Consumer Services

Pacific Coast Fruit Company Corporate Office

The Pacific Coast Fruit Company was founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1977 by Emil Nemarnik. Originally consisting of one 2,000 square foot warehouse and 8 unpaid family members, the company today has expanded into one of the largest fruit distributors on the West coast.

The company operates a fruit distribution service for most of the Pacific Northwest. The company has a 90,000 square foot warehouse in Oregon and an 83,000 square foot facility in Seattle, Washington. The company serves a wide variety of customers, including retailers, wholesalers, processors, and restaurants with mainly organic produce from the state of Oregon.

Pacific Coast Fruit Company is still family owned and operated, with headquarters located in Portland, Oregon. The company still takes telephone orders, as well as orders from their online site.

Pacific Coast Fruit Company

Pacific Coast Fruit Company is still family owned and operated, with headquarters located in Portland, Oregon. The company still takes telephone orders, as well as orders from their online site.

History

Merry Maids Corporate Office

Merry Maids was founded in 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska, by Dallen Peterson and his family. They began with their own cleaning service and started franchising the following year. The company operates a franchised house cleaning service.

The company was purchased by Service Master in 1988 and operates as a subsidiary. The company currently has approximately 1,450 franchises across the US and Canada. The company is best known for performing many cleaning jobs that other companies won’t do, including cleaning inside ovens, washing windows inside and outside, as well as cleaning inside refrigerators and cabinets.

Merry Maids is the largest cleaning franchise in the world. In September of 2016, the company was named the top performing franchisor at a convention held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In September 2021, Merry Maids celebrated Housekeeping Week and honored those who work in the housekeeping profession.

Also in 2021, Bob Villa of This Old House listed Merry Maids as one of the Best Home Organization and Cleaning Services.

Merry Maids maintains a corporate office in Memphis, Tennessee.

Merry Maids

History

Merry Maids is the largest cleaning franchise in the world. In September of 2016, the company was named the top performing franchisor at a convention held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In September 2021, Merry Maids celebrated Housekeeping Week and honored those who work in the housekeeping profession.

Also in 2021, Bob Villa of This Old House listed Merry Maids as one of the Best Home Organization and Cleaning Services.

Merry Maids maintains a corporate office in Memphis, Tennessee.

Buc-ee’s Corporate Office

Buc-ee’s was founded in 1982 by Don Waesek and Arch “Beaver” Alpin in Lake Jackson, Texas. The company operates a chain of convenience and fueling stores. The name is a combination of Alpin’s nickname and the name of his dog.

The company currently has 40 locations, most of them in Texas. The size of each location varies, but most have gas stations for large trucks and cars, but not for 18-wheelers. Many locations also offer car washes. The largest Buc-ee’s opened in 2012 and it features 120 fuel pumps, 83 restrooms, 31 cash registers, and 80 fountain drink dispensers. This location in New Braunfels also sells water gear and inner tubes for those enjoying the nearby Guadalupe River.

Buc-ee’s is perhaps best known for its entertaining billboards found on highways throughout Texas. Billboards with slogans such as “Ice, Beer, and Jerky, the 3 Food Groups” and “Don’t Pass Our Gas” are common.

In September 2022, the company announced that it would start construction of the first Buc-ee in Missouri in the town of Springfield.

Buc-ee maintains a corporate office in Lake Jackson, Texas.

Buc-ee's

History

In September 2022, the company announced that it would start construction of the first Buc-ee in Missouri in the town of Springfield.

Buc-ee maintains a corporate office in Lake Jackson, Texas.

Green Light Limousine Service Corporate Office

Green Light Limousine Service was founded in Danbury, Connecticut, in 2002. The company provides limousine service in the tri-states New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

The company offers a wide range of limousine services, as well as trip planning. In addition to the usual stretch limousines, the company offers a 14 person party bus, sedans such as the Lincoln MKT, SUV’s, such as the Cadillac Escalade, a Mercedes Benz S Class, Executive Vans which seat 8 to 13 persons, a larger 24 person party bus, and the Executive Shuttle Bus, which features seating for 36 persons.

Green Light Limousine Service offers airport service, wedding parties, corporate trips, prom nights, and night on the town trips. The company also features a full service travel agency to help plan your trip nationwide.

Green Light Limousine Service

Green Light Limousine Service was founded in Danbury, Connecticut, in 2002. The company provides limousine service in the tri-states New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

History

21st Century Insurance Corporate Office

21st Century Insurance was founded in 1958 by Louis Foster as an interinsurance exchange for automobile insurance in California. The company’s original name was 20th Century Insurance.

Today, 21st Century Insurance offers various types of insurance in the states of Hawaii and California. Headquarters are in Delaware. The company was acquired first by AIG, then by Farmer’s Insurance in 2009 and operates as a subsidiary.

In addition to auto insurance, 21st Century also provides insurance for mobile homes, flood, motorcycle and ATV, boaters, life, specialty homeowners, auto mechanical breakdown, antique auto, and personal watercraft insurance.

21st Century Insurance

21st Century Insurance was founded in 1958 by Louis Foster as an interinsurance exchange for automobile insurance in California. The company’s original name was 20th Century Insurance.