ''[[Consumer Reports]]'' called Honey Baked Ham "clearly best of the bunch".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2013/12/best-hams-for-the-holidays-spiral-hams/index.htm |date=October 2013 |title=Best hams for the holidays - Taste tests of 6 spiral-cut hams |magazine=[[Consumer Reports]] |access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref> In 2019, [[Kim Severson]] with ''[[The New York Times]]'' called Harry J. Hoenselaar "the father of spiral-cut ham".<ref name="severson"/> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 17:16, 19 July 2024
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 Honey Baked Ham Store | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 1957 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Founder | Harry J. Hoenselaar |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | 492 (2020) |
Key people | Jim Dinkins, CEO |
| Products | Honey Baked bone in ham, Honey Baked Boneless Ham, and Honey Baked turkey breast and precooked meals. |
| Website | honeybaked |
The Honey Baked Ham Company is a food retailer which sells hams, turkey breasts and other pre-cooked entrées, side dishes, and desserts. It was founded in 1957 in Detroit and is currently headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. As of June 5, 2020 it has 492 outlets across the United States.[1]
History
[edit]
Early history and founding
[edit]In 1924, Harry Hoenselaar created a bone-in spiral-slicer that smoked and cooked a ham.[2] He said the idea for the spiral ham slicer "came to him in a dream". Hoenselaar built his prototype spiral slicer using "a tire jack, a pie tin, a washing machine motor, and a knife".[3]
In the 1930s, Hoenselaar sold honey-glazed hams to drugstores in Detroit. Hoenselaar taught lunch counter clerks the proper procedure of slicing ham for sandwiches with a knife; he later bought that drugstore in Detroit from the widow of the previous owner for five hundred dollars.[3][4] With Hoenselaar's commitment to his slicer, and residing in Detroit, Hoenselaar founded The HoneyBaked Ham Company and Café in 1957.[2][5]
Expansion
[edit]When the company expanded nationally, he divided the country into four territories and assigned a territory to each of his four daughters.[3]
The company is presently headed by Hoenselaar's granddaughter, Linda van Rees, who moved the headquarters to Alpharetta in 2015.[3]
The Honey Baked Ham Company, LLC has grown to over 200 company owned retail stores and 200 franchise locations across the United States, as well as an ecommerce business. As of May 2017, the company is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia[6] and privately owned by the Hoenselaar family.[6]
Accolades
[edit]In October 2013, Consumer Reports called Honey Baked Ham "clearly best of the bunch".[7] In 2019, Kim Severson with The New York Times called Harry J. Hoenselaar "the father of spiral-cut ham".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "How many The Honey Baked Ham Company locations are there in United States?". Scrapehero.com. June 5, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ a b Patrick, Michael (March 4, 2007). "The HoneyBaked Ham Company". Restaurantinformer.com. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Severson, Kim (April 9, 2019). "The Sweet Success of the Spiral-Cut Ham". The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ Weinberg, Sarah (December 10, 2019). "12 Things You Should Know Before Eating HoneyBaked Ham". Delish. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ "HoneyBaked Ham". Entrepreneur. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Home To The Legendary Honey Baked Ham". Honey Baked Ham. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "Best hams for the holidays - Taste tests of 6 spiral-cut hams". Consumer Reports. October 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
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