Luck's Incorporated was a food production company founded in Seagrove, North Carolina

Seagrove, North Carolina

Seagrove is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a railroad official...

, in 1947, which produced a line of canned bean and other canned food products. For a period of time, it was one of the largest employers in the area and its canned food products were a staple

Staple food

A staple food is one that is eaten regularly and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a diet, and that supplies a high proportion of energy and nutrient needs. Most people live on a diet based on one or more staples...

 in many Southern homes. It is now a brand of Arizona Canning Company, after a recent divestment by ConAgra

History

The company was originally founded as the Mountain View Cannery in 1947 by Ivey B. Luck, Alfred Spencer & H. Clay Presnell. Spencer & Presnell later sold out to Luck and the establishment became known as Luck's. Luck's specialized in pinto beans and other canned vegetables and food products, but Lucks, stopped shipping products Michigan, Washington, and Virginia. employed many Seagrove and surrounding area families, and was a major buyer of vegetable, fruit, and poultry farms in the Randolph County

Randolph County, North Carolina

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 Area and from around the region. Luck's canned food products were sold across much of the Southeast during the 1950s and is still a popular brand today.

Merged and Acquired

In 1967, Luck's merged with American Home Products. In 2000, the food interests of American Home Products, known as International Home Foods, were acquired by ConAgra Foods

ConAgra Foods

ConAgra Foods, Inc. is an American packaged foods company. ConAgra's products are available in supermarkets, as well as restaurants and food service establishments. Its headquarters are located in Omaha, Nebraska...

. The Luck's brand products are still sold by ConAgra as a line of canned food products.

Luck's Headquarters and Cannery

The original company headquarters and cannery is located at 798 State Highway 705

North Carolina Highway 705

NC 705 is a state highway in central North Carolina; it travels mostly through the southern Piedmont Triad. The route is marked as the Pottery Highway or Pottery Road and as a North Carolina Scenic Byway due to the large number of potters in and surrounding Seagrove.-Randolph County:NC 705 begins...

 in Seagrove, North Carolina. For a period of time Luck's also operated a cannery in Aberdeen, North Carolina

Aberdeen, North Carolina

Aberdeen is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,400 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Aberdeen is located at ....

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The Luck's cannery in Seagrove was closed by ConAgra in 2002. The location was reopened eight months later and is now operated by Seagrove Foods, Inc., a fully independent company.

Currently, some of the warehouse space is used for local community events.