|
Hyman Golden
Hyman Golden (June 11, 1923 – September 14, 2008) was one of the co-founders of the Snapple Beverage Corporation (now part of the Dr Pepper Snapple Group) and was the company's chairman when the firm's juice drinks and teas attained national attention in the late 1980s. Biography Golden was born to a Jewish family in Passaic, New Jersey, to an immigrant father from Romania, and grew up in Middle Village, Queens. He served in the United States Air Force. Golden had little formal education and one of his early jobs was as a window washer for his father. He worked as a business broker and later founded a maintenance company together with Leonard Marsh, his wife Mitzi's brother.O'Connor, Anahad"Hyman Golden, Co-Founder of Snapple, Dies at 85" ''The New York Times'', September 20, 2008. Accessed September 20, 2008. "In 1980, the company introduced a line of all-natural juices with the Snapple name, which came from one of its first products, a carbonated apple juice that had a “snapp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snapple Founder
Snapple is a brand of tea and juice drinks which is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper and based in Plano, Texas, United States. The company (and brand), which was originally known as Unadulterated Food Products, was founded in 1972. The brand achieved some fame due to various pop-culture references including television shows. History Snapple was founded by Leonard Marsh (businessman), Leonard Marsh, Hyman Golden, and Arnold Greenberg (Snapple), Arnold Greenberg in 1972 Valley Stream, New York, Valley Stream, Long Island, New York (state), New York. Their company, which was originally known as Unadulterated Food Products, was first conceived as a part-time venture to supply fruit juices to health food stores. Unsure if the business would succeed, Greenberg continued to run his health food store in Manhattan's East Village, Manhattan, East Village, while Leonard Marsh and his brother-in-law, Hyman Golden, operated a window washing business. In a 1989 interview with ''Crain's New York Busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
