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Mr. Charles W. Purvis

If you’ve ever looked at our website or done some research into A.C. Legg, Inc. you’ll recognize this last name as it’s been with our company for many years on our #Journeyto100. In 1936, at the age of 21, Charles W. Purvis would be hired by A.C. Legg, Inc. as an office employee. Through the…
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2319 1st Ave N Birmingham, Alabama

How many places have you called home in your lifetime? According to the US Census Bureau the typical American will move 11.7 times in their life. For some that seems like an exorbitant number and to others it seems miniscule. Did you know that A.C. Legg, Inc. has only moved two times in its #Journeyto100?…
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Mrs. Elizabeth Blanchard

Did you know that the first female CEO was Anna Bissell in 1889? That the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company was Katherine Graham in 1972? More importantly did you know that in our #Journeyto100 A.C. Legg’s 5th and only female president was Elizabeth Blanchard in 1975? Mrs. Blanchard would work with Mr….
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Mr. D.B. Blanchard

If you’ve been following A.C. Legg’s #Journeyto100, you might have noticed we mentioned the name “Mr. D.B. Blanchard” when we introduced our 3rd President, Mr. Paul Blanchard. In the mid 1950s, Mr. D.B. Blanchard became our 4th President, continuing A.C. Legg’s status as a family-owned business. He honored our longstanding focus on providing a positive…
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A Look Back on Letter Writing

Long before Twitter, Instagram, or even the internet existed, A.C. Legg, Inc., offered our OPS Pork Sausage Seasoning lovers a shot at going “viral” in a simple writing contest! In September 1935, the company sought to reward our most creative customers with cash prizes for their 100-word letters, painstakingly handwritten or punched out on a…
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Mr. Paul Blanchard

Some stories are intertwined, and the legacy left by our company’s presidents over the years is proof that A.C. Legg’s #Journeyto100 has been formed on foundations of mutual respect, mentoring, and hard work. Today, we would like to give you a glimpse into the past by introducing our 3rd president, Mr. Paul Blanchard, who served…
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Low-fat pork and beef seasoning?

Were you sweatin’ to the Oldies, utilizing your Thighmaster, or maybe hoping for a “Body by Jake” back in the 80s and 90s? Isn’t it funny to think back on our days spent in leotards and headbands, watching our VHS tapes on our console TV, while we danced around our living rooms? It seems like…
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The Sausage Tree

How often did your parents tell you “Money doesn’t grow on trees?” Well money may not but apparently sausage does, or at least a fruit that resembles it. In 1934 Mr. J.E. Phillips wrote one of our founders, Mr. Cowart, about a sausage tree in Miami, Florida. He even went as far as to include…
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Built Upon a Flavor

Have you ever wondered why we say we are “Built Upon a Flavor”? Why we are so proud of that one statement that we display it everywhere we can now? It’s because since 1923 it’s the “Sausage Seasoning You’ve Been Looking For!” When A.C. Legg Packing Company was organized in May of 1923 our owners…
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Mr. J.V. Cowart

How many presidents do you think a company would have in its #Journeyto100? According to a study in 2017 the average president of a company serves 8 years. That averages out to around 12 presidents serving over 100 years of a company’s lifespan. A.C. Legg doesn’t believe in being average though, we believe in being…
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