Wurzburg, Inc.
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Wurzburg, Inc. traces its corporate history to 1908 when the Dillow Woods Company began by supplying Memphis businesses essential oils and flavorings. In 1909, the Tennessee legislature voted to ban the production of alcohol beginning in 1910. That year, a young salesman named Seymour Wurzburg was hired by the Dillow Woods Company to expand its offering and sales. When the hundred or so distilleries in the state were forced to move production to neighboring states, Seymour began to supply distilleries in the region with its bottles, corks, cartons, and boxes. He became so successful that he bought the company from the Rosemore family in 1912. The company became a prosperous regional company but was shaken by the early death of Seymour in October 1917. His oldest son, Abe, resigned his job at the Specialty Manufacturing Co. and took over his father’s company January 1, 1918
