- Kitchens of Sara Lee
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In 1935, Charles Lubin, then in his 30s, and his brother-in-law, bought a small chain of Chicago neighborhood bakeries called Community Bake Shops. Working together, the businessmen grew their original three stores into a chain of seven bakeries.[1]
Lubin was an entrepreneur who wanted to expand the business. He named a cream cheesecake after his eight-year-old daughter, Sara Lee Lubin (later Sara Lee Schupf), and changed the name of the business to Kitchens of Sara Lee.[1]
In 1956 the Consolidated Foods Corporation bought Kitchens of Sara Lee, and it became one of the company's best-known brand names. In 1985 the name Sara Lee Corporation was adopted for the corporation as a whole.
Sara Lee Schupf
A Weizmann Women & Science Award nominating committee chairwoman, Sara Lee Schupf is currently extremely involved with advocacy on behalf of increasing the number of women in science, technology, engineering and medicine.[2]
References
- http://www.weizmann-usa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=2006WomenCommittee
- http://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/1604.php?from=82413
- http://www.weizmann-usa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=gin_women_science_2004
- ^ a b "Charles W. Lubin, 84, Sara Lee's Founder", The New York Times, via Associated Press, July 17, 1988
- ^ Edwards, Tamala M., "The power of the purse: More and more, it's women who control the charity", cnn.com, May 10, 1999
Categories:- Sara Lee Corporation
- Companies established in 1935
- Companies based in Chicago, Illinois
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