This South Georgia Grocery Company was a wholesaler established by Samuel Stevens Rountree (1855-1952) in 1903.

The company eventually had seven locations and Rountree divided into several independent businesses, including Capital City Grocery Company of Tallahassee, Rountree Grocery Company of Americus, and a branch in Waycross. He also owned controlling interest in one of South Georgia’s first grocery chains, Suwannee Stores. Mr. Rountree was one of Quitman’s most successful businessmen and president of the Bank of Quitman from 1917-1945. He was the subject of a 1 August 1948 Atlanta Journal Magazine article which identified him as the nation’s oldest active banker. The article noted that “He always wears a flower and goes to the bank every day”. He had few hobbies, but was a big horse racing fan and in his younger years made the trip to Saratoga and Belmont each year.