George W Jenkins
Entrepreneur

George W Jenkins Net Worth

George W Jenkins was a businessman from Georgia who founded the employee-owned supermarket chain Publix Super Markets, Inc. in 1930. His success was recognized in 2011 when he was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame. He was born on September 29, 1907 and his legacy lives on through the Publix Super Markets, Inc. chain.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day September 29, 1907
Birth Place Georgia
Age 113 YEARS OLD
Died On Apr 8, 1996 (age 88)
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $1.0 billion (2024)

About

Businessman who founded the employee-owned supermarket chain Publix Super Markets, Inc. in 1930. In 2011, he was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame.

Before Fame

He attended Georgia Tech and became the manager of a Piggly Wiggly supermarket after just eight works of working there.

Trivia

His company, Publix Super Markets, Inc., was named as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by Fortune magazine in 2011.

Family Life

He married and had seven children with nurse Anne MacGregor, to whom he was married from 1947 to 1974.

Associated With

He and Hendrik Meijer are both entrepreneurs who founded major supermarket chains.

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