1021 E Dallas St Mansfield, Texas, 76063- United States
Company Details
About Byrne Brothers Inc
Ellen, John J Byrne Sr. & John Jr. 1908
The John Murrin Company was started in 1915. A company selling coffee, tea, pickles, dressings, napkins, and sundry groceries to cafes in Fort Worth, Texas. The company was located in downtown Fort Worth at 1503 Throckmorton St.
1922
Immigration
John Byrne in his early 20s
John Byrne in his early twenties came to the United States from Ireland in 1922. He worked for the John Murrin Company until purchasing the company in 1929. The name was changed to the John Byrne Company, Coffee Roasters.
1940
1940
Louis Furgerson
Louis Furgerson 1967
Louis Furgerson started working for the company in 1940 and he was instrumental in the success of the company during the 1940s. Louis worked for the John Byrne Company until 1953.
1938-1986
Harvey Verse Joins the Company
Harvey Verse in 1982
In 1938, Harvey Verse began working for the John Byrne Company at a time of racial segregation when the black community had its own restaurants which it patronized. Black sales reps were nearly unheard of in the state of Texas. Verse broke this racial barrier, becoming the first black sales rep in the Fort Worth area. He also manufactured many of the products he sold including: horse radish, worchestershire sauce, barbecue sauce, mustard, salad dressings and syrups. Harvey provided 48 years of service with the company.
1975
1994
Relocation
1200 East Lancaster, Fort Worth 1975
Company purchased the Acme Coffee Company in 1974 and moved to the latter's location at 1200 East Lancaster. The corporate name was changed to Byrne Acme Foods to reflect the combination of both companies. Because of increased sales throughout the Fort Worth-Dallas metropolitan area, Byrne Acme Foods built a larger warehouse in Mansfield, Texas.
1996-Present Day
Name Change & Present Day
1021 E. Dallas Street, Mansfield, Texas 1996
John and Jo Ann Byrne's sons are working in the business; therefore, the corporate name was changed to Byrne Brothers Foods in 1984. Because of the continual growth in the business, the warehouse was doubled in sized in 1996.
Byrne Brothers Foods now provides weekly delivery services throughout the Fort Worth / Dallas area including the North Texas cities of Frisco, Granbury, Decatur, Sanger, Waxahachie, Cedar Hill, Cleburne, Burleson, and Garland.
Byrne Brothers customers covers all aspects of the food service industry including: independent restaurants, multiple unit restaurants, local school districts, and other institutions.
