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Bush Brothers - Tennessee Businesses - Daisy Peach Boutique

BUSH BROTHERS

CHESTNUT HILL - 1897
A.J. Bush started his modest cannery. Bush Brothers & Company is now in it’s fifth generation of ownership.

Lodge Cast Iron - Tennessee Businesses - Daisy Peach Boutique

LODGE CAST IRON

SOUTH PITTSBURGH - 1896
Joseph Lodge started Blacklock Foundry.  When the factory burned in 1910, the company rebuilt and changed its name to Lodge Cast Iron.

Ernest Holmes Tow Truck - Tennessee Businesses - Daisy Peach Boutique

ERNEST HOLMES

TOW TRUCK - PATENTED 1916
Ernest Holmes worked in Chattanooga as a mechanic when he invented the tow truck.  He was president of the company until his death in 1945.

Dempster Dumpster - Tennessee Businesses - Daisy Peach Boutique

DEMPSTER DUMPSTER

KNOXVILLE - 1935
A long-time construction worker, George Dempster, invented the first portable bin that could be lifted and dropped from a truck.

Goo Goo Cluster - Tennessee business - daisy peach boutique

GOO GOO CLUSTERS

NASHVILLE - 1912
America’s first combination candy bar was invented.  It consisted of more than just one principal ingredient.  20,000+ Goo Goo Clusters are made per hour.

Moon Pie - Tennessee Businesses - Daisy Peach Boutique

MOON PIE

CHATTANOOGA - 1917
In 1917 a salesman for a Chattanooga Bakery came up with the idea for the Moon Pie when asked for a snack “as big as the moon”.  One million pies are shipped a day.

Little Debbie - Tennessee Businesses - Daisy Peach Boutique

LITTLE DEBBIE

CHATTANOOGA - 1934
O.D. & Ruth McKee bought a failing bakery in Chattanooga. In 1956 they moved to Collegedale.  By 1960, they rebranded, and Little Debbie began selling the first family pack of baked goods.

Christie Cookies - Tennessee Businesses - Daisy Peach Boutique

CHRISTIE COOKIES

GERMANTOWN - 1983
Christie Cookies produces roughly 100 million cookies each year. They are a specialty at both American Airlines and DoubleTree Hotels.

Jack Daniel Distillery - Tennessee Businesses - Daisy Peach Boutique

JACK DANIEL DISTILLERY

LYNCHBURG - 1866
The first registered distillery in the U.S. Jasper Newton Daniel is the mastermind behind Old No. 7’s taste.

Cracker Barrel - Tennessee Businesses - Daisy Peach Boutique

CRACKER BARREL

LEBANON - 1969
Dan W. Evins opened his first restaurant. Fifty two years later in 2021, there are 664 restaurants in 45 states.

Allegro Marinade - Tennessee Businesses - Daisy Peach Boutique

ALLEGRO

PARIS - 1977
Italian restaurant owners Dave and Betsy Wilcox moved into full-time marinade making when they created Allegro.

Corky's BBQ - Tennessee Businesses - Daisy Peach Boutique

CORKY'S

Corky's was founded by Don Pelts in 1984 and grew from a single BBQ restaurant to an organization with roughly 300 employees and multiple businesses.

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