In 1900, two brothers formed Douglass Brothers Produce Company in Birmingham, Alabama. (Later, the name became simply Douglass Produce.) The business  operated continuously as a produce wholesaler for over 100 years, making it the oldest produce company in the state of Alabama.  Paul and Gary Wallace, most recent owners of the business, grew up working at Douglass, as it was previously owned by their father, Oscar.

During the middle of the last century, another wholesale produce company was launched in Jefferson County by Ken Yarbrough Sr. and L.O. Williams.  It was named Yarbrough Produce.  Yarbrough quickly gained market share and became known as an industry innovator for its highly  successful line of value-added products. Years later, Ken Yarbrough's son, Kenny, along with co-owner Johnny Allen, continued building  Yarbrough Produce into a very successful and dominant presence in the Alabama wholesale produce market.
 

The principals of the two companies had been both close friends and able competitors for many years when it was decided to join together to form a new foodservice distribution enterprise, Regional Produce Distributors. Regional represents an exceptional synergy of talents, resources, and vast experience, along with an unrivaled commitment to excellence.