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Diamond started a foodservice division to supply food and beverages to restaurants, hotels, schools and healthcare
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William Fitz Donovan founded Donovan Provision Company, located at 2130 Morris Avenue in downtown Birmingham. In the early years, Donovan's horse-drawn wagons supplied eggs, meat and other products to the young steel town. Soon after, Donovan began roasting coffee and
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President and CEO William A. Bowron Jr., joined the company in 1991 after 16 years in the banking industry in Savannah, GA. During his tenure the company officially changed its name to Red Diamond, Inc. and has expanded to include several new divisions and products including Red Diamond's
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Service acquired Red Diamond Foodservice, a division of Red Diamond, Inc. that sold dry grocery, refrigerated, and frozen food products to regional operators. The move allowed Red Diamond to concentrate on the continuing expansion of their coffee and tea business across
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Commission approved a $ 1.5 million loan to prepare the site for construction. The move to St. Clair came after 100 years in
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based beverage company that manufactures coffee and tea products for both retail and foodservice markets across the United States. Red
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premium ready-to-drink iced tea. In the early 2000s Red
Diamond would become the nation's #1 provider of premium fresh-brewed, ready-to-drink tea in the refrigerated case. Red Diamond Tea is currently distributed by
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