The Kingsford Products Company, formerly known as Ford Charcoal, is one of the leading manufacturers of charcoal in the United States. The company converts more than 1 million-tons of wood scraps into charcoal briquets every year. It offers a wide variety of products under the brand name Kingsford, including charcoal, charwood, charcoal lighter fluid, and charwood. The company s Kingsford Woodchips provides a smoked taste to grilled meat, fish or vegetables. It is available in flavors, such as mesquite for red meat, poultry and lamb, and hickory for pork, ham and beef. It also manufactures products under the brand name Match Light. The Kingsford Products Company is headquartered in Oakland, Calif.