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Record #:
24169
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S and D Coffee Inc. is the number two supplier of coffee beans to the U.S. food-service industry, buying beans from Latin America and roasting them in Concord.
Record #:
4797
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S & D Coffee Co. of Concord, which has been owned by the Davis family since 1927, is the country's third largest supplier to the food-service industry. The company filled this niche when brands like Maxwell House abandoned food-service for supermarket sales. Recently the company named its first non- family member CEO, Ron Hinson, who started with the company on a truck route twenty-one years ago.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 20 Issue 10, Oct 2000, p56-57, 59-60, 62-65, il, por Periodical Website
Record #:
14754
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J. Roy David, Sr. and Lawrence Switzer started S & D Coffee in Charlotte in 1927, and two years later moved the company to Concord. At the beginning the company sold its product on the retail market through mom and pop stores and country markets. However, the market changed after World War II with the rise of the large supermarket chains which threatened smaller grocery stores. Davis shifted his coffee business to the commercial side, focusing on a customer base of food service suppliers, such as restaurants, hospitals, offices, and convenience stores. From ten employees twenty-five years ago, S & D has grown to over 300 today in thirteen states.
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