Penzeys Spices

Penzeys, Ltd.
Private
Founded 1986 (1986)
Founder William T. Penzey, Jr.
Headquarters Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States, North America
Number of locations
 67
Services Spice retailer
Website www.penzeys.com
Penzeys Spices
in Arlington, Massachusetts

Penzeys Spices is a retailer[1] of spices in the United States. It operates 70 retail outlets in 29 states nationwide as well as mail order and online shopping.[2] The company is headquartered in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and had 600,000 catalog customers in 2007.[3] Revenues are not disclosed.[4]

History

In 1957, William Penzey, Sr. and Ruth Ann Penzey opened a coffee and spice business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which came to be called The Spice House.[5] Their son, William Penzey, Jr., began working in the business as a youth. Over time The Spice House focused on selling spices.[6]

In 1986, at the age of 22, William Jr. launched a catalog business of his own.[7] The business grew steadily, and in 1994 Penzeys opened its first retail store. By 2013, 69 Penzeys stores were open throughout North America.[8]

After the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, Bill Penzey, Jr. criticized Donald Trump and his supporters in an email to his customers.[9] The store reported increase in sales after the letter went out.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Spice is the variety of life". DineHudsonValley.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Penzeys Spices Retail Stores". Penzeys Spices. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  3. ↑ "Milling profits from spice". CNN. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  4. ↑ "Penzeys to open more retail stores in 2010". BizJournals.com. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  5. ↑ "Penzey spiced up customers' lives". JSOnline.com. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  6. ↑ "Penzeys Spices, Inc. Company Profile". ReferenceForBusiness.com. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  7. ↑ "A life of spice". Forbes. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  8. ↑ Penzey, Bill; Penzeys One Staff (2008). How We Became One. Kitchen Table Communications, 2008.
  9. ↑ Spicuzza, Mary (2016-11-19). Penzeys facing firestorm after its owner slams Donald Trump, supporters. JS Online, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 November 2016. Retrieved from http://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2016/11/19/penzeys-owner-slams-donald-trump-supporters/94127222/.
  10. ↑ But as his company does not report sales, this information cannot be verified.Penzeys says its sales spiked following CEO's anti-Trump statements

Bibliography

  • Penzey, Bill; Penzeys One Staff (2008). How We Became One. Kitchen Table Communications, 2008.
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