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'''Marx Brothers Inc.''', founded in [[1919]], is a supplier of processed coconut to the grocery, bakery and restaurant markets. The firm, headquartered at 3100 [[2nd Avenue South]], was incorporated in [[1958]]. [[Edgar Marx Jr]] is the current president.
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'''Marx Brothers Inc.''', founded in [[1919]], is a supplier of processed coconut to the grocery, bakery and restaurant markets. The firm is headquartered at 3100 [[2nd Avenue South]]. [[Edgar Marx Jr]] is the current president.


Marx Brother's products include dried and sweetened flaked, shredded, short-shredded, medium-shredded, macaroon, and toasted coconut. They package the coconut in 7-ounce to 50-pound bags for distribution.
Marx Brother's products include dried and sweetened flaked, shredded, short-shredded, medium-shredded, macaroon, and toasted coconut. They package the coconut in 7-ounce to 50-pound bags for distribution. The company also distributes certified organically-grown coconut products from the Philippines under the "Embé" label.


In [[2015]] the company announced plans to expand its 65,000 square foot facility with a 40,000 square foot addition. [[DesignForm]] was the architect and [[Dunn Building Company]] was the general contractor for the $4.9 million expansion.  
Marx Brothers was formally incorporated in [[1958]]. In [[2015]] the company announced plans to expand its 65,000 square foot facility with a 40,000 square foot addition. [[DesignForm]] was the architect and [[Dunn Building Company]] was the general contractor for the $4.9 million expansion. In [[2018]] the company added a 12,400 square foot rooftop photovoltaic energy system, expected to reduce its consumption of utility power by about 35%.


==References==
==References==
* "Marx Brothers Inc." (September 1, 2013) Birmingham History Center Newsletter. Vol. 3, No. 5, p. 6
* "Marx Brothers Inc." (September 1, 2013) Birmingham History Center Newsletter. Vol. 3, No. 5, p. 6
* Poe, Kelly (September 24, 2015) "Marx Brothers coconut producer expanding in Birmingham." {{BN}}
* Poe, Kelly (September 24, 2015) "Marx Brothers coconut producer expanding in Birmingham." {{BN}}
* Patchen, Tyler (April 10, 2018) "Marx Brothers makes large investment in solar." {{BBJ}}


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 07:57, 17 April 2020

This article is about the processed coconut supplier. For the nationally famous vaudeville and film group, see Lyric Theatre.
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Marx Brothers Inc., founded in 1919, is a supplier of processed coconut to the grocery, bakery and restaurant markets. The firm is headquartered at 3100 2nd Avenue South. Edgar Marx Jr is the current president.

Marx Brother's products include dried and sweetened flaked, shredded, short-shredded, medium-shredded, macaroon, and toasted coconut. They package the coconut in 7-ounce to 50-pound bags for distribution. The company also distributes certified organically-grown coconut products from the Philippines under the "Embé" label.

Marx Brothers was formally incorporated in 1958. In 2015 the company announced plans to expand its 65,000 square foot facility with a 40,000 square foot addition. DesignForm was the architect and Dunn Building Company was the general contractor for the $4.9 million expansion. In 2018 the company added a 12,400 square foot rooftop photovoltaic energy system, expected to reduce its consumption of utility power by about 35%.

References

  • "Marx Brothers Inc." (September 1, 2013) Birmingham History Center Newsletter. Vol. 3, No. 5, p. 6
  • Poe, Kelly (September 24, 2015) "Marx Brothers coconut producer expanding in Birmingham." The Birmingham News
  • Patchen, Tyler (April 10, 2018) "Marx Brothers makes large investment in solar." Birmingham Business Journal

External links