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William B. Reily and Company, Inc. company history timeline

1902

What would become Reily Foods was started in December 1902 by William B. Reily, who, up through the turn of the previous century, had operated a wholesale grocery business in Monroe, Louisiana.

Beginnings in Coffee Roasting and Grinding: 1902-18

Reily moved to New Orleans in 1902 to found a company to roast, grind, package and distribute canned coffee.

1903

1903: The company begins selling tea under the Luzianne name.

1919

After the war, in 1919, what would become a division of Reily's company, the Standard Coffee Company, emerged as one of the first concerns in the home service industry.

1930

Expanding and Diversifying through Acquisitions: 1930-70

1932

1932: Reily begins producing its own, original Luzianne Tea.

1965

In 1965, the JFG Coffee Company of Knoxville, Tennessee was acquired.

1967

In 1967, Reily's Standard Coffee division began delivering coffee to various business offices, not just private households, thereby becoming one of the nation's first coffee service companies.

1968

1968: The company buys CDM Coffee from Blue Plate Foods.

1994

In 1994, Reily also acquired a controlling interest in Abita SpringsWater Co.

1996

The acquisition of Abita and the various other lines helped Reily reach estimated sales of around $200 million by 1996, though specific figures are unknown as the company has never elected to make its sales and profit numbers public.

2001

Product Development and Expansion: 2001 and Beyond

2003

Altogether, thanks to the acquisition of companies and product licenses, by 2003 Reily was manufacturing food products marketed in 20 brand name lines.

2013

Reily Foods Company’s considerable roasting capacity and coffee brands increased once again in 2013 when the company acquired national brand, New England Coffee Company.

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