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Our History

William George Company, Lufkin, TX, joined Legacy Foodservice Brotherhood as a Benefactor Member in Jan 2010. Founded past William George, Sr. in 1932, the visitor is a full-line wholesale foodservice benefactor carrying non only fresh produce, but also refrigerated, frozen, and dry products likewise, including canned goods, paper products, cleaning supplies, and equipment. In the kickoff, the visitor gathered produce orders and William would drive to the Produce Marketplace in Dallas to pick up products in the afternoon. Making deliveries before and after schoolhouse, Mr. George and his five sons, William Jr., Tater, Jesse, Frank, and Johnny, supplied produce to their customers by the next day. Today, with customers ranging from E Texas, to parts of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, William George Co. currently services over 2000 customers with 16 salespeople and 20 trucks.

During the depression in the 1930'south, the George family unit worked extremely hard only to survive. Mr. George somewhen rented a room at the Water ice Business firm in Palestine to store produce. In 1948, William George, Sr. built the kickoff warehouse facility in Palestine, which was operated by his sons, and today is managed past Frank George, Jr. The Lufkin warehouse, originally operated by Murphy George, was built in 1956.

In 1963, the Georges purchased O & South Wholesale Co. in Texarkana and later re-named it William George Produce Company. This branch was operated by long-time employee and friend, Kenneth Dukes. A new Texarkana warehouse facility was synthetic in 1980. Today it is managed by Jeffrey George. A new Lufkin warehouse was constructed in 1985 and comprised approximately 90,000 square feet full with 35,000 foursquare feet of refrigerated and freezer infinite. This facility is at present managed by Randy George and in 1994 was expanded with the addition of fifty% more dry space as well as quadrupling freezer space.

William George Co. feels their employees are a vital office of their family. Without their support, hard piece of work, and dedication to superior client service, the company would not have achieved the growth and success over the years to brand it what information technology is today. William George Co. has a school foodservice consultant, which works with and advises schools on their bill of fare and dietary programs. This section also handles all behest for schools, country agencies, and prisons. We also take a proprietary menu program for both healthcare and correctional facilities adult by a licensed and registered dietician.

William George Co. has an annual food show which offers their customers the opportunity to see the wide variety of products currently offered. The testify has grown tremendously year afterward yr. Some suppliers refer to the bear witness as "The All-time in The Land". William George Co. is family unit owned and operated and believes their customers are a part of their family. They feel customers should exist referred to past name and not a number. The electric current stockholders of the corporation are third generation Jeffrey, Randy, and Frank, Jr. with the fourth generation now joining the forces.