| 1903 |
T.W. Burleson spends $5 to buy a colony of bees and $15 for honey supplies. |
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| 1906 |
T.W. Burleson receives a gift from Flavius Davenport consisting of one hive (colony of bees). Mr. Burleson, then district clerk of Ellis County, Texas, leaves political office to devote himself to apiculture. |
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| 1907 |
T.W. Burleson Honey Company is formed with headquarters at 1206 West Main Street in Waxahachie, Texas. |
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| 1925 |
A major fire at the West Main Street facility causes the company to halt production for three months. |
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| 1929 |
T.E. Burleson, Sr. graduates from Trinity University in Waxahachie and enters into business with his father. T.W. Burleson and Son Honey Packers is formed as the first commercial honey bottling plant in Texas. |
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| 1935 |
The company buys the first long-haul truck with a capacity of 18,000 pounds to bring honey from southwest Colorado to its packaging facility in Texas. Raw honey is shipped in 60 pound cans over the Continental Divide. |
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| 1936 |
Burleson's Honey moves from West Main Street to downtown Waxahachie at 224 North Rogers Street. Property and building costs are $11,000. |
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| 1944 |
T.W. Burleson dies in a pedestrian accident as he crosses Main Street in Waxahachie to visit an ailing friend. |
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| 1952 |
Burleson's Honey buys its first diesel truck for $9,000. Today, a similar truck would have a value of $125,000. |
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| 1954 | T.E. Burleson, Sr. sells all of the company's bees to its managers in Texas, Georgia, and Iowa in order to focus on honey processing and packaging.
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| 1959 |
The Burleson family buys the Dixie Syrup packing plant located at 301 East Peters Street. Burleson's Properties, Inc. is formed. |
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| 1962 |
T.E. Burleson, Jr. enters the company as the third generation. |
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| 1966 |
Burleson's relocates from downtown Waxahachie to 301 Peters Street, moving into a 27,000 square-foot facility with state-of-the-art capping, filling, and packaging equipment. Two additional corporations are formed: Burleson's, Inc for sales and transportation; and T.W. Burleson and Son consisting of packaging and warehousing. |
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| 1973 |
T.E. Burleson, Sr. retires and transfers the company to T.E. Burleson, Jr. and Ann Burleson Bond. |
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| 1975 |
Ray Beck retires as sales manager after 42 years of continuous service (the longest tenure of any non-family member). |
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| 1981 |
Greg Burleson begins his career as the 4th generation enters the company. |
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| 1985 |
National Honey Board is established with Ame Burleson as first employee. Industry leaders meet in Dallas to hire and staff the organization. |
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| 1986 |
Burleson's Honey introduces complete line of oval plastic packaging, the first in the honey industry, with drip-proof spouts for convenience. In September of that year, the first National Honey Board meeting of national packers, dealers, and bee keepers takes place to help begin the promotion of the honey food category. T.E. Burleson, Jr. serves as vice-chairman. |
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| 1996 |
Burleson's Honey debuts on the Web for the first time. |
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| 1997 |
Tim Burleson, Tom Ed's second son, begins his career at Burleson's Honey as the raw honey buyer. |
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| 1997 |
Burleson's Honey celebrates 90 years of business, making us the oldest honey packers in the United States. |
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| 2000 |
Burleson's introduces its product line into Southern California. The company completes its conversion to PET Plastic for its Burleson's "blue label" clover honey. The packaging is an update to the original plastic design introduced in 1984. |
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| 2001 |
Raymond Dyess retires from the company at age 78. This marks his second retirement from the company. |
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| 2003 |
Burleson's Honey introduces the Don Amusan Hispanic product line targeted toward the 20 million Hispanics in the Southwest. This product has a distinct flavor profile designed to appeal to the Hispanic consumer wanting a more robust full-bodied honey flavor. |
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| 2004 |
Annie Burleson, Greg's daughter, begins her career as the 5th generation enters the family business. |
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| 2004 |
To cater to the Dollar Store consumer, Burleson's introduces the Junior Bear Program in an 8 oz. container. |
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| 2005 |
Burleson's expands the Junior Bear Program to include a 12 oz. product. Burleson's updates its classic branded label to incorporate an updated metallic look in its 12 oz. and 24 oz. product lines. |
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| 2007 |
Burleson's embarks on it's 100th year of business. |
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