Palmetto Cheese is a trademark for a brand of pimento cheese from Pawleys Island Specialty Foods, a division of Get Carried Away, based in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. It is manufactured and packaged at Duke Sandwich Productions located in Easley, South Carolina.[1] It is sold in three varieties: Original, Jalapeño, and Bacon.
History
editThe Palmetto Cheese recipe was developed by Sassy Henry for tailgating at Atlanta Braves games. In 2006, the cheese was officially marketed to the area with 20 packages put for sale at Independent Seafood in Georgetown, South Carolina.[2]
To meet growing demand for the product, Palmetto Cheese contracted manufacturing to a producer in Simpsonville, South Carolina.[2] In 2011, distribution nearly doubled with the addition of Giant-Carlisle, Giant-Landover, Stop & Shop, and Albertsons locations. In April, 2012, Palmetto Cheese became available at 699 Walmart stores, leading contract manufacturer Duke Sandwich to develop a new 80,000-square-foot facility to deal with increased production.[1][3]
In 2013, customers consumed 4.1 million containers of Palmetto Cheese, with the original variety being the company's top seller, followed by jalapeño and bacon varieties.[1][4]
In 2020, Palmetto Cheese faced a boycott after owner Brian Henry, while serving as mayor of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, referred to Black Lives Matter as a "terror organization".[5] Henry said a boycott would harm workers and later apologized for the post.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c [1] Archived 2015-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, 6 Signs Your Startup Is Ready to Expand. Paula Andruss. Entrepreneur Magazine. 6 Signs Your Startup Is Ready to Expand
- ^ a b Broach, Jackie R. (June 4, 2009). "Say Cheese!" (PDF). Coastal Observer. pp. 1, 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ [2] Archived 2017-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, WPDE News Channel 13: Palmetto Cheese creates jobs with expansion into Walmart, Taylor Williams. April. 2012
- ^ [3][permanent dead link], Southern Classics. Jayne Cannon. AAA Go Magazine. Southern Classics.
- ^ Strong, Hannah; Masuda, Nick (27 August 2020). "Pawleys Island mayor calls Black Lives Matter a 'terror organization' in Facebook post". Post and Courier. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Mayor's apology draws new wave of criticism – Coastal Observer". 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Masuda, Nick; Fleming, Tyler (3 September 2020). "Pawleys mayor doesn't resign, says boycotting Palmetto Cheese will hurt workers". Post and Courier. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.