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Brothers which proceeded to purchase all of the brand ’ s outlets except for its Boone location . The family decided to retain this site to continue its feed-and-seed operation .
Increasing sales
“ We started curing country hams to keep our workforce in yearround employment ,” comments Bill Goodnight , Vice President . “ Prior to that , we had to rehire the entire team every spring as there was not year-round work with the feed , seed , and produce business .
“ Our first ham house was built in 1969 , and JC , the brother who remained in Boone , employed his son , Jim Goodnight , to run it ,” he goes on . “ Jim is now our company ’ s President and Owner .”
From 1970 to 1994 , Goodnight Brothers operated out of a 10,000-square-foot facility in downtown Boone , curing and aging around 40,000 pounds of country ham every week . The team continued to sell produce to PYA Monarch , the distributor that all the brothers who left the Boone site went to work for .
In 2020 , the company purchased a 50,000-squarefoot curing facility
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