George W. Jenkins

George Washington Jenkins, Jr. (September 29, 1907 – April 8, 1996) was an American businessman and philanthropist who founded Publix Super Markets. As of 2011, the employee-owned, privately held corporation included 1,053 stores in the southeastern United States with 151,500 employees and sales of $27 billion.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 29, 1907
Birth place
Warm Springs Georgia
Religion
Methodism
Date of deathApril 08, 1996
Place of death
Lakeland Florida
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology

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