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2. Charles Dean Metropoulos[3] (Greek: Ντιν Μητρόπουλος; born May 1946 [1] in Tripoli, Greece [2]) is a Greek-American billionaire investor and businessman. He was the owner of Pabst Brewing Company, which was founded by Jacob Best in 1844. [2][4] On the Forbes 2020 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #875 with a net ...
Total equity. $462 million (2008) Old HB, Inc., [2] known as Hostess Brands from 2009 to 2013 and established in 1930 as Interstate Bakeries Corporation, was a wholesale baker and distributor of bakery products in the United States. [3] Before its 2012 closure and liquidation, it owned the Hostess, Wonder Bread, Nature's Pride, Dolly Madison ...
The Hostess Brands company formed in June 2013, having started as a venture by Apollo Global Management and C. Dean Metropoulos and Company, [3] to acquire assets from Old HB, the company formerly known as Interstate Bakeries and Hostess Brands Inc. Apollo and Metropoulos purchased certain cake business assets of Old HB – which had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and bankruptcy liquidation ...
By November 1911, the company starts to sell their famous "Ward's Tip-top Bread" for 5 & 10 cents loaves. [5] In 1921, grandson William Ward took over the company and in 1925 renamed it the Continental Baking Company. [6] Continental Baking acquired the Wagner Baking Company in Detroit, Michigan [7] and other 3 companies at the end of 1924. [8]
Amado, a landmarked beachfront house on 3,2 acres, has sold, reportedly for $148 million. The house was designed in 1919 by Addison Mizner.
Qube (stylized QUBE) was an experimental two-way, multi-programmed cable television system that played a significant role in the history of American interactive television. It was launched in Columbus, Ohio, on 1 December 1977. [1] Highly publicized as a revolutionary advancement, [2] the Qube experiment introduced viewers to several concepts ...
The company was founded in November 1996 when American Home Products spun off its food business, American Home Foods, which was acquired by private equity firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst and C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. and renamed International Home Foods. [3] The latter paid US$1.2 billion to acquire 80% of IHF. [4]
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company Building. / 39.957627; -82.996798. The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company Building was a historic building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was built c. 1902 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 1973. [1] The building was demolished in November 1973. [2]