Fourteen Foods history

In 1810, when the road became a military road (the Federal Road), the number of white settlers traversing the Creek Nation, living along its borders, and encroaching on Creek land soared.

In August 1813, in the Battle at Fort Mims (in present-day Baldwin County), 700 Red Sticks killed 250 Tensaw defenders and civilians in a grisly surprise attack.

On August 9, 1814, despite objections from Creek chiefs in attendance, the Treaty of Fort Jackson gave over twenty-two million acres of land (more than half of the entire Creek nation) to the US government.

She started cold-calling churches until she found Whitehall Cemetery in a Sand Mountain community in northeast Alabama, where Decoration Day has been held since 1817.

The Creek War also made Jackson a national hero to many, propelling him to win the presidency in 1828.

In 1830, one year after taking office, Jackson pushed the Indian Removal Act through both houses of Congress despite considerable opposition.

In 1832, a number of prominent Creek chiefs negotiated the Treaty of Washington, in which Creeks ceded all five million acres of their land to the United States but retained legal title to two million acres reserved for Creek plantations and farms.

By 1849, the South had eighteen million acres planted in corn compared with five million in cotton.

Martha’s dream since childhood was to open her own restaurant, which she did in 1988.

Paul Schmidt began his career with Dairy Queen in 1996 and today serves as Vice President of Facilities for Fourteen Foods.

Justin joined the Fourteen Foods family in 2008 with the acquisition of Kraus Foods and today serves as our Vice President of Real Estate.

Dora, the founder of Mobile’s African-American Heritage Trail, died in June of 2012.

Jeremy has more than 20 years of restaurant experience and joined the Fourteens Food family in 2018.