Existing Businesses Started During The Great Depression
In spite of the great depression which started in 1929 and lasted through 1940, many businesses were started during this period of our history. Many still exist and prosper to this day. Following is a partial list of those firms. If they can do it, others can succeed in today's economic climate:
1929 General Foods 1936 Bob's Big Boy
Gruman GEICO
Macy's Ricoh
Standard Brands Smithfield Foods
Sony Music Stater Brothers
Walt Disney Pictures
1930 Duracell 1937 Colonial Life
Fisher-Price Earl Scheib
Hostess Brands Krispy Kreme
Westin Hotels Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Osco Drug
1931 Allstate Pepperidge Farm
Bridgestone Polaroid Corporation
Clifton's Cafeteria Polaroid Eyewear
Porsche Progressive Casualty Insurance
Swissair Putnam Investments
Ray Ban
1932 Advance Auto Parts Red Lion Hotels
Ethan Allen Furniture Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
Playtex Robert Hall
Revlon Saab
Zippo Sheraton Hotels and Resorts
Stuckey's
1933 E & J Gallo Winery T. Rowe Price
Lacoste Volkswagen
Nissan Motors
North American Van Lines 1938 Du-par's
Rubbermaid Longs Drugs
Ryder Samsung
Warner Bros. Cartoons
1934 Latham & Watkins 1939 Foster Farms
Steak 'n Shake Hewlett Packard
United Airlines Peterbuilt
Walt Disney Studios Sara Lee Corporation
Wescom Credit Travelodge
Warburg Pincus
1935 Bank of Canada 1940 Day-Timer
Fujitsu Dairy Queen
General Nutrition Centers Hasbro
Kitchens of Sara Lee McDonald's
Penguin Books Sega
Raley's Supermarkets
Republic Pictures
Tyson Foods
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