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Gus J. Menger
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President of the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Company (H&H) of San Antonio; placed one of the largest single glass orders in Texas history with Three Rivers Glass in 1932 — a quarter-million 'Crystalvac' vacuum-packed jars.
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Why Track This
Represents the customer side of the business — the H&H Coffee order is one of the best-documented single sales in the company’s history.
Current State
Quoted directly in a June 10, 1932 San Antonio Register article explaining the rationale for the Crystalvac vacuum-packed container: “to make it more possible for our customers to have the freshest of coffee.” The Menger family also owned the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, per the same research.
Next Action
None.
Notes
Cross-reference: hoffmann-hayman-coffee-company entity record; H&H Coffee jars appear in the bottle/jar artifact catalog under inventory/items/.