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Rich Products Corporation (also known as Rich's) is a privately held multinational food products corporation headquartered in Buffalo, New York.The company was founded in 1945 by Robert E. Rich, Sr., after his development of a non-dairy whipped topping based on soybean oil, 21 years before Cool Whip. [2]
In 1969, Rich was an investor and member of the inaugural board of directors of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and later became Vice Chairman of that professional hockey team. In 1983 Rich Products Corp. purchased the Buffalo Bisons minor league baseball team. [3] The Bisons are the AAA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Born in Buffalo, New York, he founded Rich Products in 1945, which had sales of $2.5 billion on more than 2,300 products in 2005, [1] the year before he died at age 92 in Palm Beach, Florida. His son, Robert Jr., inherited the company and is the owner of the Buffalo Bisons minor league baseball team.
Rich Products, founded in 1945 and also known as Rich's, opened its current Brownsville facility, 3555 E. 14th St., in 1993, occupying 120,000 square feet prior to the current expansion.
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Banquet Foods is a subsidiary of Conagra Brands that sells various food products, including frozen pre-made entrées, meals, and desserts. [1] The brand is best known for its line of TV dinners . Banquet was founded in 1953, with the introduction of frozen meat pies.
Richard Kinder was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 1944. [6] He received a BA in 1966 and a JD in 1968, both from the University of Missouri. [2] [3] [6] [7] In college, he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. [6]
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