United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Weinberg, Carl R., 1962-2005-01-14Encyclopedia 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: SS8H10text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Businessmen--Georgia--GainesvilleBusinesspeople--Georgia--GainesvillePoultry industry--Georgia--GainesvilleExecutives--Georgia--GainesvillePhilanthropists--Georgia--GainesvilleJ.D. Jewell Co.Jewell, J. D., 1902-1975Jesse Jewell (1902-1975)Text