- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Jesse Jewell (1902-1975)
- Creator:
- Weinberg, Carl R., 1962-
- Date of Original:
- 2005-01-14
- Subject:
- Businessmen--Georgia--Gainesville
Businesspeople--Georgia--Gainesville
Poultry industry--Georgia--Gainesville
Executives--Georgia--Gainesville
Philanthropists--Georgia--Gainesville
J.D. Jewell Co.
Jewell, J. D., 1902-1975 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Jesse Jewell. Jesse Jewell is widely credited with making Gainesville the "poultry capital of the world." He pioneered vertical integration--the combining of all phases of the business, such as raw materials, processing, and distribution, within a single company--in the Georgia poultry industry. At the helm of J. D. Jewell, Incorporated, for more than twenty years, Jewell was a key national leader of the poultry industry. His enterprising and genial personality made him a popular figure throughout north Georgia.
GSE identifier: SS8H10 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/jesse-jewell-1902-1975/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Jesse Jewell (1902-1975)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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