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{{Short description|Company specializing in pickled products}}
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| foundation       = 1926
| founder          = Jesse Otis<br>Mildred Dalton
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| location_city    = [[Fort Worth, Texas]]
| location_country = [[United States]]
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| owner            = Gary Dalton
| num_employees    = 350
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| homepage         = {{url|bestmaidpickles.com/}}
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'''BestMaid''' is an American brand of [[pickled cucumber|pickles]] that is owned by the Dalton Family.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-13 |title=Best Maid Pickles Upgrades Operations |url=https://www.packworld.com/trends/digital-transformation/article/22879107/best-maid-pickles-upgrades-operations |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Packaging World |language=en-us}}</ref> Since its introduction in 1926, it has become one of the most popular pickle brands in Texas.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2024 |title=Fort Worth-Based Best Maid Is a Really Big Dill |url=https://texashighways.com/food-drink/fort-worth-based-best-maid-is-a-really-big-dill/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbey |first=Gerry |date=2023-12-18 |title=A Pickle Manufacturer's Dilemma Is Solved with Tech |url=https://www.industryweek.com/technology-and-iiot/digital-tools/article/21279409/a-pickle-manufacturers-dilemma-is-solved-with-tech |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=IndustryWeek |language=en}}</ref>
== History ==
The company was founded by Jesse Otis and Mildred Dalton in 1926. The company is still owned and operated by the Dalton family in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadek |first=Sandra |date=2023-10-21 |title=Made in Tarrant: 4th-generation family-owned pickle brand marks nearly 100 years in business |url=https://fortworthreport.org/2023/10/21/made-in-tarrant-4th-generation-family-owned-pickle-brand-marks-nearly-100-years-in-business/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Fort Worth Report |language=en-US}}</ref>
On October 23, 2020, the company opened a gift shop, named the ''Pickle Emporium''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Calimbahin |first=Samantha |date=2020-10-22 |title=Best Maid Pickle Emporium to Open Friday |url=https://fwtx.com/news/best-maid-pickle-emporium-to-open-friday/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Fort Worth Magazine |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=McLeod |first1=Gerald E. |last2=Fri. |title=Day Trips: Best Maid Pickle Emporium, Ft. Worth |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/columns/2021-01-29/day-trips-best-maid-pickle-emporium-ft-worth/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=www.austinchronicle.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-22 |title=Pickle lovers rejoice! A pickle paradise set to open in Fort Worth |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/features/the-best-maid-pickle-emporium-opens-friday/287-a3a9e024-e9b9-4524-8548-33a0bcdfff89 |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=wfaa.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
Due to the company's operations in nearby [[Mansfield]], the city is known as the '''Pickle Capital of Texas''<nowiki/>' and holds an annual ''Pickle Parade'' on [[Saint Patrick's Day|St. Patrick's Day]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=A. O. L. |date=2023-03-16 |title=What's the dill with Mansfield being 'Pickle Capital of Texas'? Fort Worth helped it happen |url=https://www.aol.com/dill-mansfield-being-pickle-capital-090000806.html |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=www.aol.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=World's Only St. Paddy's Pickle Parade and Palooza |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/event/c8c2f312-843e-a1be-2fdf-381dbed02e7e/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Dallas News |language=en}}</ref>
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[[Category:Products introduced in 1926]]
[[Category:Brand name condiments]]
[[Category:Companies based in Fort Worth, Texas]]