A Refreshing Rebrand

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A refreshing rebrand has been implemented, changing the logo to Mother Murphy’s Flavors.

Keeping up with demand

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Due to the growing demand for Spray Dry flavorings, Mother Murphy’s opened a 10,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility.

Baking in Dallas

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A high-tech commercial baking test facility opened up in Dallas, TX. This offered opportunities for customers to simulate their production run.

Broadening Flavor Horizons

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Mother Murphy’s extends its offerings to most sectors of the flavorings market.

Mother Murphy’s Based on South Elm Street

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The Murphy brothers design and build a new facility on South Elm Street to house Mother Murphy’s. It has served as the company’s main production facility and corporate headquarters ever since.

Food & Beverage Products Enter the Mix

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Mother Murphy’s expands its offerings to include sweet flavorings and begins producing products for the food and beverage industries.

Introducing Vanilla

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Southern Laboratories introduces its first vanilla flavoring, a category that will become the company’s main focus for many years.

Southern Laboratories On The Move

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Southern Laboratories moves to a larger building and secures $56,000 worth of business. Around this time, the company begins supplying its fruit-flavored bases to the military for use in beverages.

Southern Laboratories

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Murphy convinces 14 investors to help him set up Southern Laboratories. Stelling decides to focus on his medical practice, so Murphy recruits a veteran chemist to continue to build the company’s flavor library.

The Beginning

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Kermit Murphy Sr. and Dr. Richard Stelling begin developing and selling food flavoring in the Ponoma area of Greensboro, N.C. Murphy sold their flavoring to local bakeries.