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Southern Hospitality Supply is a Small Business Association-certified Woman Owned Small
Business that supplies a wide range of non- perishable products to restaurants, offices, hotels and schools. The company supplies a wide range
of non-perishable products. With 30,000 square
feet of warehouse space, the company keeps a
large inventory of paper goods, janitorial supplies, printers, toners, promotional items and much, much more.
The business has grown to more than 300 customers that include doctors’ clinics, schools, offices and restaurants. As a member of the federal AbilityOne Program, Southern Hospitality Supply strives to create private-sector jobs for those who are blind or have significant disabilities, including veterans and wounded warriors.
Jennifer Davi, owner, takes an active role in Southern Hospitality Supply. “We have an unbelievable team and that’s what makes us successful,” she says.
Southern Hospitality Supply has grown under her leadership and just opened a brand new store with wears and equipment that is now open to the public, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Davi’s advice to younger business women is that it’s always about God. “When things go wrong, you have to keep going.”
Krystle Jimenez is the purchasing manager and says coming from a restaurant background is very helpful. “I like learning about everything from a consumer point of view,” she says. “There is so much to know and I’ll deep dive and find what people order.”
She does the company’s massive ordering and is customers’ main point of contact. That means ordering literally millions of items to meet a multitude of requests.
Gretchen Maxwell has been in sales 25 years, and came on board to help the restauarnat equipment and sales divison for Southern Hospitality Supply.
“I enjoy seeing my customers’ visions come to
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