Eugene A. Pottinger

In 1981, Eugene A. Pottinger, then Executive Vice President of the founding company, purchased the Blendex Company and moved the operation to Plantside Drive in Louisville, Kentucky.

In 1981, Eugene A. Pottinger, then executive vice president of the founding company, purchased the Blendex Company and moved the operation to Plantside Drive in Louisville, Ky. In 1984, Blendex built a new building in which they still reside, located at 11208 Electron Drive in Louisville.In October 1986, the building was expanded to 44,000 square feet.Bulk silos were added in 1989 and a bulk oil tank was added in 1992, with two additional silos being installed in the fall of 1992.

In March 1992, an adjacent building consisting of 10,000 square feet and several acres were purchased and in January 1995, the building was expanded to 76,000 square feet, and another bulk oil tank was added.

Even with all those changes, the company's niche continues to be in delivering top-qualify products, said Pottinger, who is the son of Blendex founder Eugene Pottinger.The company currently provides products to Texas Roadhouse, Mark's Feed Store, Wendy's and Bojangles' Chicken, plus a number of other well-known brand names.

"Like anything, you get what you pay for," Pottinger said."Our products are a little more expensive but they're well worth it because of the quality we put in it.I sleep well at night knowing I don't have to worry about somebody getting a bad product."

Employees take a stake in Blendex because they literally have some ownership in the company, according to Pottinger.

"That's been one of the nicest things," he said.

Eugene A Pottinger was born October 3, 1927 at the Pottingers' Walnut Hill home in Nelson County, Kentucky.He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict.

Gene, as everyone called him, worked as a Product Designer for over thirty years.He designed home appliances and commercial cooking equipment.

Mr. Pottinger, was the founder of the Blendex Company, with incorporation in 1979.He was Chairman and C.E.O. of the Blendex Company and Blendex International.

A man of integrity, he contributed his successes to "making things happen" and donating more than ten percent of his income to church and charity.