The Reinhold Corporation was founded by Paul E. Reinhold. Mr. Reinhold was raised in Pittsburgh, where he ran and subsequently sold a successful chain of family owned dairies. In 1931, he moved to Jacksonville Florida, where he assumed the presidency of the Jacksonville based Foremost Dairies. During his nearly 30 years as President, CEO and Chairman of Foremost, the company grew into one of the largest dairies in the United States

Shortly after moving to Jacksonville, Mr. Reinhold also acquired the significant Clay County land holdings of retailer J.C. Penney. Originally, the land was used to support milking cows and cattle, and grow timber. Over the next twenty years, he sold significant acreage to the U.S. Government to establish Camp Blanding, and to the Gilman Paper Company, among others. Today, the remaining land currently supports the Corporation’s timber operations and the Shadowlawn Nursery.