Editing Winston-Salem, North Carolina (section)

===Notable early businesses===
* In 1799, the [[C. Winkler Bakery]], noted for its [[Moravian spice cookies|Moravian cookies]], was commissioned, and in 1807, the congregation brought in [[Christian Winkler]] of Pennsylvania to operate the bakery; his family owned and operated the business until 1929. It continues to operate today as part of [[Old Salem]].
* In 1875, R. J. Reynolds founded [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]], later famous for branded products such as Prince Albert pipe tobacco (1907) and [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] cigarettes (1913). Other brands that it made famous are [[Winston (cigarette)|Winston]], [[Salem (cigarette)|Salem]], [[Doral (cigarette)|Doral]], and [[Eclipse (cigarette)|Eclipse]] cigarettes. The Winston-Salem area is still the primary international manufacturing center for Reynolds brands of cigarettes, although employment is down from its peak of nearly 30,000 to under 3,000.
* In 1901, [[John Wesley Hanes I|J. Wesley Hanes']] [[Shamrock Mills|Shamrock Hosiery Mills]] in Winston-Salem began making men's socks. Shortly afterward, his brother Pleasant Henderson Hanes founded the [[P.H. Hanes Knitting Company]], which manufactured men's underwear. The two firms eventually merged to become the Hanes Corporation, now known as [[Hanes]]brands, manufacturing [[textile industry|textiles]].
* In 1906, the Bennett Bottling Company produced Bennett's Cola, a "Fine Carbonic Drink". The name was changed to Winston-Salem Bottling Works in 1915.
* In 1911, [[Wachovia|Wachovia Bank and Trust]] was formed by the merger of Wachovia National Bank (founded in 1879 by James Alexander Gray and William Lemly) and Wachovia Loan and Trust (founded 1893). The company was purchased by [[First Union]] in 2001, which changed its name to Wachovia. Wachovia was purchased by [[Wells Fargo]] in 2009, and the Wachovia name was retired in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91068158/1911-01-12/ed-1/seq-7|title=The French Broad hustler. volume (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, January 12, 1911, Image 7|newspaper=The French Broad Hustler|date=1911-01-12|issn=2375-902X|access-date=2017-01-20}}</ref>
* In 1928, Miller's Clothing Store was opened by Mrs. Henry Miller. Miller's Variety Store operated at the same location at 622 North Trade Street until closing at the end of 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Drabble |first1=Jenny |title=Miller's Variety Store to close after 88 years in Winston-Salem |url=https://journalnow.com/news/local/millers-variety-store-to-close-after-88-years-in-winston-salem/article_5a80cd24-6b8e-51cc-ba1c-ea665af98078.html |website=Winston-Salem Journal |date=September 18, 2016 |access-date=16 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Miller's was the first store in Winston-Salem to offer [[bell-bottoms]] in the area in the 1960s. Miller's was listed by ''Playboy'' magazine in 1968 as a popular place to shop.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fam |date=2016-09-11 |title=Miller's Variety is leaving the building… |url=https://northcarolinaroom.wordpress.com/2016/09/10/millers-varietyis-leaving-the-building/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=North Carolina Collection |language=en}}</ref>
* In 1929, the local T.W. Garner Foods introduced [[Texas Pete]], a popular hot sauce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://texaspete.com/about/|title=The History of Texas Pete|publisher=Texas Pete|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref>
* In 1929, Quality Oil Company was organized in December 1929, initially to launch a distributorship for the then-little-known [[Shell Oil Company]].
* In 1934, [[Malcom McLean|Malcolm Purcell McLean]] formed McLean Trucking Co. The firm benefited from the tobacco and textile industry headquartered in Winston-Salem, and became the second-largest trucking firm in the nation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1982/02/05/meridian-to-buy-mclean-trucking/d8e01a06-4fd5-4f66-a371-961cd1058d09/|title=Meridian to buy McLean Trucking|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=February 5, 1982|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref>
* In 1937, [[Krispy Kreme]] opened its first doughnut shop on South Main Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.krispykreme.com/about-us/history |title=Our Story |publisher=Krispy Kreme |access-date=2017-04-02 |archive-date=2018-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118081549/http://www.krispykreme.com/about-us/history |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* In 1945, Piedmont Bible College opened (now [[Carolina University]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://carolinau.edu/about/history|title=History - Piedmont International University|website=Piedmontu.edu|language=en-us|access-date=2017-01-20}}</ref> 
* In 1948, [[Piedmont Airlines (1948–1989)|Piedmont Airlines]] was formed out of the old Camel City Flying Service. The airline was based at [[Smith Reynolds Airport]] in Winston-Salem but marked its first commercial flight out of [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], on February 20, 1948. Piedmont grew to become one of the top airlines in the country before its purchase by USAir (later [[US Airways]], merged with [[American Airlines]] in 2015) in 1987. American Airlines maintains a reservation center in the old Piedmont reservations office.