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217. *Hillenbrand Industries (179) Hillenbrand/Batesville, Ind. Industry: Health care, funerals Founded: 1884 Revenues: $1.757 billion Employees: 10,300 www.hillenbrand.com German immigrant’s son John A. Hillenbrand rescued Batesville Casket Co. from bankruptcy 1906, marketed first watertight caskets, added hospital beds 1928. His four sons diversified, took company public 1971. Founder’s youngest son, Daniel Hillenbrand, 80, is chairman emeritus; Ray Hillenbrand, 68, is chairman. Three other Hillenbrands are involved; family owns about 25% of stock. 218. Leprino Foods (NR) Leprino/Denver Industry: Cheese Founded: 1950 Revenues: $1.75 billion Employees: 3,000 www.leprinofoods.com Italian immigrant Michael Leprino Sr. arrived in U.S. 1914, started making cheese for local grocers 1950. Company is now world’s largest maker of mozzarella cheese and big provider to pizza chains (Domino’s, Pizza Hut, Little Caesar, etc.). Also operates refrigerated tractor-trailers. Company still family-owned and -run; James Leprino is CEO. 219. Garanti Bank (NR) Sahenk/Istanbul, Turkey Industry: Finance Revenues: $1.746 Employees: 13,386 www.garantibank.com Bank majority-owned by Sahenk family’s Dogus Group. 220. Follett (NR) Follett/River Grove, Ill. Industry: College bookstores Founded: 1873 Revenues: $1.733 billion Employees: 10,000 www.follett.com World’s largest operator of college bookstores: 600 through U.S. and Canada. Owned by Follett family for four generations; today more than 100 family shareholders in three generations. 221. Haworth (NR) Haworth/Holland, Mich. Industry: Office furniture Founded: 1948 Revenues: $1.71 billion Employees: 10,000 www.haworth.com Founder Gerrard W. Haworth invested parents’ savings in custom wood products firm 1948, developed modular office partitions 1954. Succeeded 1976 by son Richard, now 61, who invented mobile office panel with internal wiring, built company through acquisitions to third-largest in office market. 222. *Molson (NR) Molson/Montreal, Canada Industry: Brewing Revenues: $1.709 billion Employees: 5,400 www.molson.com Brewery controls nearly 45% of Canadian beer market, neck-and-neck with Interbrew’s Labatt. Also owns 80% of Brazil’s Cervejarias Kaiser brewery and about 20% of Montreal Canadiens hockey team. Molson family controls through multiple voting shares; Eric Molson is chairman. 223. Rich Products (NR) Rich/Buffalo Industry: Coffee Rich, frozen foods Founded: 1945 Revenues: $1.702 billion Employees: 6,500 www.richs.com Robert Rich Sr., son of Buffalo dairy processor, learned about soybean-based whipped topping as war food administrator during World War II. Idea led to liquid non-dairy creamer Coffee Rich. Company later expanded into frozen breads, cookies, cakes. Now 2,300 products and plants on four continents. Rich is now 89; son Robert Jr., 61, is CEO. 224. Crown Central Petroleum (189) Rosenberg/Baltimore Industry: Oil refiner Founded: 1917 Revenues: $1.7 billion Employees: 2,600 www.crowncentral.com Independent oil refiner and marketer operates two refineries in Texas with total capacity of 152,000 barrels per day, 314 retail service stations in Mid-Atlantic and southeastern U.S., and 13 product terminals. Crown Central also offers fleet fueling services. Patriarch Louis Blaustein (1869-1937) and son Jacob Blaustein (1892-1970) invented first drive-in gas station, first high-test gas. Jacob’s nephew Henry Rosenberg, now 73, and his family, through their Rosemore Inc., took full ownership of Crown Central 2001. 225. Brookshire Grocery (NR) Brookshire/Tyler, Texas Industry: Supermarkets Founded: 1921 Revenues: $1.7 billion Employees: 11,500 www.brookshires.com Supermarket chain (Brookshire and Super 1) founded 1921 by Wood T. Brookshire; today 135 stores in four Southern states. Split from Brookshire Brothers 1939 in dispute among founding brothers; now larger than original Brookshire Brothers Ltd. Bruce Brookshire is chairman; Tim, Brad, Mark and Brit Brookshire run four primary groups. 226. E&J Gallo Winery (NR) Gallo/Modesto, Calif. Industry: Wines Founded: 1933 Revenues: $1.7 billion Employees: 3,500 www.gallo.com Legendary winemaker finally emerging from iron-fisted rule of two founding brothers. Vintner Julio killed in truck accident 1993; marketer Ernest, 94, still in control but stepping back: He passed majority of his 50% ownership in trusts to second and third generations. Company now has three co-presidents, including Ernest’s son Joseph and Julio’s son Robert. Thirteen of founders’ grandchildren (“the G3s”), all raised on vineyards, active in company. Most visible: Julio’s granddaughter Gina Gallo, 36, one of Sonoma’s three top winemakers and the face of company’s TV ads. 227. Cumberland Farms (NR) Haseotes, Bentas/Canton, Mass. Industry: Convenience stores Founded: 1938 Revenues: $1.7 billion Employees: 6,976 www.cumberlandfarms.com Founders Vasilios and Aphrodite Haseotes turned one-cow dairy into New England’s first convenience store. Company now has more than 1,000 stores and gas stations in 11 Eastern Seaboard states. Still family-owned; founders’ daughter Lily H. Bentas is current CEO. 228. Central National-Gottesman (NR) Gottesman/Purchase, N.Y. Industry: Paper products Founded: 1886 Revenues: $1.7 billion Employees: 900 www.cng-inc.com Company distributes pulp, paper paperboard and newsprint in about 75 countries worldwide. Run by fourth-generation Gottesman family members with fifth generation in wings. 229. Tishman Realty & Construction (NR) Tishman/New York Industry: Real estate development Founded: 1898 Revenues: $1.64 billion Employees: 920 www.tishman.com Construction behemoth has built 400 million square feet of hotels, skyscrapers, etc., since Polish immigrant Julius Tishman (d. 1936) started building tenements. His five sons and six grandsons have joined company. Went public 1928 and dissolved 1978 by third-generation president Robert Tishman, who launched partnership with son-in-law Jerry Speyer; reconstituted 1980 as private service company under Robert’s cousin John, current CEO. Daniel Tishman is president. 230. *Amkor Technology Inc. (NR) Kim/West Chester, Pa. Industry: Semiconductors Founded: 1968 Revenues: $1.64 billion Employees: 20,276 www.amkor.com Top provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, founded by current CEO James Kim, 67. More than half its sales come from outside U.S. Kim family owns 44%. 231. Prada (NR) Prada/Milan, Italy Industry: Luxury goods Founded: 1913 Revenues: $1.635 billion Employees: 7,000 www.prada.com Luxury goods company born 1913 from marriage of Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli and their leather goods and manufacturing businesses, respectively. Now sells upscale apparel, shoes and accessories for men and women through about 250 stores in 65 countries. CEO Patrizio Bertelli, husband of founder’s granddaughter Miuccia Prada, tried to take debt-ridden firm public in 2003 without success at this writing. 232. Bashas’ (NR) Basha/Chndler, Ariz. Industry: Food retailing Founded: 1932 Revenues: $1.6 billion Employees: 10,800 www.bashas.com Ike (d. 1958) and Eddie Basha Sr. (d. 1968), sons of Lebanese immigrant, opened grocery in Arizona 1932, aided by mother and sisters. Company now has 135 stores, including supermarkets, gourmet markets and markets catering to Hispanics. Still family-owned; founder’s son, Stanford-educated Edward N. Basha Jr., 65, has been CEO since 1968. 233. Frank Consolidated Enterprises (NR) Frank/Des Plaines, Ill. Industry: Fleet leasing and management (Wheels) Founded: 1939 Revenues: $1.575 billion Employees: 550 www.wheels.com Pioneer auto leaser founded as Wheels by Zollie Frank 1939; now manages more than 240,000 vehicles. Still family-owned; founder’s widow, Elaine Frank, is chairman, son Jim, 59, is president and CEO; another son runs Chicago auto dealership subsidiary. 234. Mary Kay (NR) Ash/Addison, Texas Industry: Cosmetics Founded: 1963 Revenues: $1.56 billion Employees: 3,600 www.marykay.com Nation’s #2 direct seller of beauty products (behind Avon): More than 200 products sold by 925,000 mostly female sales reps. Famous for sales incentives (pink Cadillacs, etc.). Founder Mary Kay Ash died November 2001; her family owns most of company. 235. Hunt Consolidated (186) Hunt/Dallas Industry: Oil, real estate Founded: 1934 Revenues: $1.5 billion Employees: 2,600 www.huntoil.com Holding company for oil and real estate businesses of Ray Hunt, 59-year-old son of late eccentric Texas wildcatter H.L. Hunt, who founded company 1934 (reportedly with funds won from poker games). 236. Maritz Corp. (NR) Maritz/Fenton, Mo. Industry: Marketing research, travel Founded: 1894 Revenues: $1.5 billion Employees: 6,000 www.maritz.com Founder Edward Maritz started making watches and jewelry. After 1929 stock market crash, son James A. Maritz turned to motivational research to stimulate sluggish sales, became leader in sales incentives. Now out of jewelry business altogether and into marketing, employee incentive programs, travel in 240 offices in North America and Europe. Still family-owned and -operated. W. Stephen Maritz, 44, is chairman and CEO. 237. *A.O. Smith Corp. (NR) Smith/Milwaukee Industry: Motors Founded: 1874 Revenues: $1.469 billion Employees: 16,200 www.aosmith.com Company makes electric motors and water heaters in 35 plants in eight countries. Still controlled by founding Smith family. Bruce Smith, 54, and Mark Smith, 40, sit on board. 238. *American Eagle Outfitters (NR) Schottenstein/Warendale, Pa. Industry: Clothing retailer Founded: 1977 Revenues: $1.463 billion Employees: 11,800 www.ae.com Mall-based retailer operates 750 stores in U.S. and Canada selling casual apparel and accessories. Schottenstein family owns 26%; Jay Schottenstein, 48, is chairman. 239. Walsh Group (NR) Walsh /Chicago Industry: Construction Founded: 1898 Revenues: $1.45 billion Employees: 3,000 www.walshgroup.com Family-owned company has built vast array of major projects (highways, bridges, skyscrapers, hospitals, shopping malls, prisons, etc.) since inception. Matthew Walsh is current CEO; Daniel Walsh is president. 240. *Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (NR) Berlusconi/Milan, Italy Industry: Publishing Revenues: $1.429 billion Employees: 4,782 www.mondadori.com Italy’s top publishing group publishes women’s magazines (Donna Moderna), TV guides (Guida TV), news magazines (Panorama), and other publications on topics such as home, travel and entertainment. Also book publishing, direct marketing and printing divisions. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi controls through his holding company Fininvest; daughter Marina is chair. 241. Planet Automotive (NR) Potamkin/Coral Gables, Fla. Industry: Auto dealerships Founded: 1946 Revenues: $1.411 billion Employees: 1,600 www.planetautomotive.com Victor Potamkin opened Chevrolet agency in Philadelphia 1946, moved to New York 1970s. Starred in TV commercials with his wife, Luba; built chain of 20 dealerships in Florida, New York, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania. Sons Robert, 57, and Alan, 55, now run company, renamed and decentralized 1997. 242. A.G. Spanos Cos. (NR) Spanos/Stockton, Calif. Industry: Construction Founded: 1960 Revenues: $1.4 billion Employees: 600 www.agspanos.com Wide-ranging construction firm has built more than 80,000 apartments and 3 million square feet of commercial space in 18 states since founding by chairman Alex G. Spanos, 79. He still owns the firm; son Dean, 53, is president and CEO; Dean's brother Michael, 43, is executive VP. 243. Asplundh Tree Expert (NR) Asplundh/Willow Grove, Pa. Industry: Tree management Founded: 1928 Revenues: $1.4 billion Employees: 24,000 www.asplundh.com Swedish-American brothers Carl, Griffifth and Lester Asplundh started trimming trees around power lines for utilities, railroads, etc. Four of their original customers are still with them. They were joined by gardener brother Oswald 1936, by founders’ seven sons in 1950s. Three served as chairman in 1990s. Company is now world’s largest tree service. Still family-owned; 15 third-generation members involved. Christopher Asplundh is current CEO; Scott Asplundh is president. 244. *Perot Systems (NR) Perot/Plano, Texas Industry: Information technology Founded: 1988 Revenues: $1.332 billion Employees: 9,100 www.perotsystems.com Data-processing-pioneer-cum-reform-politician H. Ross Perot formed this computer outsourcing company after leaving Electronic Data Systems Corp., which he sold to General Motors. Perot, 73, owns about 30% and remains chairman; in 2000 he elevated son Ross Jr., 43, to president and CEO. 245. *Grupo Corvi (NR) Villaseñor-Zepeda/Mexico City, Mexico Industry: Food, trucking Founded: 1939 Revenues: $1.306 billion Employees: 5,739 www.grupocorvi.com.mx Food and consumer products distribution company makes candy, also operates trucking fleet and nearly 30 distribution centers, supplying some 3,000 products to wholesalers and retailers throughout Mexico. Also grocery stores, grain pacakager. Five founding Villaseñor-Zepeda brothers, and their families, own about 77%. Benjamin Villaseñor Costa of second generation is CEO. 246. Delaware North Cos. (NR) Jacobs/Buffalo, N.Y. Industry: Food services Founded: 1915 Revenues: $1.3 billion Employees: 25,000 www.delawarenorth.com Food concession giant (stadiums, airports, national parks) founded 1915 by brothers Charles, Louis and Marvin Jacobs. Still controlled by Jacobs family; CEO Jeremy Jacobs also owns hockey Boston Bruins. Son Jeremy Jr. is EVP. 247. Day & Zimmermann Group (NR) Yoh/Philadelphia Industry: Engineering, construction Founded: 1901 Revenues: $1.3 billion Employees: 20,000 www.dayzim.com Engineering services firm with 150 locations worldwide, projects completed in more than 75 countries. Founded by two engineering students; acquired by Harold Yoh Sr. 1946. Son Harold (“Spike”) Jr., 66, now chairman emeritus. His five children now run company, led by "Hal" 3rd, 42. 248. Sierra Pacific Industries (NR) Emmerson/Anderson, Calif. Industry: Lumber Founded: 1949 Revenues: $1.3 billion Employees: 3,900 www.spi-ind.com R.H. (“Curly”) Emmerson built sawmills in family backyard in late 1920s. With son Archie (“Red”), he formed sawmill partnership R.H. Emmerson & Son 1949. Company was taken public as Sierra Pacific Industries 1969; privatized 1974. Now North America’s largest private timberland holder. Archie still at helm at 74; all three children also active. Son George, 47, runs sales/marketing; Mark, 43, is CFO; daughter Carolyn Dietz runs company foundation. 249. *Imperial Sugar (NR) Kempner/Sugar Land, Texas Industry: Sugar refiner Founded: 1905 Revenues: $1.298 billion Employees: 2,500 www.imperialsugar.com Russian-born Harris Kempner (1837-1894) settled in Galveston, Texas, opened wholesale grocery business, soon largest in South. Sons started Imperial Sugar, bank, other enterprises. Company now largest refined sugar supplier in U.S. although filed for bankruptcy 2001; still family-controlled. 250. Rooney Brothers (NR) Rooney/Tulsa, Okla. Industry: Construction, electronics Founded: 1896 Revenues: $1.201 billion Employees: 2,500 www.rooneybrothers.com L.H. Rooney founded Manhattan Construction 1896; descendants acquired it 1984 under Rooney Brothers umbrella. Builds hospitals, government buildings (George Bush Presidential Library in Texas), offices, highways and sports arenas (Reliant Stadium in Houston). L. Francis Rooney III, 49, is chairman; Timothy Rooney is president of Manhattan Construction. Download 193.85 Kb. Share with your friends:
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