headquarters marietta georgia 30067 revenue us 38 million 2004 1 products african american hair and skin care products number of employees 300 website www.bronnerbros.com the bronner bros. enterprise is one of the largest private african american hair and skin care producers in the united states . founded in 1947 2 by brothers dr. nathaniel h. bronner sr. and arthur e. bronner sr. bronner bros. has over 300 full time and part time staff members . the company headquarters is located in marietta georgia . contents 1 history 2 bronner bros. products 3 christian organizations 4 the bronner family 5 awards and honors 6 footnotes 7 external links history edit behind the scenes at one of the bronner bros. trade shows nathaniel and arthur bronner with the help of their sister emma bronner started bronner bros. in 1947 as a way to teach cosmetology at the local ymca . about 300 people were in attendance at the first show . due to the size of the show it was later moved to the royal peacock social club and then to the auburn avenue casino . in 1967 bronner bros. signed a contract with the new hyatt regency hotel and the show was held there annually for the next 20 years . during this time the bronners secured a number of popular guest speakers including dr. martin luther king jr. jackie robinson dick gregory and dr. benjamin mays . 2 with nathaniel bronner sr s death in 1993 bernard bronner took over the company as president and ceo and the trade show has continued to grow by leaps and bounds . in 1996 all bronner bros. delegates traveled to orlando florida for a large conference . the annual trade show is now held in the prestigious georgia world congress center . the bronner bros. international beauty show is now the largest show of its kind with more than 30 000 attendees annually from all over the world . citation needed more and more bronner family members are getting involved in the company . there were two brothers in the first generation of the business six brothers in the second generation the third generation now has 29 members . citation needed bernard bronner is also a partner in rainforest films which produces films targeting an urban audience and featuring african american talent . citation needed rainforest s filmography includes stomp the yard the gospel pandora s box this christmas and takers . bronner bros. products edit pump it up is just one of the products made by bronner bros. bronner bros. products are created primarily for the african american population . their main product lines include african royale bb and nuexpressions . bronner bros. owns and operates two manufacturing facilities a shipping facility two beauty stores and a hair weaving studio . citation needed christian organizations edit the word of faith family worship cathedral bronner bros. has not been quiet when it comes to the company s christian beliefs . one of their most successful organizations is the word of faith family worship cathedral in austell georgia dalebronner.com . the ministry has more than 10 000 credulous members and over five branch ministries which it has birthed . citation needed this christian center was founded by bishop dale c. bronner bronner bros. founder nathaniel bronner s son . under the motto reaching the lost teaching the found the center provides a number of ministries including christian education sunday school classes singles ministry marriage ministry prison ministry and the bronner business institute which provides training for those who want to become entrepreneurs . also they now have a new school for infants to pre k called seeds of excellence.word of faith also cares about their community and they are building a recreation center called the family life center according to woffamily.org . changes made by harris k the bronner family also founded the ark of salvation worship center which rev. nathaniel bronner jr. rev. charles bronner and rev. james bronner the brothers of the word lead . this ministry produces television broadcasts throughout the week as well as some leading online ministries including mountainwings.com theonlineword.com virtualchurch.com cryofthespirit.com 40day . com and hitbooks.com . the bronner family edit bronner bros. was co founded by dr. nathaniel h. bronner sr. and arthur e. bronner sr. the business was passed to nathaniel s six sons upon his passing in 1993 . nathaniel s sons in order of age include rev. nathaniel bronner jr. manufacturing director for bronner bros. president of century systems inc. thewoman.com and senior pastor at the ark of salvation church . he and his wife simone have four children . citation needed bernard bronner president of bronner bros. publisher of upscale magazine upscalemagazine.com partner in rainforest films and show & sales director for bronner bros. he and his wife sheila have five children . citation needed darrow bronner until his death in 2000 was the show director and professional sales director for bronner bros. he has five children with his wife jane . citation needed rev. dale bronner founder and pastor of the word of faith worship center . he and his wife nina have five children . citation needed rev. charles bronner purchasing manager for bronner bros. and co pastor at the ark of salvation church . he and his wife traci have four children . citation needed rev. james bronner director of technology for bronner bros vice president of century systems inc. and youth pastor at the ark of salvation church . he and his wife stephanie have seven children and are co authors of the marriage book bedroom talk hitbooks.com . citation needed awards and honors edit in 2004 wal mart recognized bronner bros. as their top vendor of the year in their annual report . the same year the largest beauty and barber retailing supplier in the united states sally beauty supply also named the company their top vendor of the year . citation needed footnotes edit the formula bronner bros a b bronner bros. history 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