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Reginald F. Lewis
Safeway Inc. announced that as part of month long activities in celebration of Black History Month, it will honor entrepreneur and food industry pioneer Reginald F. Lewis.
A poster was unveiled at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland, which will be displayed in all U.S. Safeway stores, corporate offices [...]

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Last Friday (7 December) would have been Reginald F Lewis’ 65th birthday. He was the first African American to own a company with more than $1 billion in annual sales.
His first major deal was the purchase of the McCall Pattern Company, a home sewing pattern business for $22.5 million. His second and most notable was [...]

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