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Safeway honours Reginald F. Lewis

Posted on February 04th, 2008 in Never Forgotten

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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Reginald Lewis’ legacy still strong

Posted on December 14th, 2007 in Never Forgotten

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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