Marjorie Woods started Epic Food Group, a wholesale food manufacturing business, in March 2019. (Photos by Chandler France/ Community Impact Newspaper)
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Epic Food Group produces a variety of fresh food for its vendors, including hot dogs.
PRODUCING EPIC FOOD Epic Food Group is a wholesale food manufacturing company based in Tomball. Owner Marjorie Woods said there is often confusion about what the company does.
Epic FoodGroup Business produces fresh food for vending machines, micromarts E pic Food Group can produce up to 35,000 sandwiches a week for its vendors, owner Marjorie Woods said. The company can starting Epic Food Group, she received a business degree from Sam Houston State University and worked in the food truck industry in California and Texas. BY CHANDLER FRANCE
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fresh, packaged food prepackaged food for vending machines and minimarts food delivery to Houston, Dallas and Louisiana
Meal prepping Catering Individual meals
make 145 di erent fresh food items, which it ships to customers in Houston, Dallas and Louisiana twice a week, Woods said. The company is able to do all of this out of a small storefront in Tomball with 13-23 employees, depending on the need, Woods said. “Our facility is very small, but our hearts are so big that we’ll do whatever it takes,” Woods said. Woods said she started her wholesale food manufacturing business in March 2019 because she saw an opportunity with many small busi- nesses not being able to o er fresh food to their employees. She said the company produces a variety of packaged foods for vending machines and micromarts, including PB&J sandwiches; salads; hot dogs; and full meals with salmon, rice and asparagus. Woods said she is originally from Costa Rica but has lived in Tomball for the past 26 years. Prior to
In August, Woods’ company provided meals through one of her vendors to refugees who had ed Afghanistan and settled in Texas after the United States withdrew troops from the country. “I’m very proud of what I do, but I’mmore proud of the people that help me do what I do,” Woods said. “They do it with a lot of heart.” Woods said she has enjoyed running her business in Tomball because she likes the small-town feel, and it is an economical place to be. She said the city feels like a family to her. “You can’t get this in other towns,” Woods said. “Even the landlord in this building has been good to us.” Woods said this business has been her dream, and she wants to inspire others to pursue their dreams as well. “You have to keep dreaming,” Woods said. “I’m no di erent than anyone else.”
Epic FoodGroup 28155 Business 249, Ste. 2, Tomball 832-534-1585 www.epicfoodgroup.com
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