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    Henry J. Heinz

    Heinz, who started peddling his homegrown produce when he was 8, entered the twentieth century as the nation’s largest producer of pickles, vinegar, ketchup and mustard. He was considered an advertising and merchandising genius and received many awards for his model... View Details
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      Fred DeLuca

      Hoping to earn enough money to go to college, DeLuca borrowed $1,000 from a family friend and opened his first sub shop in 1965. Though he struggled for a few years, he did pay his way through college. After graduation, DeLuca jumped on the franchising boon in the fast... View Details
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        William H. Danforth

        In 1894, Danforth opened a feed business in St. Louis. Over the next several years, Danforth’s Ralston Purina Company established mills in St. Louis and 32 other cities in the U.S. and Canada. Danforth created the famous Chow brand name, as well as the company’s... View Details
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          William K. Coors

          Under Coors' leadership, the brewery underwent a period of massive growth. Though it was a regional brewery, it held the top market share in 10 of the 11 western states in which its product was distributed, becoming the 4th largest brewer in the United States in the... View Details
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            Asa G. Candler

            The breakthrough for Coca-Cola came shortly after the company was formed, when Candler realized the potential of his patent syrup not as a miracle drug, but as a simple soda fountain drink. Candler sent salesmen across the U.S. instructing druggists how to market... View Details
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              D. Wayne Calloway

              Calloway is credited with streamlining PepsiCo’s organization, empowering its employees at all levels, and generating substantial growth. Under his leadership, Calloway organized PepsiCo into three major business units: soft drinks, snack foods, and fast food... View Details
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              • 26 Mar 2013
              • First Look

              First Look: March 26

              http://hbr.org/search/113055-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 613-044 A Brief History of the U.S. Tobacco Industry Controversy By: Sucher, Sandra J., and Henry McGee This history of the U.S. tobacco... View Details
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              • 01 Oct 2002
              • News

              Andrew H. Tisch

              its five subsidiaries — the Bulova Watch Company, insurer CNA Financial, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Loews Hotels, and the Lorillard Tobacco Company — and from other investments. Since 1997, when the founders passed the baton to the next... View Details

                William Wrigley, Jr.

                Wrigley started his own business in 1892, which primarily produced soap and baking powder, but also chewing gum. Not long after his business opened, Wrigley realized the chewing gum was his most popular item and decided to market it more heavily. In order to popularize... View Details
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                  William Wrigley III

                  Throughout William III’s early years at the family firm, Wrigley’s gum enjoyed a substantial lead in its industry. However, by the time he assumed the presidency in 1961, sugarless gum, and later bubble gum, were chipping away at that lead. Wrigley began to invest... View Details
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                    Rose Totino

                    Using her car as collateral, Totino secured a $1,500 loan to launch a pizza take-out restaurant in Minnesota. Since pizza was so new, Totino also had to bring samples of her product to the loan committee to secure the initial financing. After the success of her... View Details
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                      Elbridge A. Stuart

                      After making a small fortune in the retail grocery business, Elbridge A. Stuart founded Carnation in 1899 to manufacture evaporated milk. During Stuart’s tenure, the market for evaporated milk grew tremendously, as did Carnation, which acquired several new plants and a... View Details
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                        Dwight L. Stuart

                        Continuing his father’s and grandfather’s tradition of success at Carnation, Dwight Stuart helped increase company sales to well over $2 billion by 1979. During his tenure, he introduced almost 200 new products, and Carnation became one of the country’s leading pet... View Details
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                          Norton W. Simon

                          Capitalizing on his talents at restructuring, Simon gained control of Hunt Foods by force, accumulating shares in the company with proceeds earned from selling his previous enterprise, Val Vita Foods, to Hunt in 1942. At Hunt, Simon instituted extensive modernization... View Details
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                            Philip W. Pillsbury

                            When Pillsbury took over control of his family's flour company in 1940, it had sales of $47 million. Pillsbury, however, greatly expanded the business further, acquiring more flour mills and related facilities, while also entering the consumer goods market. At the end... View Details
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                              Elmer F. Pierson

                              Pierson founded the Vendo Company in 1937 after perfecting the development of the first truly workable vending system - a lid called “The Red Top.” Originally designed for Coca-Cola bottles, the new vending machines were quickly converted to handle a variety of... View Details
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                                Edward J. Noble

                                Noble founded the entity that eventually became Life Savers Incorporated and grew it from a failing mint producer into a global business, with sales of $20 million in the mid-1950s. Noble also founded the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and shepherded it to a... View Details
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                                  James S. Bell

                                  Bell created the brand name Gold Medal for his company's flour. During the 1890s, Bell created selling and buying networks as part of a vigorous program of vertical integration. Bell also increased the company's production from 8,000 barrels per day to 28,000 barrels... View Details
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                                    Oscar Gustave Mayer

                                    Mayer is responsible for Oscar Mayer and Company’s rapid growth. Under his leadership, he laid the foundation for a billion dollar operation – a far cry from the $200 million operation he had inherited. View Details
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                                      Thomas Adams, Jr.

                                      Experimenting with chicle (a gum substance from the Mexican Spodilla tree), Adams discovered a commercial use for the substance by utilizing it in the manufacture of a chewing gum. Adams developed public acceptance of this new and unique product, forming the American... View Details
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