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    Watson H. Vanderploeg

    Vanderploeg continued Kellogg’s impressive growth. Under his leadership, he grew sales six-fold from $34 million to over $200 million and quadrupled earnings. He was devoted to international expansion (opening new plants in Australia and Great Britain) and was... View Details
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      Gustavus F. Swift, Jr.

      Despite the antitrust complications that had arisen during his brother Louis’ term as president, Gustavus attempted to keep the family business together, doing all he could to maintain Swift and Company’s position of leadership in the meat packing industry. View Details
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        John Stuart

        Having started in the cereal business as a sweeper at Quaker Oats, Stuart always paid attention to details and to the efficiency with which his father managed the company. His first major task at Quaker Oats was to create a more effective inventory management system,... View Details
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          Elbridge H. Stuart

          In addition to maintaining Carnation’s dominance in the evaporated milk market, Elbridge H. Stuart helped Carnation achieve strong presence in other food products, including instant dry milk, nonfat dairy creamer (Coffee-Mate) and instant breakfast products. View Details
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            William P. Stiritz

            Stiritz was instrumental in streamlining Purina’s business operations – divesting of non-core, mature business lines and investing in brand name growth products. Through his leadership, Purina’s stock price increased 15-fold, outpacing the tenfold increase in the... View Details
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              Alfred N. Steele

              Arriving at Pepsi after defecting from an alienating position at Coca-Cola, Steele immediately began a highly involved rehabilitation process at the battered soft drink maker. Steele installed a more autonomous management structure, instituted an extensive advertising... View Details
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                Margaret F. Rudkin

                Rudkin began her business at her family estate, Pepperidge Farm, after the success of her all natural home baked bread (originally made to relieve her sons’ allergies). She gradually expanded her business to include Belgian cookies, frozen pastries, poultry stuffing... View Details
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                  Lyle C. Roll

                  Under Roll’s tenure, Kellogg continued its 20 consecutive years of growth in revenues and earnings. Through strategic acquisitions of Salada and Fearn, international expansion, and new product introductions (most notably Eggo Frozen Waffles and Frosted Mini-Wheats),... View Details
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                    Frederick H. Prince

                    After making a great deal of money investing in industrial ventures, Prince took an interest in stockyards, purchasing and organizing a group of small companies into the Chicago Stock Yards Company. Prince's company grew to have many assets, including hundreds of miles... View Details
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                      Clarence Birdseye

                      While Birdseye did not invent the process of quick freezing, he was the first to create a commercially viable business with the technology. His advancements in the quick freezing process ensured that the foods' nutrients and taste would be preserved. The success of his... View Details
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                        Charles W. Post

                        Having been inspired by a drink served at the Kellogg brothers’ sanitarium, Post developed an entire line of grain-based products including such famous cereal brands as Grape Nuts and Bran Flakes. Post played a pivotal role in the development of the cereal market, and... View Details
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                          Anthony J. F. O'Reilly

                          When he took the helm of Heinz in 1979, O’Reilly pursued an aggressive expansion plan including a reinvestment in core brands, a slashing of expenses, and an international acquisition program. The plan produced stellar financial returns for well over a decade –... View Details
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                            Theodore G. Montague

                            Montague transformed Borden from a struggling dairy products-centered business into a diversified multinational consumer goods provider. Looking for a way to lessen Borden’s reliance on government intervention, Montague pursued selective acquisitions and new product... View Details
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                              Thomas S. Monaghan

                              Monaghan founded the second largest pizza retailer in the United States. He discovered an effective new formula for Domino’s pizza, simplified the menu, limited toppings and pizza sizes, and concentrated on making deliveries in record time. In 1984, his company was the... View Details
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                                Forrest E. Mars, Sr.

                                Under his leadership, Mars built the world’s largest candy company. After Milky Way’s and M&M’s success, he began to diversify the company’s production and introduced packaged pet foods to the British market. He also adopted a revolutionary method of processing... View Details
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                                  William E. LaMothe

                                  LaMothe enabled Kellogg to capitalize on the health food consciousness of the 80’s by introducing new products, and, in so doing, he continued Kellogg’s 41-year run of increased sales. He is credited with dramatically expanding Kellogg’s international operations –... View Details
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                                    Milton S. Hershey

                                    Hershey founded the first mass market chocolate company in 1900. His chocolate bar was so popular that the company did not advertise it until 25 years after his death. The company’s sales grew rapidly from $622,000 in 1901 to $55 million in 1941. The Hershey factory... View Details
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                                      Ralph A. Hart

                                      Hart was instrumental in taking the newly public company, Heublein, to new heights. He grew revenues five-fold (from $100 million to $500 million) and dramatically expanded Heublein’s international footprint with production facilities in 34 countries. Under his... View Details
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                                        Bowman Gray

                                        Gray developed the famous advertising slogan for Camel cigarettes: “I’d walk a mile for a Camel.” An early radio advertiser, Gray sponsored the Camel Pleasure Hour in the 1930s. Gray led the campaign against Lucky Strike, which vied with Camel for the top spot in the... View Details
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                                          Daniel F. Gerber, Jr.

                                          Gerber took over his father’s small canning business in 1917 and refashioned it into a leading producer of baby food products. When Gerber introduced strained baby food in 1928, the market was virtually untapped. At the time, baby food was available by prescription at... View Details
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