HISTORY

The Bama Pie Company began in the kitchen of Cornelia Alabama Marshall back in the early 20s. In those days Grandma Alabama Marshall baked pies and sold them in the drugstore fountain where she worked. Her pies were so well known that people lined up on the sidewalk awaiting a slice.

When the Great Depression hit, her husband, Henry, found himself out of work. He asked his wife to make smaller pies that he could sell door to door to support the family. So he gathered all of the money that they had and for $1.67, The Bama Pie Company was born.

In 1931, 16-year-old Paul Marshall left high school to work full time as the delivery driver for his parents. During his weekly 227-mile route, Paul immersed himself in the complexities of the pie business. He discovered new ways of doing business. He knew that his ideas would one day allow Bama Pies to be bigger and better than the competition.

In 1935, Paul met and married Lilah. Together they built a remarkable business and family of their own. Paul and Lilah Marshall were the driving force behind Bama Pie's success. Paul custom designed most of Bama's manufacturing equipment and worked closely with key customers to design and sell successful products. Lilah's strengths included business savvy financial direction and office management. Together Paul and Lilah took Bama from a strong regional favorite in the Southwest and Midwest to a national success.

Today, Bama can produce more pies in a single day than Alabama Marshall could have made in a lifetime. However, one guiding principle endures: Consistent Quality.

"You are seeing the birth of an empire. This humble beginning is the start of a business that will spread to the far reaches of the great state of Texas, and from there to the nation."

Henry Marshall
Co-Founder of The Bama Companies, Inc.