George W. Jenkins

Entrepreneur, Organization founder

1907 – 1996

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Who was George W. Jenkins?

George Washington Jenkins, Jr. 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.

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Born
Sep 29, 1907
Warm Springs
Also known as
  • George Jenkins
Religion
  • Methodism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
Lived in
  • Florida
Died
Apr 8, 1996
Lakeland

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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