Henry Ford learned of a process for turning wood scraps from the production of Model T’s into charcoal briquettes. So, he built a charcoal plant — and the rest is history. The Kingsford Company was formed when E.G. Kingsford, a relative of Ford’s, brokered the site selection for Ford’s new charcoal manufacturing plant. The company, originally called Ford Charcoal, was renamed Kingsford® Charcoal in his honor. The Kingsford Products Company remains the leading manufacturer of charcoal in the United States. More than one million tons of wood scraps are converted into quality charcoal briquettes every year.