- Frederick C. Kulow
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name = Frederick C. Kulow
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birth_date = 1925
birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
death_date = December 2, 2004
death_place = New London, New Hampshire
occupation = Entrepreneur, Baseball player
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children =Frederick C. Kulow (born in 1925, in
Milwaukee ,Wisconsin ; diedDecember 2 ,2004 in New London,New Hampshire ) was an independent U.S. businessman who founded several businessess focusing primarily onnutrition and natural food products.He received his bachelor’s degree from
Duke University and attended the graduate school of business administration atHarvard , as well as the marketing management program atColumbia University Graduate School of Business.A skilled athlete in his youth, he was drafted by the
Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senatorsbaseball teams. Kulow served in theU.S. Navy from 1946 to 1955, and reached the rank of lieutenant commander.Before starting his own businesses, Kulow was group president of
Ward Foods Inc . in New York City; president and chief executive officer of Educator Biscuit Co. Inc. in Lowell, Mass.; corporate group vice president for Fairmont Foods Co. Inc. in Lowell; corporate group vice president for Fairmont Foods Co. in Omaha, Neb.; national sales manager forPepperidge Farm Inc . in Norwalk, Conn.; and sales manager for Continental Baking Co. in Rye, N.Y.The companies Kulow founded included Health from the Sun, Borlind of Germany, All Terrain, Bioriginal Food & Science, Bee Pollen from England, and Sanhelios. Kulow also pioneered many natural products categories including essential
fatty acids andpollen /propolis. His companies imported products fromGermany ,France ,Canada ,England ,Denmark ,Switzerland andBermuda .Kulow's greatest contribution to the natural foods industry is considered to be his victory over the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration concerning the ability to sell essential fatty acids. TheFood and Drug Administration (FDA) argued that EFAs (e.g.,evening primrose oil,flax oil,borage oil,black currant oil and combinations) were unapprovedfood additives . Kulow’s victory was significant because the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act was altered to bar the FDA from using the "unapproved additive" argument to regulatedietary supplements .Kulow also served as a chairman of the Supply Side of the Natural Nutritional Foods Association and a member of its boards of directors. He served on the board of directors of Borlind of Germany, All Terrain and Bioriginal Food & Science until his death. He also taught business at
St. Joseph’s College .Bibliography
*(2004). "Frederick Kulow of New London, N.H., 79, entrepreneur." "Boston Herald". December 6.
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