Record #:

12698

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

The Gerber Company in Buncombe County is a good example of the kind of industry which stimulates benefits for people unfamiliar with the plant. Providing a handsome payroll for county residents, the factory is already using approximately 3,500 tons of North Carolina vegetables, and 3,000 tons of fruit. Packing from 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 containers of baby food per week, Gerber furnishes employment to an average of 350 men and women from the Asheville and Hendersonville areas, with a payroll over $1,000,000 annually.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 29 Issue 10, Oct 1961, p10, 24, il

Subject(s):

Buncombe County--Economic conditions; Gerber Co. (Buncombe County); Buncombe County--Industry