The Clorox Company Kingsford is a brand of charcoal briquette used for grilling, along with related products. Established in 1920, the brand is owned by The Clorox Company. Currently, the Kingsford Products Company remains the leading manufacturer of charcoal in the United States, with 80% market share.

Kingsford® charcoal is made from locally sourced wood, and other natural ingredients. To minimize our environmental impact, we convert more than one million tons of reclaimed wood that would otherwise go to landfill into high-quality briquets every year.

It all started in 1919 when Edward G. Kingsford helped Henry Ford procure a stretch of timberland to supply wood for his auto plants. Mr. Ford wondered if all the wood waste generated by his sawmill and plants could be put to better use, and found his answer in a new process for pressing blocks of reconstituted char.

By 1951, the Ford charcoal briquette division was purchased by investors who renamed the Ford charcoal to Kingsford Charcoal in honor of Ford's cousin-in-law. Eventually, Ford sold the charcoal briquettes to the public, but initially just at Ford dealerships.

It all started in 1919 when Edward G. Kingsford helped Henry Ford procure a stretch of timberland to supply wood for his auto plants. Mr. Ford wondered if all the wood waste generated by his sawmill and plants could be put to better use, and found his answer in a new process for pressing blocks of reconstituted char.

Since 1920, Kingsford® Original Charcoal has been the gold standard of grilling. Made in the USA† with 100% natural ingredients, including North American wood, Kingsford® Original gives BBQ lovers the smoky wood-fired flavor they crave. Our Original briquets are great for any grilling occasion.

Where is Kingsford 's headquarters? Kingsford is located in Oakland, California, United States .

English (Kent and Middlesex): habitational name chiefly from a lost place in Mersham (Kent). Places called Kingsford and Kingford in Devon Essex Warwickshire and Worcestershire are alternative possible sources of this surname in other parts of England.

KINGSFORD, Mich. (WJMN) – In 1923, the Village of Kingsford was formed, named after Edward G. Kingsford, the first plant manager of Ford in the area and guiding a community to form and become its own.

Kingsford Professional Briquettes are 100% natural and provide a hotter, more consistent burn for a variety of cooking methods. Use these briquettes when grilling, searing and slow cooking.

The wood is grinded. And fed into a rotary dryer where it's converted into high consistency char. And the result soft briquettes plant manager Steve Miller says the new briquettes.

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