Case Studies A Southern Tradition Rises Out of the Ashes with Help from Bohn Business was booming for Lord’s Sausage & Country Ham, Inc. last summer. The 75-year old meat processing plant was manufacturing more than 300,000 lbs. of pork sausage, country-cured ham, fresh pork and smoked meat products every month. Julian Lord established the family business and its 5,000-sq.-ft. plant in 1928. In the early 60s Lord’s son, Roger, came on board and in the mid-80’s both grandsons joined the family business, with Wayne Lord taking on the role of sales executive, while Britt Lord became the company’s purchasing agent. Lord’s 38 employees, most of who have been with the plant for more than 10 years, have seen the plant grow from 5,000 square feet to 22,000 square feet. Additionally, the company, w

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