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Show Sunday. February 15. 1981. THE HERALD. Provo. Amfec in Spanish Fork multi-millio- father has always been an amateur inventor, but was never able to develop any of the inventions Atter discussing the situation at the reunion, the family decided to organize a corporation Hughes Development Corp to patent and manufacture one of Father Hughes' latest inventions Seven family members pooled $1050 to begin the endeavor J.000 capsules At the end of their labor, the family had JO labeled bottles of cap- sulated cavenne "I thought it tasted terrible and tried to find somewhere in the valley where I could get it in capsules so I wouldn't have to suffer the awful taste.'" recalls Mrs. Hughes They couldn't find a capsulated herb anywhere so they capsulated the cayenne themselves business proposition was discussed Hughes' home during a family farewell party for a relative leaving on an IDS mission. A at the Mr. Hughe's brother Richard, their sisters and father. Robert Hughes, with their spouses were all present. Their ne pepper could be used for anything Today. Jay is the personnel director other than cooking, so we had to of the corporation educate him Their first sale was to a Emma Chit-tocof Cottage Health Food Store. tion Provo For 12 years before thev started their "I suggested to Gene and Knstine herb company m 1!J72. Mr Hughes was what herbs to start out with They an elementary school teacher brought their first products to me and I bought six bottles." she recalls Mrs. Hughes enumerates the advanIn order to do a complete and They went to a grocery store next, tages of teaching school over their new thorough job of the family patenting, according to Gene's nephew and the enterprise "You get summers off and needed someway to raise more money real business brains" behind the ven .' Period you're poor Ken Brailsford of Spanish Fork ture Mrs Hughes voiced the winning sugThe Hughes became interested in sell capsulated herbs "We knew little about marketing gestion herbs in 1965 when a friend told Mr For three successive nights the when we approached the grocery store Hughes cayenne pepper might help his The store manager did not know cayen uicer got together and hand stufted family It did. And soon conhe bleeding vinced his wife that she should try the herb n k Finally the store In November of 1972 the small com manager said. I ll t3ke 144 bottles 1 don't want to give you a large order party leased an automatic capsulating machine Because of Gene's todav " he was the first proficiency, The elated entrepreneurs left their operator remaining bottles and headed home to Except tor one minor setback in stuff more capsules January of 1973 the business has conThe Hughes hired their children at 50 tinued to grow At that time they were cents an hour to help them stutf Mr selling their capsulated herbs in Utah Hughes said when brother Jay came in Idaho. Arizona. Colorado and Wvomine from California and saw the cumber- and they almost went bankrupt some method of capsulating he colToday. Nature's Sunshine Herbs is a lapsed on the couch laughing subsidiary of Amtec Industries Ken Gene said simply. "Shut up. sit down, Brailsford. the company's first and start stuffing." chairman of the board has sold his in terest to devote jll his energy to a magazine called The Herbalist Another nephew of Gene's. Kerry Asay is the company's chairman, president and chief executive officer The founding family members. Gene and Kristine Hughes are on the Board of Directors and Gene is also a vice president PLEASANT GROVE Permits issued in 1!79 totaled 250 with a valuation of $7 485.571. while in 1980 there were lt8 with a valuation ot $3,987,902 July saw more permits issued than any other month, with 23 tor a total valuation of $651,605 Fourteen of these were for residential construction, the report states May and October were the low months with May having eight permits valued at $163,372 of which three, with a value of $94,252. were for residential construction new-her- Blumenthal said the association's goals include improvement of the image of herb usage, promotion of manufacturing and quality control standards and the development of the overall herb market Smith said the Wasatch Front contains the largest concentration of herb manufacturing companies in the United States October's valuation was $163 364 with two permits issued for residential construction A total of sued in the month permits were 75.000 and they have expanded their operations to Canada and Australia. 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But don't just dream, at the prices Natural Wood is selling them for, you Jt-- '..,1,,, mjmipX. f i, , I " can afford to indulge yourself. natural wood furniture . parkway center (west of grand central) Orem 225-WOO- D is- The largest single new business construction permit was in February for a total valuation of $235 000. it was noted UPDATE: far in 1980 the corporation has averaged $1 million a month. Their So sales force numbers more than Building per- mits in Pleasant Grove were duvin considerably in 1980 troni 1979 the city building department has reported Three Utah County Businessmen On Herb Trade Association Board Three Utah County businessmen are Provo are serving as directors. The Utah Countians were elected at serving on the national board of directors of the Herb Trade Association for the associations general business 1981. meeting in San Fr?ncisco in December The Herb Trade Association consists Steve Smith, an executive with of various herb companies across the Amtec Industries of Spanish Fork, is nation, and is fast becoming a powerPresident of the board for 1981. Clyde ful voice in the herb industry, acSt. Clair of Nature's Herbs in Provo cording to association spokesman. and Ken Murdock of Nature's Way in Mark Blumenthal 25 WORK ge Building Down in PI. Grove Herb Industry Now Internationa! in Scope Gene r.d Kristine Hughes never dreamed stuffing herbs into capsules with family members around their kitchen table would lead to a dollar international corpora- ltah-Pa- (9663) |