Harry and David Operations Corp.
- Harry and David Operations Corp.
Harry and David Operations Corp., formerly "Bear Creek Corporation", is an American company that was founded early in the 20th century, with the purchase of 240 acres (1 km²) of pear orchards in Medford, Oregon. The company is best known for beginning the business of mail order direct marketing of fruit, especially through its "Fruit-of-the-Month Club". Their "Harry and David" brand specializes in high-end gift baskets and holiday gift towers.
Harry and David added Jackson & Perkins, a mail-order rose marketer, to its brands in 1966. However, Jackson and Perkins was sold to an outside group of investors for $49 million in 2007. [cite web |url= http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/04/02/daily4.html |title= Portland Business Journal]
In 2008, Harry and David announced its acquisition of Wolferman's, a direct marketer and wholesaler of premium specialty foods. Wolferman's is best known for their signature English muffins. [cite web |url= http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS213313+15-Jan-2008+PRN20080115 |title= Reuters.com Press Release]
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* [http://www.harryanddavid.com Harry and David]
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